Hatton eyes knockout win over Mayweather

[Pantera]

NEW YORK: Ricky Hatton tries to ignore the taunts of World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather, hoping to make a knockout statement in the ring at their December 8 title clash in Las Vegas.


Mayweather, a six-times champion in five different weight classes, ridiculed the Briton this week by calling him "Vicky Fatton" on the first stop of their promotional tour.


"I think he's lacking class," Hatton told reporters on Wednesday. "Spending an afternoon with Floyd at a press conference doesn't make me feel like writing a book and saying good things about him.
"He'll never have the love of the fans the way he carries on."


Image is important to Hatton, who dominated as a junior welterweight before stepping up in class for the biggest match-up of undefeated welterweights since Oscar de la Hoya and Felix Trinidad clashed in 1999.
Mayweather, a slick fighter hailed as the world's best pound-for-pound boxer, has a 38-0 record. The hard-hitting Hatton is 43-0.


"I'm just a regular guy who likes to do what any 28-year-old would do," the Englishman said. "I play darts with my local pub team. I'm very close with my family and with my old mates."
Hatton, looking reasonably fit in a pin-striped suit, said he aimed to knock out Mayweather.


"Some fighters are just happy to get the win," he said in a sneering reference to Mayweather's defensive tactics. "It's never my intention to just get the win.
"I like to think that when I retire, when you put on fight videos from your home library of the exciting fights, mine will be up there before Floyd's. That's important to me, very important to me. That's why I've got the following I've got.
"That's why fans like me, because they can relate to me."
Hatton resisted efforts by Mayweather to goad him into action in front of the cameras at Rockefeller Plaza but took his own verbal swipe at the champion, who is a contestant on the Dancing with the Stars TV show.
"It wouldn't be the sort of thing I'd do," Hatton said. "But the longer he stays in it, the better for me, so vote for Floyd.

"Actually it could be good training for the amount of back-peddling he'll have to do.":D


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WAR HATTON!!!!!!!!!!:happy:happy:happy

[JETSKI]

How the hell can you not like the Hitman??? Man, I hope he wins.

[psychopath]

Well . . . it's not suprising because I see that as the only way Hatton can win this fight . . . by knockout.

Nobody can win against PBF by outboxing him . . . at this point. :yep

[JETSKI]

Well . . . it's not suprising because I see that as the only way Hatton can win this fight . . . by knockout.

Nobody can win against PBF by outboxing him . . . at this point. :yep

Yeah, you'd have to be a good boxer & a track star to keep up with him. But he is hitable as Zab proved.

[Pantera]

Castillo beat him already. Case closed.

[Lance_Uppercut]

Hatton's pure class. Mayweather can have all the money in the world, but that will never buy class. Just his hanger-onners and suck-ups.

[brooklyn1550]

Hatton is a good guy....I can understand people not liking the way he fights, but his personality is a very likeable one

[igotJUIC3]

Castillo beat him already. Case closed.

first he didnt beat him and second it would have a bigger impact if he didnt get molly whopped in the second fight!

[psychopath]

Yeah, you'd have to be a good boxer & a track star to keep up with him. But he is hitable as Zab proved.

He is hittable . . . if he chooses to stand his ground and trade. But the guy is smart buddy.

[psychopath]

Hatton is a good guy....I can understand people not liking the way he fights, but his personality is a very likable one

Hit the nail right on the head. :good

[platnumpapi]

i dont think hatton can beat him, pbf style is more of a problem for hatton then hattons style against pbf.pbf has fought guys just like hatton back in his younger days.

come forward, pressure pressure !! nah thats not the style to beat him.pbf can fight guys like that all day/if hatton had some height and reach on him fighting like that then ok i could see it, but hatton nah im sorry.

it is boxing and anything can happen but logic says mayweather jr all day.

[psychopath]

Castillo beat him already. Case closed.


:yikes Case close my ass! :D

When and where did Castillo beat Mayweather? Stick to the facts dude . . . don't argue based on your hallucinations.

And for the sake of bullshit arguement . . . indeed if Castillo did beat PBF . . . how long was that? :think

I'm saying nobody beats Mayweather by outboxing him . . . NOW! . . . at this point of his career

INTIENDE? :yep

[platnumpapi]

Hatton's pure class. Mayweather can have all the money in the world, but that will never buy class. Just his hanger-onners and suck-ups.

maybe he dont want to buy class.:hey

[SteveO]

Hatton can't outbox Mayweather. But he can knock him out.

[psychopath]

Hatton can't outbox Mayweather. But he can knock him out.

