Ricky Hatton loses licenses, Amir Khan says board was too harsh
by Scott Christ on Sep 24, 2010 6:53 AM EDT
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Ricky Hatton, who recently made headlines with a cocaine scandal, an admission to suffering from depression and a drinking problem, and a trip to rehab, was stripped of his license to box by the British Boxing Board of Control yesterday. Hatton, who turns 32 in a couple of weeks, also had his manager's license revoked, but was allowed to continue on as a promoter, due to the affect that fighters in his employ may have felt if he were forced out as head of Hatton Promotions, which might be the fastest-growing stable in the world.
It's not really a surprise to anyone, as the BBBofC is notoriously harsh and serious about public scandals or any other offense by a licensed fighter. But fellow Brit Amir Khan says that the board was too harsh:
"People make mistakes. We all want to see Ricky get well again. He was a role model for so many young people, and certainly for boxers like myself. But Ricky's situation is a warning to younger fighters to look after themselves, not make the same mistakes, and ready themselves for a career coming to an end."
Police are still planning an investigation into Hatton's drug usage, which went wide on a video from News of the World recently. The video was given up by Emma Bowe, an amateur fighter and friend of Hatton's.
As for Hatton's license to box, I'm sure he'll get that back someday down the road. I fully expect we'll see Ricky Hatton fighting again after this, which no matter how much spin you think has been put out there (and it's likely quite a bit), has pretty well damaged Hatton's ego and public image. He's a proud guy, and I'd imagine will want to get back out there and give his fans a lasting memory beyond a big bender. At 32, he's not that old, and while he's been knocked around a good bit, we've all seen fighters with a lot less to gain come back and fight for a lot less money than Hatton would receive. But maybe that will have left his blood by the time this is all done, too. Do you think Hatton will fight again?
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I think he won't
realistically, the priority is for him to get better, and then from there to hopefully focus on promoting. On a practical level, it would be very hard for him to get a meaningful win to go out on, and even if that win somehow happened(likeliest against JMM at 143, say) it would just push him to a level where he gets outclassed by a better and younger fighter. I think and hope he’s intelligent enough to realise that.
I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘’Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'’ (Bernard Hopkins)
JMM
would win. I hope Hatton doesn’t fight again, he took enough head shots from Pac in those 6 minutes to last a lifetime, plus the finisher—after KOs like that, most guys’ chins turn to glass.
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Especially When
you add in the long-term effects of too much drugs, drink, etc., which isn’t to be judgmental, but they do have their effect.
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JMM would be his best chance
at that sort of weight, where you would have two guys who are shadows of their real selves fighting, and one being well above his best weight and at the end of his career too. But you’re right, the long term effects of the drink and drugs…he might not even be able to beat JMM now. I would much prefer he tried that option, if he came back, than pick off Barrera and/or Morales
I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘’Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'’ (Bernard Hopkins)
He doesn't need a meaningful win
He could make $10 million doing a “farewell fight” against a shot fighter and sticking it in a football stadium in Manchester. I venture he’d have a decent chance of beating someone like Juan Manuel Marquez (just based on styles, plus the fight would probably need to be at welterweight), even after all of this, and he’d beat the crap out of Erik Morales or Marco Antonio Barrera. All three of them would take that fight in a second.
That said, he doesn’t really need the money, and he might be better off focusing on his promotional career, once he gets his license back.
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Any chance they British guys could come over here to Texas and...
show these people how to revoke a license. While his losing of his license is harsh, especially since he is going to rehab, it is miles better then what Texas does. I bet I could get a license to box and I have not spent one day in a gym in years. In fact i might try and let you guys know what happens.
Back on point at least they didn’t take the promoters license b/c what he is doing over there could be something special in time.
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