Why I miss fight-night
Another big fight on Saturday in Vegas: Britain’s welterweight Ricky Hatton vs the accomplished American Floyd Mayweather. Victory for the four-square brickhouse banger from Manchester will, you see, have him headline-hailed back home as Britain’s finest ever — totally preposterous, of course, as were the ditto hosannahs hurrahed from the hillsides just a month ago for the talented Welsh middleweight Joe Calzaghe. Prizefighting has been awash with hyperbole ever since Kid Cain won the decision against Sugar Ray Abel all those biblical aeons ago.
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kevin mutimer
December 7th, 2007 3:34pmI found your piece very un-patriotic, particularly the first few lines about Ricky Hatton and Calzaghe! They are top world class and DEDICATED fighters.Perhaps if you spent as much time researching boxing talent as you do reminising about the 'good old days' you might be able to educate your prehistoric being!! End of Rant!
jamie
December 10th, 2007 10:41ami miis it as well
terrie louise hodges aka lowiegal2k6 or teddy
December 10th, 2007 4:48pmricky hatton think hes all it he aint that hard mayweather is brilliant hes stunning with his moves an all ways does a brill k.o
dan
December 10th, 2007 6:09pmBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
littlebigman
December 11th, 2007 11:00amI sort of agree with kevin mutimer,but i do think ricky hatton fought boxers when they were done,he beat the thunder from down under but he hadn't boxed in 2 yrs and he was 35 a 25 yr old kustya would have stuffed hatton END OF. And i always knew Floyd would have done him, and what happened? Floyd destroyed him. As 4 Joe Calzaghe he is something else, he has called all the fighters out and they all ran from him or asked 4 really silly money. I think joe is in the top 15 best fighters of all time.He is without a doubt the best British fighter of all time. I would put Floyd Mayweather Jr at number ONE,
THOMAS THE TORPEDO JAMES
December 11th, 2007 1:03pmI WANT A FIGHT RICKY HATTON YOU THINK YOU ARE THE BEST BUT WAIT TILL YOUVE SEEN MY GUNS HAHA YOU GOT BEAT!!!!
r sojapierre
December 12th, 2007 1:31pmabout the fight between rycky haton and floyd M jr i want to say you clearly but they have different style , but for me floyd is the best and have a large chance to win this fight. haton great fighter but bad style hes box is not realy technical and spectacular even hard and efficace. many thank god bless them and us
emma
December 12th, 2007 1:51pmi felt sorry on ricky hatton BUT mayweather deserves it!
super
December 12th, 2007 10:00pmsimly he is not good enough
littlebigman
December 13th, 2007 11:05amwhere do elephants go when they die
michael
December 13th, 2007 8:30pmricky your a great boxer av a rematch wif your rival mayweather because your a great boxer n i fink u deserve d world champion belt ur d best fighter ive sin so keep it up m8 and your 1 tat never ives up and dats d best about u m8 inabit
ray irving
December 13th, 2007 9:55pmin my eys ricky was th best fighter on th night but hay there will be a nexttime and i will be there whaching no mater what.thanks
The curio
December 15th, 2007 10:50amI don't understand why anyone thinks Hatton is a great It's the first time he thought a really good boxer, but coz of the British public he believed his unrealistic hype, he was so sure he'd beat Mayweather then more or less disgraced himself by criticizing everything that beat him anyway.
the curio
December 15th, 2007 10:57amAnd Ray Irving you must have been watching a completely different fight altogether but i think lying about Hattons Ability is unpatriotic not blind support of a Man who simply can't fight, he came out swinging like a sissy hoping at least a few punches would connect when you read his miss rate it was huge, i refuse to blindly support Hatton based on that he's English we deserve more a true champion, then i'll get behind him.
mark
December 15th, 2007 12:02pmhatton is a top fighter maywether got luky