Ricky Hatton has decided to end his career on a better note following his horrible 2nd round defeat to Manny Pacquiao eight months ago. “I’ve sat down and listened to the people that are close to me and know what I’m capable of,” Hatton said. “We’re looking at the IBF champion Juan Urango, who I’ve already fought and beaten,” the British fighter said. “It’s got to be a top-10 ranked, pound-for-pound fighter or a world champion of some sort.”
Ricky Hatton is currently 45-2 in his boxing career and his only two losses come from Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.
On the other hand, Jermain Taylor’s future is more uncertain. He has decided to take an indefinite break from boxing and withdrew from the Super Six Classic Boxing Tournament following a KO loss to Arthur Abraham. Since then, there has been heavy speculation about Taylor’s future in the six-man tournament, especially after Lou DiBella, the fighter’s career-long promoter, resigned over concerns for his health — even though DiBella stood to earn hundreds of thousands of dollars had he continued to work with Taylor through two more guaranteed tournament bouts. The person who will take Taylor’s spot in the tournament will likely to be the winner of a fight between Sakio Bika (28-3-2, 19 KOs), champion of the 2007 “Contender” tournament, and Allan Green (29-1, 20 KOs). Their handlers are working to finalize a fight between the two for Feb. 5 on Showtime’s “ShoBox” series.
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I really thought Hatton is quitting for good. But now he’s coming back. I really like his fighting style. But I believe now he will be more of a counter-puncher..