Mayweather to Hatton: “This is a young man’s game”
March 3rd, 2010
By Sean McDaniel: Undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. has some words of advice to Ricky Hatton, telling him “This is a young man’s game,” according to news from the Daily Express. “He [Hatton] will have to train a lot harder to get back into the shape he was and he has got to ask himself a lot of questions.” Hatton, 31, hasn’t fought since May when he was cruelly taken out in the 2nd round by Manny Pacquiao and knocked cold in the process.
Mayweather, who stopped Hatton in the 10th round in December 2007, says “Ricky is a great fighter and a great warrior. He has done so much for boxing and he took his defeat by me like a man. He is talking about coming back and, of course, he has every right to do that. What I would say, though, is that it gets harder when you get into your 30s to get into shape.”
Indeed, it probably gets even harder when you put on the kind of weight that Hatton has put in since last fighting. Hatton looks to be at least forty pounds overweight. The weight is one thing, but he’s going to have to change his lifestyle otherwise there’s no point in him taking the weight off at all. It could be a minor miracle for Hatton to beat a fighter like Marquez after putting on as much weight as Hatton has. And the knockout that he suffered in his last fight was severe enough where he was out cold for several minutes. With a bad knockout like that, it makes it more likely that Hatton will be stopped again, especially if he takes on a talented fighter like Marquez.
Pacquiao had all he could handle in two fights against Marquez, and if Hatton makes the mistake of going into a fight against him after a bad knockout loss, he could end up getting knocked cold once again.
“He [Hatton] has to think long and hard before he steps back to boxing,” Mayweather says. “Every fighter has a right to earn a living and he is entitled to do whatever he wants. I can’t tell him what to do. What I would say, though, is that boxing is tough and rough and you have to be in it 100 per cent, otherwise you have to get out. All fighters need a break to get their batteries going again and he is no different. Maybe the rest will do him the world of good.”
Mayweather is being kind to Hatton. A lot of fighters and sports writers believe that Hatton should hang up his gloves and get out before he gets seriously hurt in the ring. Unlike other fighters, Hatton hasn’t taken care of himself in between fights, living it up and eating and drinking whatever he pleases. That’s not the life of a professional athlete. That’s more like a fan.
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Hatton needs to keep drinking Beer and eating whaever and take naps and find a new way to make a living he has gotten his ass kicked badly to many times its Over
ha ha ,floyd and floyd sr are both delusional.
Real name Richard John Hatton
Nickname(s) The Hitman
The Manchester Mexican
The Pride of Hyde
Ricky Fatton
Rated at Light Welterweight
Welterweight
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1]
Reach 65 in
Nationality British[2][3]
Birth date 6 October 1978 (1978-10-06) (age 31)
Real name Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Nickname(s) Pretty Boy Floyd
Money Mayweather
Rated at Welterweight
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Birth date February 24, 1977 (1977-02-24) (age 33)
Hatton has had a great go of it. He should be well off finincially and should not endanger his health any more. Jermain Taylor who is another good guy had to do the same….all I can say to guys like that is Thanks, now go have a good life cause they deserve it.
Hatton and Zab fought Mayweather and loss so a fight between Ricky and Zab would be some thing to see. Ricky Hatton vs. Zab Judah in a Former Champion showdown. Would be a Explosive fight.
@whitesarebest
You claim not to be racist but yet u claim to be better than the minorities! to be honest i dnt even wanna stoop to ur level, cos u not worth it! EVERYONE IS EQUAL TO EVERYONE DESPITE RACE, SX OR WAT EVA REASON! the fact is u jealous cos u cnt represent ur own country! n AMIR KHAN has done a hell of a lot more than u will eva do to represent UK! so get ova urself, no matter wat u say or do it wont change things!
Mayweather is talking about Hatton here… so why is everyone arguing about steroids? Can you guys not have those arguments on the appropriate article? Anyway…
I have not heard anything about Hatton for a good few weeks now and it’s worrying me slightly. I have a feeling he is going to try for the Marquez fight – a counter puncher who can bang. There is no question it will be a great fight but maybe Hatton should fight Bradley or Alexander first. He can beat both these guys by KO even though they are both dangerous fights.
manny will lose if he dared to go against hatton, hatton lost becoz it wasnt his day and ref cheated its obvious, moayweather paid the ref , its clear as daylight, hatton on his day can finish manny mayweather khan and khan lover oli in less then 5 secs … repeat after me, whitesrdabest
If Hatton really wants to comback and fight,there would be a big hill for him to climb.
It would take a lot of time,dedication,self control,and focus.