Exactly what I'm saying! :yep :good

[igotJUIC3]

Hatton can't outbox Mayweather. But he can knock him out.

will be a very hard task but hey RJJ got KO'ed and i thought that would never happen so....who knows....still thinks its highly unprobable because Floyd protects his body and head ery very well...RJJ didnt.

[psychopath]

will be a very hard task but hey RJJ got KO'ed and i thought that would never happen so....who knows....still thinks its highly unprobable because Floyd protects his body and head ery very well...RJJ didnt.

Well, that's why the word CAN is being used here. :D

[SteveO]

will be a very hard task but hey RJJ got KO'ed and i thought that would never happen so....who knows....still thinks its highly unprobable because Floyd protects his body and head ery very well...RJJ didnt.

Will be hard. I agree to that. But its the way Hatton can win.

[ralphc]

Vicky Fatton's only hope is that Mayweather spends more time dancing than boxing and blows the fight.

[BigReg]

Hatton's pure class. Mayweather can have all the money in the world, but that will never buy class. Just his hanger-onners and suck-ups.

Bullshit! You ever see that S-Class Mayweather has parked in his driveway? That car is nice. Mayweather can buy all types of class. S-Class, SL-Class, SLK-Class. Whatever class he wants.
:deal

[Lacyace]

Bullshit! You ever see that S-Class Mayweather has parked in his driveway? That car is nice. Mayweather can buy all types of class. S-Class, SL-Class, SLK-Class. Whatever class he wants.
:deal

:lol:

Honestly, if I'm a millionaire, I couldn't care less what some fans thought of me. Seriously. All I have to do is feed my family, friends and die.

[KO Boxing]

"He'll never have the love of the fans the way he carries on."



"Some fighters are just happy to get the win," he said in a sneering reference to Mayweather's defensive tactics. "It's never my intention to just get the win.
"I like to think that when I retire, when you put on fight videos from your home library of the exciting fights, mine will be up there before Floyd's. That's important to me, very important to me. That's why I've got the following I've got.
"That's why fans like me, because they can relate to me."

I'm fairly certain, when you reach Mayweather's level, that your legacy and how history will remember you is FAR more important than what the fans at the time thought (which in time, usually changes. We all wouldn't be fans of some of the "old school" guys, if we really knew them).

As the guy above said - he's got his family, friends, children, and milllions. PLUS history.

[Lance_Uppercut]

Bullshit! You ever see that S-Class Mayweather has parked in his driveway? That car is nice. Mayweather can buy all types of class. S-Class, SL-Class, SLK-Class. Whatever class he wants.
:deal


That's just a car. :patsch

[C Money]

Ahhhhh yes.... the night and day difference in this matchup:good

Personality, styles, reality are all opposite one another here.

It really pains me to favor Floyd as I long for the reality that may ever make Floyd a better person and thats a LOSS!!!!

I believe that deflating his bullshit ego would make him a better man in the long run. The best Champions lost(Marciano being the exception and timing certainly attributed to it, as in Louis and Moore were past their best days). SRR 128-1-2??? In 15 and 20 round fights??? C'mon thats some other type shit, quite a mark to overcome. It burns me when Floyd acts as he does but hasnt shown he could walk a mile in those shoes.

I mean humans arent perfect, its a goal to be strived for, but one thats never attained. Learning how to handle adversity, discovering humility, and then overcoming adversity are all parts of being whole.

I hope that Ricky Hatton is to Floyd what Lamotta was to SRR when he was 40-0. The lesser skilled but more determined fighter that rises to the occasion, shows no fear, brings everything he has, and shocks the world.

The odds dont favor it and the circumstances seem all in Floyds favor, but win, lose, or draw?? I believe that Hatton shows up and gives Floyd a much tougher contest than expected.

Whoever wins?? There's big fights for them to make and define their legacy and place among the best.

I'm hoping nice guy's dont always finish last:D

[lenzo]

Mayweather has been losing fans because of the way he portrays his Im holly'er than god attitude and everyone else isn't worth an empty bag. Hatton is selling the tickets here.
Hatton has a personality as well and is a fan favorite. I hope Hatton doesn't chase the runner all night, but should just stand in the middle of the ring and wave PBF in while working the crowd.
When I watch, I'll boo the runner who's avoiding a fight.

[holmes]

I think Hatton will prove the point that nobody is invincable. I truly think he'll rise to the occasion on this one and take it. At the very least that is what I want to beleive....

