At least that’s what Juan Lazcano, his opponent this Saturday, thinks. In today’s London Sun tabloid he referred to Ricky Hatton as the “Manchester Mexican” and generously opined “He’s got big testicles and you can’t do anything but tip your hat off to him.” Now that’s a compliment!

Do you want proof? How about 57 pints, 17 vodka and Red Bulls, four vodkas, three whisky chasers, and a bottle of Moet champagne. Yes, that was Hatton’s four-day long New Year’s Eve celebration intake as reported by London’s Daily Mail. During those hazy four days Hatton allegedly (and miraculously) stayed standing and upright avoiding his three-weeks-prior fate against Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

At the time Hatton told the Daily Mirror “Unfortunately I lost in Vegas but that’s the end of it. A few more drinks and I won’t remember anyway!” We applaud his forgetfulness and are confident that our Ricky is ready to rebound.

Today Hatton admirably told the Times of London “Greatness in a fighter is coming back when your back’s against the wall and everyone is expecting you to go down. I lost to the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world but I’ll be damned if I go out of boxing that way.”

That sure sounds like a winner and someone ready to re-establish himself as the greatest 140-lb. boxer alive. We’re in your corner Ricky. However, not everyone is.

Paul “The Magic Man” Malignaggi, who is facing Lovemore N’Dou on the Hatton undercard, isn’t impressed with Manchester’s pride and joy. This week he’s offered to British press “I don’t think Ricky has as good a chin as people think he has,” and “Ricky is solid but not great. If he wins or loses, it is all just a matter of what the referee lets him get away with.”

If the Magic Man’s taunts are aimed at goading Hatton into a fight he be reminded of Junior Witter’s failed example. Witter called Hatton out dozens of times to no avail; Ricky didn’t want to give the impudent challenger a share of his prize money. But Paul, watch what you say while in Manchester, you might end up with so much to answer for.

Juan Lazcano’s trainer Ronnie Shields also doubts Hatton and his aforementioned partying lifestyle. He told the Sun today “Hatton lives a very bad lifestyle for a fighter. Anyone who goes out and drinks the way he does is going to have problems.” He then surmised that Hatton lifestyle will bring him the same fate as Mike Tyson. We think Shields is ridiculous. Don’t stop being who you are Ricky.

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Ricky Hatton Has Big Testicles

On Saturday night in Nottingham, England light welterweight Junior Witter lost his WBC title belt in a split decision to American Timothy Bradley. Witter, a 5:1 favorite was outworked, outsmarted, and outclassed by the unknown southern Californian who dropped the Bradford native in the sixth. Before the fight Witter, who had goldenpalace.net shaved into the back of his skull, was Ring Magazine’s #1 junior welterweight contender. Bradley was unranked.

Witter’s loss adds to the growing list of title-dropping Britons, a number that now has swollen to five in the past six months: Witter, Ricky Hatton, Clinton Woods, Enzo Maccarinelli, and Gavin Rees. The only Britons still holding titles are Joe Calzaghe and former Victoria’s Secret model David Haye.

Badlefthook.com called the fight the “early upset of the year candidate” Graham Houston at the fightwriter.com noted that “Witter did not show the authority, or the will to win, that one expects from a champion.”

I found Witter’s performance tentative, snooze-worthy, and yet another example of an over-rated British pugilist. Quit showing these English poseurs Showtime, they are not worthy of our time or our attention. And next time, please broadcast in HD.

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Another Briton Loses Title Belt