Ricky Hatton should come back, but he has to be realistic

By Boxing News - 12/30/2009 - Comments

Image: Ricky Hatton should come back, but he has to be realisticBy Samuel K Chatwin: With Ricky Hatton looking determined to make a come back in 2010 and names such as Juan Manuel Marquez being banded around. I can’t help but feel with the amount of weight he is going to have to lose and the possible psychological damage caused from his horrific knockout to Manny Pacquiao that this is a bad move.

Don’t get me wrong. I do not blame Hatton for wanting to get back in the ring, as I wouldn’t want to end my career flat on my back seeing stars. Although Marquez looked very ordinary against Floyd Mayweather Jnr, I still feel this is not a sensible comeback fight for Hatton. If Hatton is genuinely serious about making a comeback and giving it ‘one last go’ then he should have a warm up fight against a weaker opponent.

Not very exciting I know, but it is for the best. This would give him a chance to get his confidence back up, his fitness back up and more importantly give his fans a bit of hope that he hasn’t completely lost it. 20,000 fans traveled to Las Vegas for his last fight against Manny Pacquiao, they sang their hearts out all weekend ‘There’s only one Ricky Hatton’ a love rarely seen in boxing. Sadly what they witnessed was nothing short of a disaster and quite upsetting.

Hatton obviously was not in the same class as Manny and Floyd, but the fights still drew a lot of attention and a lot of great buzz for the sport, especially over here in England. I for one am all for him giving his career one last chance, but I want it done in the right way. The last thing his fans want is to see him embarrassed by Juan Manuel Marquez, which I’m sad to say, is probably what would happen….



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