Hatton says “I am missing boxing” – News
November 15th, 2010
By Dan Ambrose: Former two division world champion Ricky Hatton (45-2, 32 KO’s) says he’s lost two stone [28 pounds] and he’s missing boxing after being out of the sport since losing to Manny Pacquiao by a 2nd round TKO last year in May. Hatton recently got out of drug rehab after a cocaine scandal that was caught on a hidden camera. Hatton had gained a tremendous amount of weight since losing to Pacquiao last year, but he’s now lost much of it. He’s still a bit overweight but he’s near enough his old fighting weight for him to easily take the remainder of the weight off to fight if he wants to.
Hatton has only been beaten twice in his career in losses to Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Pacquiao. Those defeats hit Hatton hard, and he reacted each time by going on binge eating and drinking periods which caused him to gain a lot of weight. However, Hatton still looked great after the Mayweather loss, beating Juan Lazcano and Paulie Malignaggi before losing to Pacquiao in a 2nd round TKO. Hatton used the wrong strategy in the Pacquiao fight, and would have been better off trying to box more and throw shorter punches. Hatton instead attempted to throw hooks and got countered by Pacquiao. The rest is pretty much history. It was something that Hatton needed to learn from instead of disappearing from the sport.
Hatton would do well to get a couple of tune-up fights and then get back in the ring with Pacquiao and/or Mayweather to show that he’s learned from the mistakes he made and ready to try and redeem himself. If nothing else, Hatton would be respected if he gave it a shot even if it leads to failure.
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Ricky Hatton need to fight Zab Judah at 140 this fight would be big to see.
Ricky your flogging a dead horse
What about a nice bag of coke fatty
If fatton is going to fight again stick him in with pac and that will be the end of the draft fat bag of knackers a nice brutal knock out
Hello Ricky…
Fatton your just flogging a dead horse
he needs billy graham back!
Great names but I doubt Hatton would get really ready for this fight. He has been alcoholic and drug addicted the last years. Preety sure it is too late for him recover his aggressive, high workrate style. De La Hoya has been keeping a decent shape all this year and his style (jab, distance, power) is much more appropriate for a “senior” fighter. Hatton, please don’t get ridiculous and think twice !!!!
hatton de la hoya,great matchup.lets face neither are gonna face pac again.but its still an interesting fight.and who wouldnt wanna get in the ring with dela hoya.youd have to be mad to turn a fight with him away.guy is a legend.and what a great way for ricky to bow out.go for it ricky.
everyones slagging him of but id like to see how many seats yous would all fill.hatton v dela hoya would break records.
dont do it ricky.dont fight and make millions of dollars.instead of that you could retire and eat,drink and snort your way to an early death.
this fight is perfect for him.its not like hes getting in the ring with a young maidana who could kill him.neither guy is in his prime,theyre both rusty and theyll make a bundle
Pacquiao did Ricky a favor i can’t deliver in a million years. Ricky is shot, there is no way around it buddy.
Dean what’s up my friend you can’t accept the truth? As bad as it sound what’s being said here is the truth. Hatton will only prolong his suffering by getting pummel again, if he return to boxing. He’s lost the edge by that brutal Pacquiao knock out and just like any other boxer before him, it will hunt him for the rest of his boxing career. He should held his head high for his feats and just retire into oblivion i mean into enjoying the fruits of his labor, in my opinion.
MR HATTON, ITS OVER. ACCEPT IT.
you guys are great at kicking somebody when there down. what you guys ever done with your lives. Hatton has only lost to the 2 greatest p4p champs of late so he has nothing to be ashamed of and if he wants to fight he should. Its not your choice so why discourage him and make him feel bad. Does he tell you how to live your lifes. Opinionated idiots.
Hey Ricky! Youtube a Meldrick Taylor interview.Dont be a dumb f–k
Hatton missed sleeping in the middle of the ring again, ha,ha,ha
whys everyone kicking him while hes down? he gave us great fights and only got beat by the 2 pound for pound number 1s at each time thers a lot of boxers out there that wouldnt dream of stepping in a ring with either of them too so give him some credit and yh he made mistakes but so what? shane mosley used steroids jake lamotta was a wife beater mike tyson tried eating evander hollyfeild lol but that dooesnt make them not great fighters any more so give e a break its a tough sport
Hey, if Mike Tyson can come back from raping a woman, i guess Fatton can come back too !!!
