just the way the cookie crumbles: "I don't want Campbell to come and watch the boxing," Hatton said on 24/7. "You never can tell in a boxing ring what can happen. One punch and it could all be over for you. I wouldn't forgive myself if I said to Campbell 'you want to come watch the fight' and I got knocked out. I know how hard it was for me Mom and girlfriend when Floyd Jr. knocked me out. I wouldn't like it if my little eight-year-old champion sat there watching that." if hatton doesnt wany any more of this.....RETIRE

Boo hoo hoo!!! i would cry to after that beatdown.he aint the man you thought huh jennifer? yall just keep drinking that poison.bunch of "alkies".......you better blame it on the alcohol!!! and get off mayweather.

As said in the previous blog. Mayweather Sr. is late and probably drunk. Your promoter and your trainer don't think you can win. How long could you fight with that drunk MF in your corner? 2 round thank you. give me my money, I'm outta here. So we see it was mostly the prefight drama that made Ricky decide to bounce.
You signed a 2 deal with Golden Boy Productions. You didn't read the fine print that said that the promoter could name your trainer. MayweatherSr. is assigned by Oscar. He's pissed. Hatton pissed.
2 rounds later and 12 hours. You and your girl are chillin' and telling everyone in England, the story above.

Cofield, if boxing is dead, how can a fighter of Ricky Hattons caliber make 25 to 30 million in one fight? That is more purse money than Couture and LIddell combined have banked over the course of their entire MMA career. Apparently boxings' demise has been greatly exaggerated by the likes of, well, you Cofield...
Why did they move Hatton when he was out on the canvas?? Rule number one is to immobilize the neck. They were twisting him on his side.. Knuckleheads..
I think Floyd Sr. might be hittin the pipe again . Old 'bad' habits die hard.

cocky monkey trainor floyd sr. was nowhere to be found after the fight. and his cocky boxer white boy hatton got beaten by the very humble manny! it pays to be humble and good.

MANNY PACQUIAO... the destroyer! He destroyed morales' , dela hoya , and probably cocky hatton's career.... lol... GO MANNY!

Hatton's girl is hot! If I had a girl like that, Manny can beat me down EVERYDAY... lol

Yeah Hatton's chick is fine

Mayweather Sr.’s behavior during the training camp, the fight night, and the post-fight clearly demonstrated that he is not, as what he arrograntly proclaimed himself to be, the greatest boxing trainer of all time. Freddie Roach made his point, referring to Mayweather Sr’s tardiness during the recent training camp that “being late for training in a championship fight” is utterly unprofessional. That Taco Bell incident shown in HBO’s 24/7 was really shameful. Mayweather Sr stopped by a Taco Bell drive-through to order lunch, neglecting the fact that his fighter, Ricky Hatton was in the gym, right on schedule, waiting for him. Clearly, Mayweather Sr was overwhelmed by the limelight and publicity given to the Hatton-Pacquiao fight, that he could not control himself appropriately in his training camp. I would expect to see more professionalism from an amateur trainer than what I saw from him. If he was so hungry for attention, he should have signed up for MTV’s The Real World back in the days. I’m sure he would have fared well as the annoying character.
I think Hatton should have re-hired Billy Graham for this fight. Hatton had the boxing skills, talent, and the power that could have given him a chance to even the odds. He is a good fighter, a strong and aggressive pugilist. It’s not easy for a fighter to win 44 out of 45 fights. Billy Graham helped him to achieve all that. What Hatton lacked during the fight, which I think is crucial, was what Pacquiao had with him, a corner-man that could be fully trusted by a prize fighter. Instead, he had Mayweather Sr. This trust “thing” is intangible, especially in boxing, where fighters go to the ring to release graceful brutality and violence towards each other. When they are in the ring, against the ropes and getting the beat-down, a trusted corner-man’s voice could help bring confidence back to the fighter, and the will to fight some more, despite the punishments that they take. I know this because I saw Rocky IV when I was a kid, and some recent episodes of Totoy Bato today.
Pacquiao had Freddie Roach in his corner during the bout. They have been partners, like Frodo and Sam, for eight years now. According to HBO Sports, Hatton had had Billy Graham since he was 17. But he let him go not too long ago for Mayweather Sr, a loud, egoistic, and mediocre trainer who uses his fighters to boost his own popularity ratings. During the May 2nd fight, Hatton did not have that emotional support from his trusted former corner-man, Billy Graham. That’s why he listened to himself, and not to his corner who was undeserving of trust. And clearly, the audience and boxing fans did not see any noticeable changes in the way Hatton fought that night. Evidence that showed Mayweather Sr did not add any improvements in Hatton’s game.
Hatton knew what he had with him, a trainer who is only up for himself, a trainer with colossal control issues with his ego. He knew that the minute he gets into trouble Mayweather Sr would leave him high and dry. And sadly, that’s what happened; Mayweather Sr. is blaming Hatton for everything. According to Maxboxing.com, after Hatton’s brutal knock out, Mayweather Sr was seen signing autographs and joking with fans, while Hatton was preparing himself for a trip to the local hospital for a precautionary check-up. Obviously, Mayweather Sr did not fully commit himself to his boxer, or to the training itself. He was just out there to get a chance to be seen in HBO.
Some boxing critics say that Hatton lost the fight because he did not listen to Mayweather Sr’s instructions. It might be true. But more importantly, Hatton have lost faith on Mayweather Sr, in the weeks leading to the fight, because of the trainer’s unprofessional and shameful conduct during the training camp. Mayweather Sr’s behavior set Hatton up for defeat, because Hatton realized that he could not trust his trainer. He felt alone in the ring, without a corner-man, so he resorted back to his old boxing style.
It truly showed in the weeks leading to the fight, and to the fight night itself, that Mayweather Sr is not a great trainer as he claims himself to be. They say that “action speaks louder than words,” and Mayweather Sr’s actions clearly highlighted his inability to improve and train fighters. If Hatton had Billy Graham in his corner and not Mayweather Sr, then we could have seen a different fight, one that is not too lop-sided. That’s what trust and a good relationship with the trainer can do to a fighter. It can change him.
Imagine being a prize fighter and you are on the fight of your life, and you have someone in your corner you could not fully trust. You feel alone. The other fighter has his trainer shouting to death for instructions and support. That would have been so demoralizing, wouldn’t it? I think Hatton made a mistake of firing Billy Graham as his trainer. Mayweather Sr made Hatton look bad. And that change of trainers could have cost him the humiliating defeat.

