By William Mackay: Welterweight Matthew Hatton (41-5-2, 16 KO’s) may have been easily beaten last weekend in his lopsided 12 round decision loss to Mexican Saul Alvarez, but it sure looks like Hatton is getting a soft landing from this one-sided loss. Hatton told SKy Sports Ringside that Richard Schaefer, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, spoke to him about him fighting WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto in the summer.

Here’s what Hatton had to say: “Richard Schaefer told me after the fight HBO was very impressed with my showing and mentioned a possible fight against Andre Berto. My teams is working on another world title opportunity as I speak.”

I think that’s a pretty awful idea if you ask me. Hatton lost to an unproven 20-year-old by the scores of 119-108, 119-108 and 119-108. That’s as lopsided as you can get. Hatton was never competitive in any round in the fight. How can HBO be impressed with a fighter who lost every round and basically just showed a good chin. I give him that, but that’s not enough to waste a fight against Berto. HBO should be applying pressure on Berto’s promoter to get him to take on a good welterweight like Mike Jones. I don’t think Jones is all that great, but I do think he’s a heck of a lot better than Hatton. That’s the fight HBO should be pushing for. You got to get Berto fighting guys that have a shot at beating. Hatton, although he has a great chin and heart, he doesn’t have the kind of power needed to beat someone like Berto. It would be another lopsided loss for Hatton. I think he might even get stopped because Berto can punch almost as hard as Alvarez, but he’s a lot faster than him and he throws better combinations.