Ricky Hatton Wants Floyd Mayweather Rematch

Ricky Hatton Wants Floyd Mayweather Rematch

By Mark Vester

Ricky Hatton wants to avenge the only loss of his career, a tenth-round knockout suffered at the hands of Floyd Mayweather Jr. last December in Las Vegas. Hatton is now back in the gym and starting to do some light training while his team is making plans to finalize his return, which is still holding strong for the tentative date of May 24 in Manchester.

He doesn't want to become like his countryman, Prince Naseem Hamed, who walked away from the sport after suffering the first and only of his pro career. Hatton tells The Manchester Times that he wants to be remembered for something more.

“I don't want my last fight to be that fight, me on my back getting counted out to my first defeat. What sort of a champion would I be if I didn't come back and try and prove myself? Naseem Hamed's situation is a shame; he's one of the best fighters we've ever had, but unfortunately because of the way he bowed out, he's going to be remembered for his defeat rather than all the success that went before. I don't want to go down that same route," Hatton said.

“All the greatest fighters - [Rocky] Marciano being the exception - have lost and you become a good champion by coming back from adversity. If I come back stronger, people will hold me in even higher regard.†I'm not going to say how many more fights because I don't know. But there are things I still want to do: I'd like to top the bill at Madison Square Gardens, I'd like to fight in the City of Manchester Stadium. And I'd like another go at Floyd.â€

The rematch with Floyd is something he wants to do before retiring. He doesn't feel that he was given a fair fight from referee Joe Cortez.

"There's one or two things I want to do and one of those is to prove people wrong. If you're a man, that's what you do. So I'd like to fight Floyd again; last time, I don't think I was given a fair crack of the whip. I've had one of the longest unbeaten reigns in the sport so whatever I was doing, I was doing right. I've always done the same thing and I'll carry on doing so.â€

“I'd rather give credit to Floyd than blame the referee,†he said. “But this is not just me feeling sorry for myself and finding something to complain about. I have a lot of respect for Mr Cortez. Maybe he just had an off-night. And I was a little bit over-keen, over-eager and I made the cardinal sin of losing my composure. But I thought I could have won the fight, yet I started having arguments mid-round with the referee. I'd never done that in 43 fights. Floyd would be turning his back and I'd be saying: ‘Where do you want me to hit him when he's doing that?' It got to the point where I thought, ‘I'm scared of hitting him in case I get warned'.

Most experts didn’t give Hatton much of a chance in December, and they don’t give him much of a chance in a rematch. Hatton says Collazo and Phillips were tougher fights.

“I've honestly had tougher fights. Like any great champion, Floyd found the right punches at the right time. When I fought Vince Phillips and Luis Collazo, I wasn't in the best shape afterwards, I was sore and really tired. Even after being knocked out by Floyd, I don't think it was a physically demanding fight; I'd felt worse after six-rounders."

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I'm not a Hatton fan and never have been, nor will be, I dislike the repugnant troll, and think he's overrated these days, however the print in bold needs to be fucking amplified. Good call :eeeek: :bears: .

 

Please tell me it isn't so... :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh:

 

So Joe Cortez DROPPED Hatton w/a Check Hook???:dunno: ...

It's Bad Enough Hatton is SHAMELESSLY DUCKING Junior Witter, but NOW he's Making EXCUSES for the 1-Sided ASS WHIPPING he Received???...

The BITCH N Hatton is Starting to SURFACE...


REED

 

:nono: It's a matter of how Fraud deals with adversity, when he's uncomfortable, he resorts to illegal measures, and this is ofcourse fine with Fraud-groupies, he's allowed to break the rules, so long as he preserves that precious, delicious zero, you can't high roll with a loss in the slot, it's the unthinkable :nono: .

 

Nah, it is typical for fighters. The day you admi´t somebody is better than you, your career is over.

there is no need for rematch, the first fight left nothing to speculate about

 

Oooh pooor Ricky, the ref was lousy.















Cortez's performance was actually one of his better ones in recent years, which shows you how far he's fallen as a ref.

 

:::: ...yeah I didn't know Mayweather uses the shoulder roll defense...:doh:

 

dsimon writes:

Way to go Kaulki making excuses for Hatton. Pow!!!! check hook Pow!!! check hook!!!!!!

What a load of shite Kauki. I hope dymipimpel has something to say about this.

 

Yes, I know Hatton is a hypocritical dirty bastard, but what's your opinion on the subject of Fraud's chronic elbowing and backtwisting every fight?...I believe I've never heard any such denouncing from you before? :dunno: .... :crafty: are you cool with it?,.. is it healthy for the sport, to cut other fighters eyebrows and cheeks with the elbow, or have to wait until your opponent turns around to throw punches as I've highlighted ^..i.e...the intended focus for this thread :doh: ?..

 

This is about a felony I've been pointing out for quite some time, I don't care about Hatton's excuses or even the entire article for that matter, I care about that one crucial observation that I've highlighted, which referees and conveniently Fraud's groupies, seem to be ignoring.

 

Mayweather gets away with illegal tactics like many guys do.

