Ricky Hatton (45-2) to Announce Retirement From Boxing:
"Hatton, 31, reportedly told friends and family this weekend that he would be hanging up the gloves, 10 months after a brutal second round knockout loss to Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas."
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Why?
He’s a the #2 Light Welterweight in the World, he’s only lost to the #1 Welterweight Manny Pacquiao and #2 WW Floyd Mayweather Jr. Not like he’s losing in his division, would loved to have seen Hatton vs. #1 LWW Timothy Bradley.
Best of luck with whatever Ricky does, as long as he stays away from MMA!!
But
Hatton could be the best, in his weight class. Both Mayweather and Pacman are a weightclass above him, no one in his weightclass has beaten him.
That’d be like Jon Fitch retiring because he can’t beat Anderson Silva and Dan Henderson…
Regardless, I think those two losses hang heavy on him. Those two fights are the difference between him being looked at as a very very good fighter and an all time great, and I think he’s cognizant of that.
Hatton has made his mark and I actually like the idea of athletes walking away before their inevitable decline. It saves from explaining to people why the guy who’s lost 7 of their last 8 fights is a great fighter. (re: Jens Pulver)
Good Point
I hope Richard Schaefer (Golden Boy CEO) is succesful in signing #2 LWW Ricky Hatton (45-2-0) vs. #1 LW Juan Manuel Marquez (50-5-1)
Agreed
I’m not a huge boxing fan but I have soft spot for Hatton and I’d like to see him have one last moment of glory before he rides off into the sunset.
He’s 31, a multi-millionaire, has a fledgling TV career going over here, and just likes food way too much!
I think the weight cutting comes into it, it’s been discussed a lot recently in MMA, but Hatton for years has been getting really quiet fat between fights, I’d hate to imagine the numbes he has to cut, it has to take a toll on the body.
Or like BJ Penn retiring after losing to GSP.
by Polyhedron on Mar 8, 2010 10:51 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Why? I'm more open to him fighting MMA, than Toney, or Mayorga.
The guy is only 31 years old, and is a real SUPERSTAR (not like those faded guys), and is far more accomplished than Mayorga. If he wanted to compete in MMA and really dedicates himself, he would probably do better than the two I mentioned, and he would be a great pick up for any MMA promotion.
And need I remind you guys that the WEC, which houses the best FW and BW fighters in the world really needs and deserves more viewers?
by Anton Tabuena on Mar 8, 2010 10:37 PM EST up reply actions
I know.
I don’t think that either.. I just answered a point CSKit made… IF he decides to train and compete in MMA, (big IF), I don’t see why he shouldn’t be given the chance.
by Anton Tabuena on Mar 8, 2010 10:44 PM EST up reply actions
That has to be the biggest joke I ever read..
—Hatton can’t even maintain his weight, let alone train for MMA. Have you ever watched a Hatton fight? HIs style is complete mishapen and tailor made for Boxers like Bradley, Peterson, Holt, Alexander, Campbell, Khan — need I go on?
He would be demolished in MMA. Right out the gate. ding ding …Hatton loses by KO in Round 1.
I just named the next generation of JLW champions/challengers for Pacquiao’s, soon to be vacated, championship at 140. Even if Richard managed to make a fight with Marquez — Marquez would take him out in seven. Hatton just doesn’t have the mindset for Boxing anymore, Mayweather ruined him with that KO loss, Pacquiao just took the perfect opportunity to beat down on a beaten man.
Hatton is D-O-N-E.
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So we’ve got 2 red maple leafs and 2 yellow smily faces in the one conversation. I’m struggling to keep up with whose saying what.
blahblahblah..
joke.blahblahblah.. MMA blahblah. blahblah
Toney is done. Mayorga is done. Ray Mercer is done. This boxer is done. blahblahblahblah.. What does all that have to do with saying that this person can’t try his hand in MMA if (in the 1 in a million chance that) he wanted to?
oh, wait… NOTHING.
if he doesn’t do well and gets KOed in the first… so freaking what? that wasn’t even the point I was making, and I guess you can’t understand that since the mere idea of hatton fighting again, gets you all riled up enough to predict how much he will hypothetically suck against a myriad of guys in both sports.
by Anton Tabuena on Mar 9, 2010 2:27 AM EST up reply actions
IMO
If he goes straight to MMA w/o years of training and gets tooled, it will tarnish his image. Same goes for any top Boxer. These side-show bob guys I don’t care about, they could do competition double dutch…
Like a respectable MMA promotion would EVER sign a top boxer with no MMA experience…..
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by midwestbred on Mar 8, 2010 11:04 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
The real concern is "Ricky Fatton"
The dude balloons up in weight in between every fight and it seemed like every cut was getting harder and harder on the guy.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Mar 8, 2010 11:42 PM EST up reply actions
He can't make 140 anymore
He used to ballon up to about 180 between fights and cut from there. I don’t think he can cut that much and take the strain anymore. He probably isn’t that good at higher weights. Retirement is the best option.
well that sucks, I was hoping he had one more fight in him, I was hearing something about a fight between him and jmm. would be good for him to go out on a w instead of a loss, but I guess plans like that can also backfire in the event that he loses that fight too
by kanodogg on Mar 8, 2010 10:44 PM EST via mobile reply actions
He wants to release Fatton.