Mayweather is a cunt........ just had to throw that in there:smoke

[lenzo]

I don't think Floyd will allow Ricky near him. If Ricky can't catch him, he cant hit him. If he cant hit him, Ricky will get frustrated and blow his cool. This is how Floyd will box this match. Ricky needs to play the crowd. Also, Floyd's corner will complain about inside holding and rough-housing tactics Ricky will need to use to finally land some leather.
The ref will be pro-Floyd unfortunatly.
Ricky will have a long night but I'm pulling for him.
I'd like to see Floyd stand in the middle of the ring and bang (but we all know we'll never see it!)

[dragosuhail]

why does everyone think the only posible way hatton can beat floyd is via knockout? sure there is no way in hell hatton can OUTBOX the master at boxing BUT outwork him? hell yeah!

why? because of punishment. the rounds floyd lost against oscar for example were simply down to floyd covering up because he could still feel the power or he got hit hard and didn't like it. you can be the best boxer in the world, but if your worried about getting hit and do all that shoulder rolling then your not scoring points.

mayweathers punch output has been dropping as he climbed weight divisions. it's a combination of the extra weight, the danger of the heavier punches. (afterall he was dazed pretty bad in the 140 division by average hitting demarcus corley)

so to say hatton cannot win by UD, SD, MD is rediculous. of outbox? impossible, outwork, very possible :deal

now: hatton is extremely strong, very busy, messy, mentally stronger than a lot of mayweathers most recent opponents, younger and in his priime than some of the others, and very quick hands and feet at times. and a chin like baldomir's.

the only big guy who tried to pressure him properly was back in 2002, jose castillio at 135 pounds. ever since then he's faced fighters who are more boxers than brawlers who tried the pressure tactic.

de la hoya is not a pressure fighter, nor a brawler. so despite what some people think floyd is facing a real dangerous style now.

a real geniune 140 pounder, who excells at pressure fighting and extremely dangerous mentally and physically.

i dont think hatton has the skills to ko floyd as you need laser like precision to hit the slippery eel, but i do think if he go's nuts for all 12 rounds, the judges will be left with no choice but to award the busier fighter. sure floyd will have a way higher connection percentile, but his overall punchstats will be lower than hatton. :thumbsup

[cardstars]

How the hell can you not like the Hitman??? Man, I hope he wins.

Same here. What a cool guy. I hope he beats the crap out of PBF....but I wouldn't bet my money on it unfortunately

[Alo2006]

This how Mayweather sell fights, he's been doing that stuff for a minute now. He wouldn't be fighting Hatton if he didn't respect him. Somebody got to play the bad guy. Hatton can hang up the knocking thing too, it ain't going to happen :yep

[Blacc Jesus]

Not happening.

[lenzo]

Mayweather was once a crowd favorite because he was a fresh face. Lately he's gotten to be a runner and the crowd doesn't like that. Hatton has a personality that is liked by many, the new face. He's not arrogant and can rile the crowd and judges. Should be interesting.

[lenzo]

BUT....... you cannot KO what you can't hit!
A low blow or two may slow Mayrunner down a bit enough to rough him up.

[Sug3]

hatton is dreaming he is very lucky kostya was very old and he used to 2 cheap shot low blows to tire kostya badly down the stretch hold and hit thats all he's got

Stop with the excuses,believe me i learned to not bet against hatton and floyd fought mitchell after this soo called old kostya destroyed him,but u fail to mention that,i have come to the conclusion that hatton is gonna give floyd a beating.Floyd doesn't have enough punching power to keep hatton off of him and when hatton starts hitting floyd's body i expect floyd to be on his bike,but that will only weaken his legs,especially in the later rounds and that's why floyd knows he has to fight and stand his ground.

[cardstars]

Stop with the excuses,believe me i learned to not bet against hatton and floyd fought mitchell after this soo called old kostya destroyed him,but u fail to mention that,i have come to the conclusion that hatton is gonna give floyd a beating.Floyd doesn't have enough punching power to keep hatton off of him and when hatton starts hitting floyd's body i expect floyd to be on his bike,but that will only weaken his legs,especially in the later rounds and that's why floyd knows he has to fight and stand his ground.


