How Long Will Hatton Ignore Witter?
May 7th, 2008 Tags: Ricky Hatton, Junior Witter
By Chris Williams: Though many boxing scribes still feel that former IBF light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton (43-1, 31 KOs) is the best fighter in the light welterweight division, he’s beginning to get diminishing support among many fans for his steadfast refusal to fight WBC light welterweight champion Junior Witter (36-1, 21 KOs), who has […]
Boxing News: Hatton-Lazcano, Pacquiao-Diaz, Valuev-Chagaev
May 6th, 2008 Tags: Ruslan Chagaev, Ricky Hatton, David Diaz, Nikolai Valuev, Manny Pacquiao, Juan Lazcano
Saturday, May 24 sees a record breaking show in the United Kingdom with 55,000 fans packed into the home of Manchester City Football Club to witness the homecoming of their favorite son, Ricky Hatton. Ricky defends his IBO light welterweight crown and the most prestigious title in world boxing, the Ring Magazine belt, against Mexican-American […]
Is Hatton Still The Same Fighter He Once Was?
April 23rd, 2008 Tags: Ricky Hatton
By Michael Lieberman: As light welterweight Ricky Hatton’s (43-1, 31 KOs) prepares for his bout against Juan Lazcano (37-4-1, 27 KOs) on May 24th in Manchester, the question remains whether Hatton is still the same fighter he once was after suffering a devastating 10th round stoppage to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in December 2007. Many fighters, […]
Is Hatton Hurting Himself By Avoiding Witter?
April 1st, 2008 Tags: Ricky Hatton, Junior Witter
By Aaron Klein: It seems as if WBC Junior welterweight champion Junior Witter has been calling out Ricky Hatton, although nothing that Witter has said has increased his chances at landing a fight with him. Most recently, Hatton has reportedly said he’d been thinking of fighting Witter until he made a comment to him at […]
Witter Desparate For Fight With Hatton, Offers To Fight For Free
March 28th, 2008 Tags: Ricky Hatton, Junior Witter
By Chris Stein: Taking up his ever-growing cause to fight former super lightweight/welterweight champion Ricky Hatton a notch, WBC super lightweight champion Junior Witter (36-1-2, 21 KOs) has reportedly offered to fight Hatton for free, saying “My people have got to get paid, my training expenses have got to be paid but I’ll do it […]
Rees Better Than Hatton?
March 23rd, 2008 Tags: Ricky Hatton, Gavin Rees
By Chris Stein: I’m in agreement with writer Dan Ambrose about his opinion of former WBA super lightweight champion Gavin Rees (27-1, 13 KOs), who he sees as an incredibly talented fighter whose fight with Andrea Kotelnik (29-2-1, 13 KOs) shouldn’t have been stopped by the referee prematurely. Rees was only briefly stunned and was […]
Hatton-Mayweather II: Would People Be Interested In A Rematch?
March 21st, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Ricky Hatton, Floyd Mayweather Jr
By Erik Thomas: The first fight was an ugly one-sided affair, with the undersized Ricky Hatton being foiled at his attempted wrestling & fighting on the inside, eventually leading up to a 10th round stoppage by Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KOs). The only reason I ask is because Mayweather, 30, recently said to Sky […]
Hatton vs. Lazcano: Ricky Looking To Rebuild His Confidence
March 12th, 2008 Tags: Ricky Hatton, Juan Lazcano
By Dan Ambrose: Former super lightweight champion Ricky Hatton (43-1, 31 KOs) has finally decided on his next opponent Juan Lazcano (37-4-1, 27 KOs), whom he will be fighting on May 24th in Manchester, England. Hatton, 29, is coming off of a 10th round TKO loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in December 2007, and […]
Why Hatton is the one who now needs Witter
February 14th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Ricky Hatton, Junior Witter
By Nick Kelly: In 2005 Ricky Hatton was on top of the world. That year he launched himself onto a world stage defeating the legendary Kostya Tszyu, KOing Carlos Maussa and winning the Ring Magazine Fighter of The Year.
Meanwhile at the end of 2005 Junior Witter defeated Colin Lynes at York Hall a venue holding […]
Has Hatton Been Ruined By His Loss To Mayweather?
