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Scott Gilfoyd: When Ricky Hatton is going to go? It is time to retire. I do not want to offend the British fans, but I think it's time to carry out Hatton in the pasture. The guy had his successes, met with a handful of decent opponents and a ton of easy fights, that would add to your record, but I think that Hatton has to hang up his gloves once and for all. In Hutton's never been a strong chin. Look at it fight against Vince Phillips six years ago in 2003, and you'll notice that Hatton was stunned in that fight attacks from the right by Phillips. In Hutton's similar problems have also been in other matches. Hatton has to go because he has finally to test their strength against good opponents and each time suffered a crushing defeat.
There is no doubt Hatton would continue to fill up their record against light fighters, but I think that Ricky wants to continue to receive large fees he received in battle against Mayweather, Tszyu and Pacquiao. Return to the easy opponents, which Hutton has created much of his record, it would probably be undesirable for Hutton at the moment because that his fees will be reduced and he will have to spend fighting mainly in England, against low-level fighters over whom he can still win. I would like to see how Hatton will go, if only because it's better for him. I doubt that Hatton will be able to recover from such losses and continue to win. I think that Hatton and his followers have been deceived by his victories over such withering boxers like Tszyu, Luis Castillo, Joe, Ben Taki and Carlos Mouse, forgetting who actually fought against Hatton. He is the same fighter as before. If Hatton does not want to go back to the fights against light fighters again, he must leave immediately, otherwise he risks to be defeated if met with such boxers as Bradley Holt and Victor Ortiz.
