Ricky Hatton: Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano was one of the fights of the century, Jake Paul needs to keep his mouth shut

In his latest column, the British boxing legend reacts to a stunning fight between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano along with Jack Massey’s latest win on Fightzone. He also looks ahead as Canelo Alvarez chases down more glory this weekend.

Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano was a fantastic show on Saturday night, a history-making fight for boxing with two women fighting for all the belts at Madison Square Garden. The action was simply incredible.

When we think about some of the classics we have watched over the years, Arturo Gatti vs Micky Ward, Erik Morales vs Marco Antonio Barrera… I think that must be up there too.

In round five, Serrano unloaded on Katie who looked gone on her feet. But she took them and bounced straight back. It was inspirational. I had Katie winning by the smallest of margins, but I don’t think there would have been too many complaints had it been ruled a draw too.

Jake Paul was convinced Serrano was robbed and was straight in the ring to have his say afterwards. Now you can’t knock Jake Paul for what he has done and the money he is making. He played his part in getting this fight on too, Eddie Hearn had plenty of praise for him for his role in making it happen and building Serrano up.

But like a typical YouTuber, he had to say something controversial, just to get a bit of attention. Keep your mouth shut! They have just put on one of the fights of the century, this was two women making history, they don’t need you saying anything about the fight. I felt like jumping down the TV and knocking him out!

People still discuss whether he is good for boxing but I’m not too sure. Serrano certainly wasn’t looking for controversy, there were no complaints from her. The fight was nip and tuck, not much in it but she