DLH will retire now, i hope Hatton fights Pacman at Wembley as that would be a classic and hopefully the winner ( hopefully Hatton ) will fight Mayweather

ODLH is still the main player in all this, he can cultivate,and thats the right word, the best part of $400million from the next 3 big fights because he promotes himself,hatton & pacman through golden boy promotion...and as soon as 'money' mayweather see's the money knocking about he'll be back in the gym before you can blink

fight 1
him v hatton @ wembley, a farewall for ODLH in the biggest fight ever,largest attendance,most buys on ppv etc...and a further boost to hatton mantle as ODLH successor as biggest graw in boxing

fight 2 & 3 with hatton v pacman v mayweather..


mayweather v pacman would be a classic...hatton v either of them would be a massacre cos the other to are on a different planet..

Definately. It's about time Calzaghe fought someone on their way up instead of someone on their way down.

Agree!

Yeah I agree, it would make a good fight. Calzaghe has a great record but his last few fights have been against people on their way down.

Froch said Calzaghe said no to a fight between them 2 before.

It sounds to me like after last night Oscar is mentally and physically spent now. For him to fight on would be foolish IMO. Once a boxer has gone, he has gone. Why not take it easy and earn his millions from just promoting fights?

Seconded.

I think I read a report claiming Froch's camp had offered 5 million to Calzaghe, of which he turned down.
Not seen the fight from last night yet but it sounds as if Froch looked pretty good and with the added challenge of Calzaghe I am sure he would step up another level.

Yeah I have heard Froch mention it a few times!

Just been on Sky Sports news saying that Froch wants to fight him and they will make an offer Calzaghe can not refuse

Like Lacy and Kessler you mean?

Kessler was no better than European level, only 2 names stand out on his record and one was because he was a former RL player.

It was to early for Lacy who was far to inexperienced, Calzghe did put on a fantastic performance and used Lacy as a punch bag.

Gonna be world champ one day

From Watching The Pre Match Get Together It Looked As If Jean Pascal Had Psyched Out Carl Froch From The Stare Down And When They Were Doing The Introductions Pascal Looked To Have The Edge For Me With Froch Looking Nervous...
In The End All That Mattered Was Carl Froch Picking Up A Tremendous Victory And He Has One Hell Of A Chin On Him, It Looks Like He Could Take Those Punches All Day Long!...

Fight of the night easily goes to Froch vs Pascal.

What a fight that was! From the first ring of the bell they were toe to toe fro the full 12 rounds.

They must have both been mighty fit to do that. Most 12 round fights have at least a few rounds weighing each other up/running round the ring avoiding each other.

Froch looks like he could dominate the division, especially if he tightens up his defence a little. Though with a chin like that, who needs defence?

was last night the end of the road for 'Ordinary' Harrison?

hopefully

He's been on a dirt track leading to nowhere in particular for years.

Exactly. That what I meant about last night, 'last chance saloon'.

It's an absolute no brainer mate and I can't even believe people are mentioning Oscar as an opponent now.

Having followed Ricky for a number of years now (including 4 trips to the States) I've got to know a lot of diehard Hatton fans and people close to Ricky, and even before Pacman beat Oscar, a massive majority were calling for Ricky to fight Pacman next whether he beat Oscar or not.

Now that Manny has done what a lot of Hatton fans wanted him to do, it's an absolute formality IMO.

We all know Ricky is out of his comfort zone away from the 10 stone division, but at 10 stone HE IS THE MAN. I was impressed with Manny last night don't get me wrong, but Oscar looked slow and old in there and I don't think you could under-estimate the affect fighting at that weight had on him.

It's impossible and a bit foolish IMO, to form an opinion on how Manny would fare against Ricky based on his victory last night. I know I may be biased, but Ricky would still be boss in there IMO and I think he has the tools to cause Pacman all sorts of problems.

It will be a huge fight and occasion and Oscar can do his stuff on the promotion side of it and still make a tidy sum and be comfortable just being one of the many thousands who will be in attendance.

In fairness Joe is no spring chicken himself at 36. Bernard Hopkins was still good enough to beat 26 year old Kelly Pavlik last time out and Winky Wright and Antonio Tarver in the 2 years before fighting Joe.

Boxers seem to be carrying on a lot longer these days.

I actually think Hatton has a good chance of beating Pacman. He's struggled in the past with 'come forward' fighters (Morales, Marquez). His task was made far easier by DLH comin into the fight well underweight, he had no energy at all throughout the fight. DLH has really tarnished his legacy by fighting on far too long. He should have retired after the Hopkins fight 4 years ago.

Re the Froch fight, what a fight! I expect big things from both fighters, it was a classic. Both fighters looked knackered at the end. Froch IMO is good enough to fight anyone in the division, he has the best chin in boxing and has an excellent left jab, the Taylor fight next should be a belter.

On Calzaghe, he should fight Dawson or retire. People don't give him the credit he deserves for beating Hopkins. Yes, Hopkins maybe 42 but he's still one of the best 5 fighters in the world, and IMO one of the 10 best of all time, he just makes fighters look bad, even if you beat him, you won't look good doing it. Kessler is very very underrated is a huge super middlewight, and doesn't get the recognition he deserves because he's not American. He has beaten Eubank, Reid, Woodall, Hopkins, Kessler, Jones Jr, Bika, Lacy, Veit, Mitchell whom are all former or current world champions. IMO, he has nothing left to prove and his record speaks for itself.

Froch's problem is I'm still not convinced he's as good as he thinks he is.

All this low hands and sticking your chin out nonsense will get you found out eventually, just ask Naseem Hamed.

You'd think so but I don't think theres a fighter out there with the power to beat him, his chin is unbelievable, he can just walk through shots, he was gettin hit with some massive shots from Pascal.

Froch should fight Jermain Taylor next who I believe is the mandatory fighter to his title anyway after his unanimous win over Lacy in November.

Taylor's definitely the mandatory, but Froch's camp reckon he won't want to come over here and will go for one of the other titles instead.