This things he lack most,coming back to boxing wont do him good if he keeps living his unhealthy way of life!
whitesrdabest! You’re an idiot. LMAO! Now there’s something all Mayweather and Pacquaio fans can agree on!
Ricky should take mayweather’s advice and take a “break to get (his) batteries going again. Maybe the rest will do him the world of good.” Wait a couple more months, maybe 18 or so, let Manny or whomever retire. You know, let all the real contenders fade out, then stage a comeback. Fight a guy who is 2 weight classes beneath you and claim you whooped him really bad! Wait a minute…that sounds like…
WHITESRDABEST I HOPE HE COMES BACK ALSO, HE IS A GOOD COMEDY ACT JUST LIKE YOU. HE BUTS THE RING POST AND LAY ON HIS BACK FUNNIER THAN ANYBODY I EVER DID SEE. HE MADE ZAB JUDAH´S DANCE SEEM LIKE SOMTHING SERIOUS. BUT I KNOW WHAT FLOYD MEAN HATTON WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SPEND HIS MILLIONS, IAM 60, AND THIS GUY AT 31 LOOKS OLDER THAN ME. HE IS ALSO VERY INCOHERANT, THE GUY IS ON THE WAY TO BEING PUNCH DRUNK
Hattons total disregaurd for taking care of himself between fights shows how little respect he holds for himself!Yes,people who treat their bodies as Hatton does are burning the candle at both ends and if he continues on this way could end up getting seriously hurt or ill!
\Retire Ricky if this is the message you want to put out!
ure name is whitesrthebest so there just might be a racial undertone there no?? And why would mayweather be scared of someone he ktfo?
mayweather is older than hatton though.
and lets face it, hatton(45/2) has won more fights than mayweather(40/0). ok he lost a couple, but he fought on, took risks in fighting mayweather and pacquiao, but only because hatton wanted to fight the best and put on a show for his fans.
we’ll see where mayweather’s record is at in 7 fights time and after he’s forced to fight pacquiao.
Whiteredabest- Hatton got the f**k knocked out of him by two non whites who could have done it with their hands tied behind their back. So much for whites being better LOL
And stop getting an erection over being white, theres nothing special about it.
when was i racist against black minorities??? and i called khan an immigrant which he is? so whats wrong with tht? is stating the truth racist? hatton is the best… suck on it
@whites are da best, its clear you have no knowledge on boxiong,and you are very racist towards blacks n ethnic minorities! jus to point you in the right direection, hatton was schooled by Mayweather, and then Pacquio finished him off for good, knocked him out to retirement! and if that was a mistake it cost him his career…………………………..
go hatton you can KO Marquez. he drink to much pee
@whitesrdabest
You are absolutely correct, Hatton made a mistake.
He shouldn’t fight Manny that night, he should drink beer and play dart in his hometown.
whitesrdabest, you have a very strange way of looking at things. Do you beleave in your comments, or you just had to say something? Your name is kind a weired too!
(whitesrdabest says:
March 4, 2010 at 5:04 am
hatton is the best, it was a bad night for him and cortez was clearly paid by mayweather and co… its obvious they wanted the american to win… Also against manny hatton was winning by a country mile…)
70% agree on the Mayweather fight. Floyd was using every dirty trick in the book. But against Pacquiao, you seriously think Hatton was winning? So getting knocked down in the first round is ‘winning’ for you?
hatton is the best, it was a bad night for him and cortez was clearly paid by mayweather and co… its obvious they wanted the american to win… Also against manny hatton was winning by a country mile it was just a mistake he got caught, otherwise he wouldve knocked out manny in 3 rounds and speaking oh khan lmao hatton would ko the immigrant in 10 secs…so mayweather you realy r scared of hatton 2 arent you
Interesting…Juan, do you really think Hatton is competition for Floyd? Is Floyd more afraid of Hatton than Shane? By implication, you are saying Floyd will beat Shane and his concern is meeting Hatton later? I think Floyd can beat Hatton a hundred times over, If Floyd beats Sugar..assuming…and I beleave he will, who else do you think should line up?
Somebody help me…is it really the money, ie, a livelyhood that keeps people from retiring or is it that the sport is addictive…or a combination of the two? I would like to believe that most boxers have made enough for a comfortable existence well into their later years. I was also wondering that most fighters seem to have made a lot of money, but have a suicidal lifestyle, which has a negative impact on their financial standing or the tax man always forces these worriors back into the trade. What ever the reason, atleast most should be fine because I believe we have very few of the Tyson calibre…or is that so?
INTENSIVE CARE is the next stop for hatton if he attempts a combeback.
Luv hatton.. But don’t comeback.. He’s not great enuf 2 beat tha 2 great fighter…