Lewis liked to hit and hold, especially with the right uppercut. He did it against Grant, Klitschko (watch the 6th round right uppercut, he again did the 'hold the neck with the left and hit him with the right uppercut), Tyson, etc....He was very lucky not get DQ'd against Mike Acey early in his career when he smacked him with 3 punches to the face when Acey was down.

Hatton, Hopkins, Tyson, Casamayor...do I need to explain anything at all?

Holyfield...headbutting steroid user.

The list goes on and on.

 

Atleast they seemed to garner 'some' warnings,.....but in Fraud's case.........his fouls are often depicted as "Defensive wizardry",....

 

Mayweather got a point deducted against Castillo for using the elbow/forearm.

How long did it take Holyfield to get a point deducted for his fouls? Lewis for his fouls?

 

if hatton gets a few impressive wins a rematch would certainly become viable.

 

Kauki, could you tell us how Tszyu deals with advercity, on example, say, of his fight with Ricky Hatton?

 

:crafty: Agreed and that was quite telling, because he turned into JELLY once that crucial component was stripped from his clutches. The elbow is obviously the more conspicous and offensive foul of the two, and should by all rights warrant IMMEDIATE, vigilant attention from referees, which it barely fucking has !, (apart from Vic Drakulich ofcourse)..but in regards to 'defensive wizardry' I was moreso referring to Fraud's version of that fucking 'shoulder roll' shit, as highlighted ^^^^ one of Fraud's opponents has spoken out, and identified it as 'turning his back" (atlast).... but American fans and the press, seem to disagree, and call it "brilliant defence" .

 

great. next time PBF feels pressured into fighting a real threat at 147, he can just make the rematch with Hatton. perfect.

 

It should be legal to punch Floyd in the damn spine if he turns his back.

 

Bullshit.

Cortez was abysmal on the night and everybody in that crowd that night knows it. Hatton might never beat Mayweather in a month of Sundays but thats all the more reason for Cortez to take a less intrusive role. Note the similarities: Hatton gets a point with NO warning for a vague infringement, just as Castillo did in the Hatton fight. Now, Castillo wasn't going to beat Hatton in a month of Sundays either but Cortez fucked with Castillo and let Hatton hold regardless. He reversed his role for the Mayweather fight. Now I know Joe has a sick daughter and all but if he is that easily compromised he needs to find a new gig.

I've given Mayweather all the credit he deserves for that win and I always will. But Hatton was specifically put off by Cortez- but Ricky had the common courtesy to hold his tongue and allow Floyd to savour the moment, just like Hearns did with Hagler.

Hatton is within his rights to point this out. It doesn't damage peoples perceptions of Mayweather so I fail to see why Reed needs to get his liner in a twist. Nobody thinks any less of Mayweather. He's a fighter. He does what he has to do and if Cortez is aiding him then so be it. Thats not Mayweathers fault.

Hatton has never had an ounce of bitch in him, but then again we should know better than to expect any other sentiments from a guy who openly disparages and makes light of fighters when it suits him.

Hatton doesn't want a rematch, he wants to cash out. A rematch is probably the fastest route out of the game for him. If he really wants to go that route, he can. Seeing as Mayweather isn't up to fuck all right now, I fail to see what the problem is.

As for Witter, well....by Reeds own standards, Witter hasn't "manned up" and come to America, so, by Reeds logic, Witter isn't in a position to demand shit.

 

I think we should all agree to go back to the original thread here, namely:
Mayweather brutalizing and KOing Hatton, who, in turn, brutalized and made the inner bitch come out of Kauki's favorite fighter.
That's the real point of thread here, I think.

 

Ironically...the punch never landed. It was a first "offence" and a point came off. If I was Hatton I would have kept it up until DQ'd. Cortez would probably never ref another fight and Hattons purse would be witheld, released, and a rematch planned.

 

Ortho, what went through your head when you saw that picture-perfect check-hook land flush and Hatton's chin, and Hatton being KOed cold shortly afterwards?

 

Why are you so intent on hurting my feelings Dympeople? :dunno:

 

Something like "What time does the bookies open at cos he owes me money".

 

I don't think pointing out the fact that Tszyu deals with adversity by quitting disgracefully, while Floyd deals with adversity by KOing his opponent is "hurting anyone". :dunno:

Your feelings are not hurt, when you're told that Earth is round,
why are your feelings hurt, when someone tells you Tszyu is a quiiter, and Floyd is a winner?

 

So, you basically knew that Hatton was a fraud from the very beginning and decided to put significant amount of money on a much superior fighter and human being, such as PBF?

 

No....I placed several bets, as does anybody who knows what the fuck they are doing.

 

But did you know that Floyd was such a superior to Hatton, both in terms of boxing skills and human qualities?

 

In boxing skills, yes.

In qualities, yes.

In boxing qualities, yes.

In quality skills, yes.

In human skills, yes.

In quality human skills, yes.

But in human qualities? No. I didn't know that. And I still don't.

 

So much for Ricky claiming he had no excuses.

I say give him the rematch. Let Floyd KO his ass again, earlier this time, and see what Ricky has to say then.