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Ricky Hatton hopes Ryan Garcia has ‘bitten off more than he can chew’ with Luke Campbell in Texas showdown

, Ricky Hatton hopes Ryan Garcia has ‘bitten off more than he can chew’ with Luke Campbell in Texas showdown

RICKY HATTON hopes title-starved Luke Campbell is a bite too much for Ryan Garcia this weekend.

Hull’s Olympic 2012 hero aims to secure his third lightweight world championship shot with a win over the Mexican-American golden boy in Dallas on Saturday night.

Ricky Hatton hopes Luke Campbell is too much for Ryan Garcia
Campbell, 33, believes his 22-year-old rival is all Instagram hype

Campbell, 33, believes his 22-year-old rival is all Instagram hype thanks to his 7.7million followers.

And British boxing legend Hatton – who embraced his yo-yoing weight with a famous fat suit and ‘Ricky Fatton’ nickname – wonders if Garcia has the appetite for battle or is being fed to a hungry lion too soon.

Hatton said: “Campbell has been in there and done the world title rounds with Vasiliy Lomachenko and Jorge Linares and he is a tall southpaw.

“Ryan Garcia has so much hand speed and he is one of the biggest prospects in world boxing.

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“But I don’t know if he has bitten off more than he can chew with Luke Campbell.

“All the potential is there with Garcia but I don’t know if he has been tested yet and Luke Campbell could be a bridge too far.”

If 20-0 Garcia can fight genuine challengers as well as he poses for photos and pranks with YouTubers, Hatton reckons we have a new superstar on our hands.

But, like undefeated ring icon and social media show-off Floyd Mayweather, he will need to back-up every word he says or photo he posts.

“Garcia could well be all Instagram hype,” Hatton said.

“He is a pretty boy and his hands are very fast and he is always on social media.

“But then so is someone like Floyd Mayweather and he is the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet, because he backed it up.

“Garcia might be able to back it up too and then he could be the real deal.”

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Watch Garcia vs Campbell on Saturday night from 8pm on DAZN.

, Ricky Hatton hopes Ryan Garcia has ‘bitten off more than he can chew’ with Luke Campbell in Texas showdown

Hatton admitted he wonders if Garcia has the appetite for battle

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