The problem is that Mayweather is always in top shape. Call me crazy but I think the guy can hit and run the whole match without tiring. I have seen more than one Mayweather fight where at the end he is barely breaking a sweat

[rendog67]

why does everyone think the only posible way hatton can beat floyd is via knockout? sure there is no way in hell hatton can OUTBOX the master at boxing BUT outwork him? hell yeah!

why? because of punishment. the rounds floyd lost against oscar for example were simply down to floyd covering up because he could still feel the power or he got hit hard and didn't like it. you can be the best boxer in the world, but if your worried about getting hit and do all that shoulder rolling then your not scoring points.

mayweathers punch output has been dropping as he climbed weight divisions. it's a combination of the extra weight, the danger of the heavier punches. (afterall he was dazed pretty bad in the 140 division by average hitting demarcus corley)

so to say hatton cannot win by UD, SD, MD is rediculous. of outbox? impossible, outwork, very possible :deal

now: hatton is extremely strong, very busy, messy, mentally stronger than a lot of mayweathers most recent opponents, younger and in his priime than some of the others, and very quick hands and feet at times. and a chin like baldomir's.

the only big guy who tried to pressure him properly was back in 2002, jose castillio at 135 pounds. ever since then he's faced fighters who are more boxers than brawlers who tried the pressure tactic.

de la hoya is not a pressure fighter, nor a brawler. so despite what some people think floyd is facing a real dangerous style now.

a real geniune 140 pounder, who excells at pressure fighting and extremely dangerous mentally and physically.

i dont think hatton has the skills to ko floyd as you need laser like precision to hit the slippery eel, but i do think if he go's nuts for all 12 rounds, the judges will be left with no choice but to award the busier fighter. sure floyd will have a way higher connection percentile, but his overall punchstats will be lower than hatton. :thumbsup

completely agree with this post

[29October1996]

If the ref can count 10 over fresh air, then Hatton has a point.

[bratwurzt]

Unfortunately, as much as I like Ricky, I see this fight going like the Jake LaMotta v Ray Robinson fight, a pressure fighter up against a slick boxer and getting cut to ribbons.

[ThePlugInBabies]

hatton is dreaming he is very lucky kostya was very old and he used to 2 cheap shot low blows to tire kostya badly down the stretch hold and hit thats all he's got

don't forget that they made old pops zoo fight at 2am. he should have been tucked up in bed with a glass of milk by then.

maybe one day some of you kosta apologists will just accept that he got battered by the better fighter.

[hmi]

Actually Hatton will pose a problem for Floyd because Hatton likes to hug while Floyd is allergic to hugging. Floyd can try to run but he will still be caught by Hatton...with his hugs. lol

Only Malignaggi can pause a problem for Hatton.

[MancMexican]

Hatton is a funny guy. Win or lose, I expect his post-fight comments to be funny as f**k. And the closer this fight gets the more I can actually see it turning into a good fight. Both fighters are going to have to eat a lot of shots if they want to win. As good as Floyd's skills are his defense is not impregnable. If he does win this fight, which I think he will, but comes through a true war, he will do more to cement his legacy than any other fight in his career. As much as the Floyd Fan Boys rave about him destroying Hatton, they should at least be glad that their boy will finally have a chance to silence a lot of his critics.

[BigReg]

That's just a car. :patsch

No shit it's just a car. In the end, Mayweather is just a boxer. What the fuck do you care how much class he supposedly has?

[ron u.k.]

hatton is dreaming he is very lucky kostya was very old and he used to 2 cheap shot low blows to tire kostya badly down the stretch hold and hit thats all he's gotjust another whinger who hasn't got a clue

[djb2009]

No shit it's just a car. In the end, Mayweather is just a boxer. What the fuck do you care how much class he supposedly has?

SPECIAL BOY:nut

[David UK]

hatton is dreaming he is very lucky kostya was very old and he used to 2 cheap shot low blows to tire kostya badly down the stretch hold and hit thats all he's got

Fuck off dippitt cunt. You don't get lucky in boxing. You win or lose

[AmazingHook]

i dont think hatton can beat him, pbf style is more of a problem for hatton then hattons style against pbf.pbf has fought guys just like hatton back in his younger days.

come forward, pressure pressure !! nah thats not the style to beat him.pbf can fight guys like that all day/if hatton had some height and reach on him fighting like that then ok i could see it, but hatton nah im sorry.

it is boxing and anything can happen but logic says mayweather jr all day.

True!:good

[Pantera]

:yikes Case close my ass! :D

When and where did Castillo beat Mayweather? Stick to the facts dude . . . don't argue based on your hallucinations.

And for the sake of bullshit arguement . . . indeed if Castillo did beat PBF . . . how long was that? :think

I'm saying nobody beats Mayweather by outboxing him . . . NOW! . . . at this point of his career

INTIENDE? :yep

Castillo beat him. Case closed.:hey

Comprendes, Mendez?:yep

[Pantera]

Hatton can't outbox Mayweather. But he can knock him out.

Good enough for me. :yep

[Pantera]

Ahhhhh yes.... the night and day difference in this matchup

Personality, styles, reality are all opposite one another here.