February 1st, 2008 Tags: Ricky Hatton, Floyd Mayweather Jr
By Manuel Perez: Ever since previously unbeaten junior welterweight Ricky Hatton (43-1, 31 KOs) was embarrassed in a 10th round TKO loss to pound-for-pound boxing king Floyd Mayweather (39-0, 25 KOs), last December 8th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada, the 29 year-old Hatton has shown little indication that he’s getting over the […]
Ricky Hatton: Is He Making A Mistake By Avoiding Witter?
January 25th, 2008 Tags: Ricky Hatton, Junior Witter
By Eric Schmidt: In the past month, World Boxing Council light welterweight champion Junior Witter (36-1-2, 21 KOs) has made it no secret that he wants to fight to fight former World Boxing Association & International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton (43-1, 31 KOs), calling him out often in the press. However, instead […]
Hatton Not Interested in Rees
January 15th, 2008 Tags: Ricky Hatton, Gavin Rees
According to the latest reports, Ricky Hatton (43-1, 31 KOs) isn’t interested in choosing World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Gavin Rees as his next opponent. The bout, if it were to have taken place, would have been on that was mainly of interest to British fans, as very few Americans have heard or seen […]
Hatton To Face Rees?
January 12th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Ricky Hatton, Gavin Rees
In a move that I would have expected, there is talk of former light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton (43-1, 31 KOs) going up against undefeated World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Gavin Rees (27-0, 13 KOs), arguably the worst of the four champions in the division. If they wanted to rebuild Hatton’s shot confidence, a […]
Hatton To Fight on May 24th?
January 11th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Ricky Hatton
In the latest boxing news, former junior welterweight Ricky Hatton (43-1, 31 KOs) will reportedly be making his ring return on May 24th, according to the British Daily Express online news site. Apparently, Hatton, 29, is choosing between three opponents - Demetrius Hopkins, Ricardo Torres and Kendal Holt - with the bout to take place […]
Ricky Hatton: Where Does He Go From Here?
January 10th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Ricky Hatton
Despite losing by a humiliating 10th round TKO to undefeated World Boxing Council welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather, Ricky Hatton (43-1, 31 KOs) still has had tremendous amount of options for potential future opponents, many of which are actively seeking bouts with Hatton in hopes of getting a career-high payday against the British light welterweight. However, […]
Could Hatton Beat Pacquiao?
January 2nd, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Ricky Hatton, Manny Pacquiao
Normally I would frame the question the other way around, asking whether the super lightweight Ricky Hatton, the naturally bigger fighter, could beat Manny Pacquiao, a super featherweight, but in watching how poorly Hatton did against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in their December 8th bout, I have my doubts about how well Hatton would do against […]
Roach: “If we win that (fight against Diaz), we want Ricky Hatton”
January 1st, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Ricky Hatton, David Diaz, Manny Pacquiao
According to the latest boxing news, the trainer for Super featherweight Manny Pacquiao (45-3-2, 35 KOs), Freddie Roach recently said to boxingtalk website “If we win that fight against Diaz, we want Ricky Hatton. Ricky had a great performance against Mayweather. There are certain guys at 140 lb that I will let Manny fight, and […]
Witter: “Hatton Has Avoided Fighting Me For Years And He’s Still Avoiding Me”
December 30th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Ricky Hatton, Junior Witter
In the latest boxing news, World Boxing Council junior welterweight champion Junior Witter (36-1-2, 21 KOs) came out with another bomb shell interview, this time to The Sunday Times, in which Witter accused former junior welterweight champion Ricky Hatton of avoiding him for years, and is still avoiding him. “Hatton hates me and he can’t […]
Rees Wants Shot At Hatton: “I Believe I’d Beat Him”
December 27th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Ricky Hatton, Gavin Rees
In the latest boxing news, World Boxing Association junior welterweight champion Gavin Rees (27-0, 13 KOs) wants to take on fellow Brit Ricky Hatton, who recently was destroyed by Floyd Mayweather Jr in a humiliating 10th round TKO at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rees, 27, is an almost mirror image of Hatton, […]
Witter Wants Bout With Hatton
December 20th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Ricky Hatton, Junior Witter
World Boxing Council junior welterweight champion Junior Witter (36-1-2, 21 KOs) wants to arrange a bout with fellow Britain Ricky Hatton, offering him recently a financial incentive for the two to get in the right as early as next Summer. Witter, 33, is hoping that Hatton will look in his direction, since he’s already looking […]
