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11-30-2009, 05:47 PM
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By William Mackay: Former world boxing champion Barry McGuigan feels that Ricky Hatton doesn’t have anything to left to prove and shouldn’t fight Juan Manuel Marquez, saying in an article in The Mirror “It’s a tough fight, an unnecessary risk.” McGuigan thinks that the huge amount of weight that Hatton would have to take off for a fight with Marquez would take a lot out of him, as would the sparring he’d have to do as well. There has been talk of Hatton coming back next year in 2010 for a bout against Juan Manuel Marquez.
It would be an exciting bout if not for the fact that Hatton was stopped in a brutal 2nd round knockout by Manny Pacquiao on May 2nd of this year. Hatton was old cold for at least three minutes after being nailed by a big left hand from Pacquiao. With a knockout as bad as that, it would be smarter for Hatton to work his way back into tough fights rather than risking all and taking on the tough Marquez.
It seems like Hatton is gambling that he’ll have enough left to beat the 36-year-old Marquez. And who knows? Maybe Hatton does have enough left to beat Marquez, but it’s still a risky thing for Hatton to do after a bad knockout loss like the one that he experienced against Pacquiao.
What makes it worse for Hatton is that he’s grossly let himself go and looks to be at least 40 to 50 pounds overweight. For Hatton to take that kind of weight off, it will require months of training and that will likely prevent Hatton from doing any quality sparring until the weight is off him.
McGuigan says “The world has moved on [since Hatton was stopped by Floyd Mayweather in December 2007], Ricky. It is time for you to do the same with pride.” McGuigan says that he gave Hatton only 18 months left in his career two years ago at the time that he was fighting Mayweather. It looks as if McGuigan’s estimation of Hatton’s time left in the sport is correct judging by Hatton’s knockout loss to Pacquiao and less than impressive performance against Juan Lazcano.
McGuigan sees the loss to Pacquiao as the “Natural end” for Hatton’s career. It may not have been the best way to end a career, McGuigan points out, but it should be where Hatton’s career ends.
By William Mackay: Former world boxing champion Barry McGuigan feels that Ricky Hatton doesn’t have anything to left to prove and shouldn’t fight Juan Manuel Marquez, saying in an article in The Mirror “It’s a tough fight, an unnecessary risk.” McGuigan thinks that the huge amount of weight that Hatton would have to take off for a fight with Marquez would take a lot out of him, as would the sparring he’d have to do as well. There has been talk of Hatton coming back next year in 2010 for a bout against Juan Manuel Marquez.
It would be an exciting bout if not for the fact that Hatton was stopped in a brutal 2nd round knockout by Manny Pacquiao on May 2nd of this year. Hatton was old cold for at least three minutes after being nailed by a big left hand from Pacquiao. With a knockout as bad as that, it would be smarter for Hatton to work his way back into tough fights rather than risking all and taking on the tough Marquez.
It seems like Hatton is gambling that he’ll have enough left to beat the 36-year-old Marquez. And who knows? Maybe Hatton does have enough left to beat Marquez, but it’s still a risky thing for Hatton to do after a bad knockout loss like the one that he experienced against Pacquiao.
What makes it worse for Hatton is that he’s grossly let himself go and looks to be at least 40 to 50 pounds overweight. For Hatton to take that kind of weight off, it will require months of training and that will likely prevent Hatton from doing any quality sparring until the weight is off him.
McGuigan says “The world has moved on [since Hatton was stopped by Floyd Mayweather in December 2007], Ricky. It is time for you to do the same with pride.” McGuigan says that he gave Hatton only 18 months left in his career two years ago at the time that he was fighting Mayweather. It looks as if McGuigan’s estimation of Hatton’s time left in the sport is correct judging by Hatton’s knockout loss to Pacquiao and less than impressive performance against Juan Lazcano.
McGuigan sees the loss to Pacquiao as the “Natural end” for Hatton’s career. It may not have been the best way to end a career, McGuigan points out, but it should be where Hatton’s career ends.