Hatton would have never beaten Pacquiao no matter what the game plan was, but if it was Mayweather’s plan to have Hatton fight head on like that, maybe Mayweather Sr. should hang it up as far as training goes. No wonder his son doesn’t use him.

Even said so himself, something along the lines of the heart took over the head. He’s really a class act and so is pac-man. This is not going to diminish my opinion of Ricky Hatton, he was a great fighter who lost to the two best fighters of his generation, he went for the gold and fell short. No shortage of balls in the Hatton house, and no shortage of heart or humility either.

No doubt this wasn’t Mayweather Sr.‘s stategy, but if it wasn’t, what was the whole point of this relationship? Hatton picked up where he left off in the Mayweather Jr. fight from the get-go. I watched a replay a couple hrs. ago with the British commentary, and they couldn’t believe he was using the same strategy. They sounded panicked and seemed to know what was coming 45 seconds into the fight. I respect Hatton immensely (honestly I feel really bad for him, and his fans) but it seemed liked he just decided to throw out his entire training camp as soon as the bell rang. He only lasted longer against Floyd because he is content to kill you slow. Manny is a machine gun. I guess I just would have expected him to try to survive the first 3-4 rounds, since that’s what the conventional wisdom seemed suggest he needed to do.

Even with all his bluster and pre-fight antics, I have to honestly wonder what kind of shot Mayweather Sr. thought Hatton had in this fight. Seems like Freddie Roach had this thing figured out a long time ago, and I can’t believe someone as experienced as Sr. didn’t know his fighter was going to be in serious trouble in that ring.

I would love to see him continue on if that’s what he wants, but it’s just that there is nothing big for him to strive for. He will never get another chance like he had the last two fights, will now always be considered a very good but not great fighter. The reason for retirement wouldn’t be a diminished skill set or age (like De La Hoya) but the fact that he got demolished in his last two fights and now has no avenue to pursue. Yes, they were to the two best fighters in the world, but they were devastating defeats, and Saturday’s in particular was the kind of ring destruction that could ruin a fighter mentally. Hatton’s fans will stay with him no matter what, but the best he could hope for would be to go out after a defeat of Khan, but at this point, I have serious doubts he could even hang in that fight, much less beat him.

I think he should seriously consider retiring, but only because he was knocked out about as completely as one can be. To have that effect, a punch has to cause the brain to move within the skull. I wouldn’t want to see him get back into the ring without doing everything he can to make sure he is not vulnerable to brain injury. He doesn’t want to end up like Freddy Roche, or have worse problems. As for the fight, he showed up fit and prepared, and he lost to Manny Pacquio. He’s got nothing to apologize for.

coz he’s training boxers to get KO’ed, if your boxer doesn’t listens to you then you don’t command respect…

I cannot accept the logic that Hatton should carry on because there’s still fights out there for him to win. Yes, Floyd Jr and Pacquiao are special fighters, precision punchers and all the rest.
But Hatton is genuinely feeling punches much more than he used to. You may say he is fighting in the elite now, but what about Juan Lazcarno, who had him seriously dazed? Hatton trained to box a smart fight against Pacquiao, but he just reverted to type and kept getting stung by the brilliant southpaw lead right hook. In the ring, he has aged rapidly.
Hatton’s reflexes have slowed down, hence his guard gets lazy, he isn’t moving his head the way he used to and he is walking in straight lines. He’s a sitting duck and if he faces a good puncher, he is in serious trouble.
Fair enough, Hatton may want a swansong, but how many more heavy knockouts before his health is jepordised? Amir Khan has a bad chin, but it could be a tragic fight. Khan is fast and powerful, and he could KO a shot Ricky Hatton. This would be a false boost to Khan’s credibility – like beating Barrera was.
Ricky only looked dangerous in the clinch against Pacquiao, who was able to use his speed to keep out of harms way . Khan is young, can still develop if trained properly and if he used intelligent movement he could embarass Ricky. Conversley Ricky could close the ring off and smother Khan, who is obviously lightyears behind Pacquiao, but personally I don’t want that fight for Ricky.
Katsidis would be an incredible spectacle, but I would call it a high-risk health warning for both fighters, especially Hatton. Katsidis is younger and probably take a better punch. His heavy KO to Casamayor was, like Hatton’s, at the hands of a brilliant precision puncher.
I just feel that if Hatton fights on, against the fighters who have been mentioned here and elsewhere, he will lose brutally and it will hurt me to see that.
All fighters will tell you: once you have been knocked out, it softens you up. Hatton has been slowly softened up all his career due to his bull charging style. Now he has been KO’d heavily, I want to see him retire with his head held high and stay involved in the sport in other ways. Why risk brain damage? He has a child to raise yet. Retiring from fighting will be a blessing for him.