Hatton v Marquez in talks.....

 
Oh dear.....
 
http://www.ringtv.com/blog/1322/marquez_hatton_in_talks/
 
Juan Manuel Marquez and Ricky Hatton have begun talks to fight in Manchester, England, promoter Richard Schaefer said.

No date has been discussed.

“That’s one of things we have to discuss,” Schaefer said. “I’m going to be talking to the Hattons. And Marquez wants to do it. We’ll see if we can get it done.”

Marquez is coming off a one-sided decision loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in September, for which he went up two weight classes.

Hatton’s last fight was a one-punch, second-round knockout loss against Manny Pacquiao in May, after which the popular Briton hinted at retirement.

Marquez and Hatton would likely meet at 140 pounds.

Hatton is going to get ruined.

Integra


Hatton is going to get ruined.

x 2.

Same result at the Paquiao fight.....KO

Make that 3 times!

x 4 !

Who will be training Hatton now?

Must be easier ways to get a paid.

mystictal


Who will be training Hatton now?

His two mates, Mr Dom and Mr Perrignon...zzzzzzz....

X5, a natural super featherweight in Marquez will KO Hatton in 6 rounds. I honestly think Naz could come out of retirement, come down from 180lbs of flab to 140lbs and destroy Hatton. The guy has no defense or head movement, hitting Hatton is as easy as hitting a punch bag.

Doesnt anyone think that Hatton is putting himself in serious danger by carrying on though? He must have close to £50 million in the bank why continue

x6 hatton is not the figter he was sadly

steve124149


x6 hatton is not the figter he was sadly

Is this the reason why so many people doubt him, or do people think he was overrated all along?

jango

steve124149


x6 hatton is not the figter he was sadly

Is this the reason why so many people doubt him, or do people think he was overrated all along?

Def overrated all along.
 

Integra

jango

steve124149


x6 hatton is not the figter he was sadly

Is this the reason why so many people doubt him, or do people think he was overrated all along?

Def overrated all along.
 

But do you accept that before the Mayweather fight he was (psychologically at least) a far more capable fighter than he is today?

I can't decide personally. I really rated him and I didn't stop rating him after the mayweather fight. It wasn't until he fought Lazcano/Malignaggi/Pacman that I started to see his limitations.

Perhaps those limitations were always there? Or perhaps the Mayweather fight damaged him psychologically to such an extent that he was never the same fighter he was previously?

Getting beaten is perfectly ok in my opinion. It's not being able to come back from defeat that I find hard to admire. Hatton never really came back.

Well, today he is pretty much done at world level so he was far more capable pre-Mayweather. Even then he was limited but the lack of quality in the 140 division let those limitations go unchecked. He never fought a genuine banger and when he did he was bumrushed inside 2 rounds.

This allowed the casual fan to massively overrate him up to the point of suggesting he would hammer Mayweather.

Integra

jango

steve124149


x6 hatton is not the figter he was sadly

Is this the reason why so many people doubt him, or do people think he was overrated all along?

Def overrated all along.
 

I would disagree with that, Hatton was a great fighter and only came unstuck against the pound for pound best in 47 fights.

James M


I would disagree with that, Hatton was a great fighter and only came unstuck against the pound for pound best in 47 fights.

Historical post war fighters who would have beaten a prime Hatton.

Pernell Whitaker
Ken Buchanan
Oscar De La Hoya
Hector Camacho
JC Chavez
Frankie Randall
Shane Mosley
Ike Quartey
Kostya Tszyu
Meldrick Taylor
Felix Trinidad
Buddy McGirt

and thats just off the top of my head, there will be plenty more.

Hatton was very good, but his iconic status was due to the british media, the fans and good matchmaking.
 
EDIT because i do not want to come across as a Hatton basher. I think he was a very good fighter indeed, but just not legendary.

Well Tszyu's in that list and he beat him in '05 but I agree with what you're saying. He's definitely not the best theres been but I still rate him as a fighter.

What he lacked in skill he made up in power and aggression but against the likes of Mayweather, Pacquiao etc just isn't enough.

What was disappointing about the Pacquiao fight was all the talk of the changes he'd made which never materialised.

James M


Well Tszyu's in that list and he beat him in '05

Yes i know that, but you have to admit Tszyu was sliding when they met?

2001 / 2002 Tszyu different story.

Yeah I guess he was.

jango

steve124149


x6 hatton is not the figter he was sadly

Is this the reason why so many people doubt him, or do people think he was overrated all along?

Naturally he was always somewhat over-rated by British fans but the main point is that his chin seems to have gone which makes his style of fighting untenable. Hatton always fought with his face a bit which is why his peak was relatively short IMO

So I would say it's the fact that he's not the fighter he once was

The fact that Hatton was so popular in Britain tends to polarise some people against him to the extent that you have some people under-playing his talent whilst others over-play it!

SLightly OT but did anyone see Hatton on the WWE programme. I know he balloons in weight when  he isnt training but fook me theres no way he could get back from that shape and win.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqMH3qoW2DI
hatton on wwe