Are you kidding is that really his girlfriend ?
damn it just shows ya dont matter how buttugly you are or how goofy looking ,if ya have the cash any shallow girl will go for ya .
sidenote : anyone whom didnt see hatton loosing to pac needs to never bet on a fight .
i like both of these guys but the pac is just to fast for anyone.
i hope hatton can recover to fight again i like him too.

Ps ..........county boy .............shoot spanky war and peace was a shorter than your post !

County Boy..Daaaang, now ask me if I read your comment.. Hell nah. Hope you get an A on your term paper. Noticed I read your last comment.

you know what I think...good thing pacman knock him out otherwise pacman could have lost that fight in 3rd,,

Floyd Sr said Hatton didn't listen to him and he was right. They had a game plan and Hatton did not execute it. The problem is, Floyd Sr's game plan is inadequate as a trainer. He didn't have a counter to the Pacman's counter (the right hook). If he is the best, he should have been always one step ahead of the opponent's move.
If Hatton had won, it was because of Floyd Sr. Now that they lost, it was because of Hatton??
As Pacman suggested, Hatton could still continue fighting. Is this an invitation to join him, Amir Khan, and Roach as his new trainer?? Sounds like a good game plan.

Owee L, I think the pac's punches affected your senses. Your guy hatton was already punching drunk after the first right hand hit him in the chin early in the first round. It was only a matter of time. He's lucky he went out in 2 rounds. He could have been a damaged good if it lasted. Owen get a brain scan, I'm worried about you.

oh henry boy,,, I saw it clearly don't lecture me, hatton still warming up at the time he was knock out, he would have come back if the referee did not stopped the fight, good thing the referee stopped it or else we will never know what would the hitman do...to pacman, even floyd may have thought about what I thought.....

Anyone could see that Hatton didn't stand a chance. He has never looked like a top tier fighter. Maybe this beatdown will change his decision to continue.

Owee L what are you smoking? Must be something good. Did you really see the fight or you might have been watching something else. your man hatton was flat on his back senseless for quite awhile. your hit man got hit really bad and solid. His new nickname should be "Hitmeman".

owee = crack smoker. They were both just getting warmed up. there was no need for the ref to stop the fight because hatton wasn't getting up. Ref could've counted to 100 and Hatton would've still been snoring.

you got me all wrong manpac, see my man hatton can take all kinds of beating, only his girl can probably beat him in 1 round it takes pacman 2. what you saw is the very knockout , that fight was so close no blood or swell in hatton face and he was still breathing when he was down and i saw it...you said it senseless but the end of the day his ok, hatton will be back,, I don't know when and when that time comes, make sure pacman the clown should practice more with left and rigth coz the hitman is ready to get it on..

hatton is still one of the best fighters in the world he knows that. pacquiao is a great fighter and also one of the best in the world maybe he is the best. i think that hatton should have let the the guy who trained him before train him this fight as well and maybe he would have lost again who knows but i think it would have helped. i respect all the fighters and what they do floyd manny hatton there all great to watch and i will continue to watch all there fights.

Owee L= Biased Hatton Fan. You must have bet all your money on Hatton.

@ 23 Michael M. Agree, Mayweather talks too much rather than train Hatton. Then he entirely blames Hatton for losing.