WHAT HE MISSED WAS ANOTHER KNOCK THE FAWK OUT LOLZ.
Ricky I know you can still do it. You just have to work hard and believe in yourself, get a good trainer to guide you. A comeback fight with Marquez would be a good one.
Hatton VS Morales ???
what about a comeback fight against zab judah then take out nate campbell two good names who ricky i think would beat
prove al knockers wromg Ricky i no you can do it everyboby knows who you are but tosser on this site who the f@ck are they !!!!!
There’s nothing to be ashamed to be defeated by the two best pound for pound champs. He just need to play on a lower caliber. May and Pac is just too much for Hatton.
ricky should fight fernando vargas at a catchweight -215lb.
can ricky fix it? yes he can..
but dont be like audley say he can? but yah he can delivered on one punch
then go to sleep.. for me that was a
fu-cking joked.. audley such a laugh silly.. yes he can stupid!
I am not sure about fighting Mayweather and Pacquiao again or is that all there is for him? I would love to see him against Tim Bradley but that guy is going to get stopped by Khan come spring.
Good on ya Hatton!
“WHO ARE YA!”
Wicky, get da Yayo!!!
dadiko- I’ll take the snooze! easy nights work and you don’t even have to see it commin. Some of them 12 round victims of the Pacman may suffer for thier courage in a few years time, his punch out put is awsome.
Ricky was legit even with some of his trainig regimes like gaining 40 lbs between fights. He was a world class boxer, but he should stay retired.
i no this artical is about ricky hatton but can any 1 tell me what channel are they going to be showing the sergio martinez vs paul williams fight in the uk IF ANY 1 NO’S THEN PLZ TELL ME
hitman well support u if u come back,id love to see it miss watchin him
I don’t know what there is for Hatton, if he wants to come back. Fighting a few minor British welterweights? Two fights and he will be ready is nonsense, that is Hatton another year older and he looked a old fighter last time.
Time isn’t going backwards for Hatton.
a 12 round beating or a 2nd round snooze all courtesy of Pacquiao – you choose!!!
Ricky don’t have a drug addiction he never has he likes a drink & in this day & age in the uk a high % of working class people from the uk go out @ the weekend binge drink and sniff it up. Ricky was depressed with cash & time 2 burn. He got set up & kicked when he was down he should beat up a few uk/European fighters maybe an American name just 2 exercise his demons of getting spaBBE Floor to Ceiling Ball. 070/4935
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rked by manny ! But I wouldn’t want 2 see him fight manny or floyd because they are 2 skilled!
A 12 round beating is worse than a 2nd round snooze and anybody can have a snooze from time to time, look at Lennox Lewis, he did it a couple of times! The worse thing that can happen to a boxer is a one sided beatin for 12, the sort of thing Joe Calzaghe used to do to fighters.
Anyway, good luck to Ricky whatever he decides, he was a great entertainer for a lot of years and now the ego has come back down to earth he maybe a new man or even a new fighter.
To bad,nobody misses that soft English muffin.
TKO??? try KO. He should go back to 140 and fight the up and coming guys. Bradley, Alexander, Khan etc.
LOL please give Ricky words of encouragement but the truth of the matter is he will never be the same again. He should just clean himself of his addiction and stay retire for his own good.
Sorry, but most ot Pacquiao’s victims will never be the same again, Hatton just better retire, mentioned was he needs a couple of tune fights and get back at Pacman, oh boy, man this is SUICIDE.
so Ricky Hatton lost 2 fight again the 2 best p4p in the world !!! you know what i know 7 billion people that whould have lost a fight again this guy as well !!! get back in the ring Ricky, your still a great boxer and i am still a great fan of you…
Nice artical Ben, at last someone that respects.
Ricky in his day was a class boxer a 2 weight champion.
I think his losses went to his head and he lost his way but full respect to the man for getting himself straight again.
I hope he does fight again. It will be good to see him back.
Yes Ricky the British Bulldog.. Brawler..Bratt Taa Tat!!