It really pains me to favor Floyd as I long for the reality that may ever make Floyd a better person and thats a LOSS!!!!

I believe that deflating his bullshit ego would make him a better man in the long run. The best Champions lost(Marciano being the exception and timing certainly attributed to it, as in Louis and Moore were past their best days). SRR 128-1-2??? In 15 and 20 round fights??? C'mon thats some other type shit, quite a mark to overcome. It burns me when Floyd acts as he does but hasnt shown he could walk a mile in those shoes.

I mean humans arent perfect, its a goal to be strived for, but one thats never attained. Learning how to handle adversity, discovering humility, and then overcoming adversity are all parts of being whole.

I hope that Ricky Hatton is to Floyd what Lamotta was to SRR when he was 40-0. The lesser skilled but more determined fighter that rises to the occasion, shows no fear, brings everything he has, and shocks the world.

The odds dont favor it and the circumstances seem all in Floyds favor, but win, lose, or draw?? I believe that Hatton shows up and gives Floyd a much tougher contest than expected.

Whoever wins?? There's big fights for them to make and define their legacy and place among the best.

I'm hoping nice guy's dont always finish last:D


:good

Excellent post!

[jecxbox]

Hatton and Cotto shock the world and move on to making one of the greatest fights that we've ever seen EVER Hatton vs Cotto!!!!!! PR vs Brit = The best ring environment EVER!


How can anyone not be wanting Cotto vs Hatton????Mayweather vs Mosley will be a BORE!

[Pantera]

Hatton and Cotto shock the world and move on to making one of the greatest fights that we've ever seen EVER Hatton vs Cotto!!!!!! PR vs Brit = The best ring environment EVER!


How can anyone not be wanting Cotto vs Hatton????Mayweather vs Mosley will be a BORE!

Mayweather vs. anybody would be a bore. When was the last time that guy was even close to being on a "fight of the year" run off? I mean, I know it's not a requirement for greatness, but Jesus. :fire

[Pimp C]

Threads like these are funny. I remember before the PBF-Oscar fight people were saying that Oscar was in the best shape of his life and PBF was scarred of Oscar and PBF won't be able to keep Oscar off of him and the first left hook that lands will put PBF to sleep. You know what it was? A bunch of bullshit that's what. Just like the previous 37 opponents and their fans that came in thinking they could beat PBF. PBF just beat Oscar a man that hits harder than Hatton, has more speed than Hatton, has a better jab than Hatton, has better defense than Hatton, is bigger than Hatton and better than Hatton. But a smaller less skilled Hatton will somehow pull a rabbit out of his ass and beat PBF....please!!!

This is one of the easiest big fights to call in along time PBF is better than Hatton in almost every single department, I mean almost every single one. He's faced better comp as well not to mention his big fight experience. The reach and Hatton's lack of a jab alone should make people doubt Hatton against a master counter-puncher like PBF. Any rational person can see that PBF is going to win this fight period. For the life of me I just don't see why people just keep picking against PBF the man will not lose to a somewhat one-dimensional Ricky Hatton on Dec. 8th.:deal Some people never learn....

[bigtime9]

Sticky Ricky bores the hell outta' me with all the gay-ass snuggling he does..

all I gotta say is cosign to the 9:admin

[Cruiser1]

I like Hatton but his last few fights have proven nothing. The night he beat Zoo was as good as he'll ever be. Since then he's done nothing but hold and hit and he was lucky to get the nod against Collazo. Floyd is in another galaxy and he'll show it once again.

[lenzo]

I like Ricky but Floyd will run like hell. I smell boring fight and boos from the crowd. PBF will periodicaly pop in and out, hopefully will get caught and go out.
The ref will be pro-PBF and mayweathers corner will detest the holding Ricky is used to doing (prior to the fight). This bodes bad for Ricky.

[Alo2006]

Indeed :yep ^

[Toopretty]

I like Ricky but Floyd will run like hell. I smell boring fight and boos from the crowd. PBF will periodicaly pop in and out, hopefully will get caught and go out.
The ref will be pro-PBF and mayweathers corner will detest the holding Ricky is used to doing (prior to the fight). This bodes bad for Ricky.

When floyd beats his ass.. dont come back...you dont know anything about boxing. Hatton is going to get a beating.

[Blacc Jesus]

don't forget that they made old pops zoo fight at 2am. he should have been tucked up in bed with a glass of milk by then.
:rofl im cryin

[Lance_Uppercut]

all I gotta say is cosign to the 9:admin

You suck dicks to the 6! :good