Hatton in line if Margarito-PBF doesn't happen

HATTON IN LINE IF MARGARITO FALLS THROUGH

Wednesday 19th April 2006
www.SkySports.com UK London



Bob Arum claims that Ricky Hatton wants a showdown with Floyd Mayweather later this year.

The Top Rank supremo says the Hitman's American promoter, Artie Pelullo, has been on to him about an Autumn match-up with the four-weight world champion.

Mayweather is being lined up for a superfight with WBO welterweight king Antonio Margarito in August, but if that doesn't happen, Arum insists Hatton - who boxes Luis Collazo for the WBA welterweight title in May - has put himself next in line.

"Artie Pelullo, Hatton's promoter, told me today that he had talked to the Hatton people and if Hatton is successful against Collazo and Floyd doesn't fight Margarito they would want to fight sometime in the early Fall," he said.

Hatton will also be an interested observer when a decision is reached on Mayweather's last fight, a controversial victory over Zab Judah.

Mayweather's trainer and uncle, Roger, jumped into the ring to protest at a low blow and a melee ensued before the fight was allowed to continue and the Pretty Boy took a comfortable points decision.

Judah's promoter Don King believes the trainer's intervention should have led to disqualification and called for an immediate rematch.

The IBF have agreed in principal, although Arum insists "nobody is taking them seriously".

"Floyd's potential fight with Margarito would be switched to August 12, it would get pushed back to have its own month rather than sharing July with the (Shane) Mosley-(Fernando) Vargas rematch

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Good, either one of these would be great fights for PBF and I'd be surprised if anybody complained about him if he took one of these

Personally, I'm not interested in an ODLH fight, its better than if he fought a no hoper but it doesn't interest me that much

I didn't even know a Shane-Vargas rematch was being planned

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Margarito Mayweather has to happen first...for one reason & one reason only...so I don't ever have to hear all that Margarito crying & crooning ever again! ;D

How's that for responding now beez-snatch?!?!? You gotdam right...we are now totally intoxicated instead of slightly...gotta go change the RBR title now. ;D :drunks:

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Well, it takes 2 to make a fight and I have seen nothing from Hatton that shows me he is interested in this fight for later this year. Personally, I would rather see him fight Margarito before Hatton. Not because Margarito is the more dangerous of the two, I just like the prospect of that fight for Floyd. It would clear a lot up at 147.

tell hatton to fight judah, judah wants hatton and if he beats judah PBF wont be able to duck him...

but it would just lead to PBF judah 2 cuz zab would crush hatton ;D

Hatton could lose to Collazo. Never plan ahead.

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Well, it takes 2 to make a fight and I have seen nothing from Hatton that shows me he is interested in this fight for later this year. Personally, I would rather see him fight Margarito before Hatton. Not because Margarito is the more dangerous of the two, I just like the prospect of that fight for Floyd. It would clear a lot up at 147.

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Agreed.

Hatton's camp goes back & forth too much.

One day Hatton wants the fight in 07...then he wants it tomorrow...then he wants it in Sept...then he wants it back in 07.

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tell hatton to fight judah, judah wants hatton and if he beats judah PBF wont be able to duck him...

but it would just lead to PBF judah 2 cuz zab would crush hatton ;D

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Judah just got the shat kicked outta him...why would you want to see your man get his ass whooped twice in one year? ;D

everyone has been saying hatton may loose to collazzo cus he is left handed, and someone said he lost amatuer fights against left handed fighters at ww

I think he can lose to Collazo because Collazo has the advantages. I've watched him a couple of times because I wanted to se Mr Tattoo get knocked out, but he surprised me, I saw him again on an undercard where he fought a guy that fought Julio Cesar Chavez and he almost killed him IMO. So Hatton could be in a bit of trouble. Collazo could land that one big bomb and Hatton will be up the hill to bedforshire.

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Boo >:mad

Ha, now I've gotten enough responses that I now implore you all to shut it and let my thread die off

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I think he can lose to Collazo because Collazo has the advantages. I've watched him a couple of times because I wanted to se Mr Tattoo get knocked out, but he surprised me, I saw him again on an undercard where he fought a guy that fought Julio Cesar Chavez and he almost killed him IMO. So Hatton could be in a bit of trouble. Collazo could land that one big bomb and Hatton will be up the hill to bedforshire.

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He won that fight but Gonzales is over the hill imo and Collazo's left hands weren't affecting him at all in the early going where Collazo, the same early rounds that Collazo will have to win in order to beat Hatton. And against Rivera, Collazo didn't have him in trouble once with the left hand. He just doesn't have the power needed to beat Hatton imo.

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Boo >:mad

Ha, now I've gotten enough responses that I now implore you all to shut it and let my thread die off

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Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh hell nah!!!

It's on now bitch!

I vote that we keep this booty ass thread going for days & weeks just to show his Ouma lovin ass!!!

Boooooooooooooooooooooooooo this man!!!