In a pre-fight press conference for this weekend's WBC light welterweight clash between Arturo Gatti and Floyd Mayweather, WBA champion Vivian Harris made an appearance that seemed to disgruntle the undefeated Mayweather. Tensions have been very high between Gatti and Mayweather but the added ingredient of Harris, who consistently insinuates that the higher-profile champions are keeping him out of the bigger picture made for a particularly heated scene. Harris was present for Mayweather's HBO televised performance against little-known Henry Bruseles this past January and has no reservations about speaking his mind to the media. Ricky Hatton is travelling to Atlantic City to view this weekend's fights from ringside so expect some verbal fireworks with Gatti, Mayweather, Harris and Hatton all in the same place come this Saturday night.

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