He’s been pinned up too long. Must. Eat. Shepard’s. Pie. you know that’s all he hears in his head.
by JimJoe on Mar 8, 2010 10:48 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
taking a boxers retirement seriously?!?!?!
cmon people….
facepalm
Oh yeah......
I forgot “retiring” in boxing means “I will require more money for my next fight sirs.”
He’s been out for 10 months with trainers really urging him to retire. I can believe this one.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Mar 8, 2010 11:45 PM EST up reply actions
Good thing he's doing MMA so he's not on BLH
and on BE……….So can I expect updates on ADCC and the like?
Yeah
Actually you can. ADCC news pops up here all the time.
The man known simply as "Christmas Cheesesteak"
As well as
Amateur wrestling , Mui Thai and the like?
I realize it’s a public blog and the like but it’s becoming more and more apparent that this board is boxing heavy.
Well...
ADCC probably pops up so often since so many active MMA stars participate. As for the cross-pollination, it goes both ways and I like it. Boxing and K-1 show up on BE every once in a while, and Bad Left Hook and Head Kick Legend sprinkle in some MMA
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by Anthony Pace on Mar 9, 2010 2:16 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
uhh, yes. ADCC, also K-1 gets covered on this site. (and not just a fanshot with a one-liner quote, I might add)
what are you talking about?
this isn’t a “board” and it isn’t “boxing heavy”..
by Anton Tabuena on Mar 9, 2010 2:31 AM EST up reply actions
As much as we like to say otherwise
Once you add in community posting it becomes a board. But a board with an editorial slant! Huzzah!
by asa on Mar 9, 2010 5:13 AM EST up reply actions
To follow on from this convo thread;
MMA wasnt created in a bubble. Nor should a blog covering MMA be tunnel visioned in what it decides is MMA related.
I’m all for the wrestling, BJJ, Thai, K1 and Boxing news that shows up on this site.
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only our stuff gets indexed
This is not a fucking board and BE sure as fuck belongs to no one but us. The rest is just filler.
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by Luke Thomas on Mar 9, 2010 8:05 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Ha ha!
The site someone created here certainly belongs to them. where did that come from?
All blogs are just a reformatting of message board architecture, man. Its a technicality of your chosen platform. This might be able to choose which user groups you allow to post and which page or category those posts appear in such as the common Blog formatted front page which shows snippets or it’s configured already for … Wait a minute.
Are you just trying to avoid being compared to Sherdog or the UG? The chaos involved? Is that why the F-word?
by asa on Mar 9, 2010 8:28 AM EST up reply actions
I don't know about you,
but even if Humans did originate from monkeys, I’d still be able to distinguish one from the other.
by Anton Tabuena on Mar 9, 2010 11:17 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Apes
I meant this as a good thing and the reason your community is so strong, but the cursing from Luke and your (possibly joking) condescension suggest you guys are irked for being compared to a “message board.” Boards are not a bad thing and especially not this one. Perhaps forum is a term with less baggage? I was suggesting you take it back since this site is more than a blog, and that’s a positive thing not an insult.
If you were joking, then think of it as telling the difference between a Homo Sapien in a suit and a Homo Sapien in shorts and flip-flops. And hey, there’s Homo Erectus in the back trying to patch phpBB!
man if only you'd ban the morons and trolls
I just hope I wouldn’t fall into either category.
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by Matthew Roth on Mar 9, 2010 11:25 AM EST up reply actions
Why insult a compliment?
I wasn’t agreeing with the " too much boxing" complainer. I was cheering that BE changed the very concept of what an MMA community could be from random childishness to an editorial vibe no other site has.
Thanks for proving me wrong.
it wasn't directed towards you
It was directed towards the boxing complainer. I apologize.
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All good, man!
Sorry I snapped back. First Luke uses the F-word on me and then I got your comment right after – the internets were giving me hate instead of love and I just added to it.
by asa on Mar 9, 2010 5:49 PM EST up reply actions
ELE
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by Matthew Roth on Mar 9, 2010 6:11 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm wrong in the head
So I read it as Extinction Level Event.
by asa on Mar 9, 2010 6:49 PM EST up reply actions
This isn’t a “board.” We regularly cover ADCC news, we post grappling videos, we cover K-1 events, we are a combat sports site.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Mar 9, 2010 8:50 AM EST up reply actions
I'd like to see him try MMA.
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Paq destroyed him
Another example of a guy that got KO’d and will never be the same. Only he recognized it before he got back in the ring.
If he really stays retired, I apploud his decision.
Oh to be young, rich and retired at his age..
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