I didn't really think this deserved a new thread, so it goes here. ---------------------------------------------------- http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2918039 Wednesday, June 27, 2007 Mayweather says he's ready to hurt Hatton ESPN.com news services Ricky Hatton wants a shot at Floyd Mayweather Jr., considered by many to be the best pound-for-pound fighter in boxing. It looks like he might get his wish. Ricky Hatton cannot fight. He throws one punch at a time and then holds. Hatton is the most overrated fighter of the last 25 years. Mayweather said Tuesday he will come out of retirement to put Hatton in his place. "I was retired but I'll sign to fight Hatton right now. I've tried to let the things he said about me slide by, but now he's 'dissing' me on national TV and I want to shut him up. I've never wanted to hurt an opponent like I do Hatton. "Ricky Hatton cannot fight. He throws one punch at a time and then holds. Hatton is the most overrated fighter of the last 25 years." Hatton's one-punch knockout win Saturday night over Jose Luis Castillo to retain his world junior welterweight championship just might have been the breakthrough the British fighter needed to convince fans outside his native country that he is the real thing at 140 pounds. Like Mayweather, Hatton is undefeated. Unlike Mayweather, he fights in a wild, all-out style that should prove popular as he continues his campaign in the United States. "There was more action in the four rounds of this fight than Floyd showed in his entire career," Hatton said. There was more action in the four rounds of this fight than Floyd showed in his entire career. Mayweather announced his retirement after beating Oscar De La Hoya last month. Hatton's father, Ray, said that his son is ready to face Mayweather -- anywhere. "We're up for the fight, you've got to be up for a fight like that," Ray Hatton told Radio Five Live in the United Kingdom. "But it doesn't always end with the two fighters. There tends to be a few people getting in between. "Ricky is chomping at the bit. I've spoken to him a little bit before all this came out and he said it's a no-brainer. It's a definite yes. "Ricky will fight him anywhere -- that's the difference between him and Floyd, who wants it on home turf." Leonard Ellerbe, Mayweather's manager, said a fight could happen in the fall. "Hatton's trying to promote himself off Floyd's name and he [Mayweather] will kick his butt. Floyd told me he wants to get the deal on," Ellerbe said, according to the Guardian newspaper. "Hatton [insulted] Floyd [on television]. But that's OK, he's had his opportunity to talk. Now all he has to do is to sign a contract and we can get this done. We can have it this year, in the fall. We don't need to wait." The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Harrisment..I hope it happens. I believe Hatton-Mayweather would be much more entertaining than DeLaHoya-Mayweather.
I don't think Hatton wants it. Mayweather is gonna mess him up. I like Hatton but I don't really think he stands a chance against Floyd unless Floyd gets careless and gets caught with a wild punch from Hatton, then it might be lights out.
I'd love to see it. At the very least Hatton would force Floyd to fight. Obviously Mayweather is the far more polished boxer, but I think this fight would make for good entertainment.
ANY fight would be more entertaining than Floyd and Oscar. Unless it was Rocky Juarez fighting, then certainly there is nothing more boring than watching that guy "fight."
