Hatton: "Pressure is off!", Graham: "Ricky's still the best!"

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Originally Posted by yoitsdan

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Originally Posted by bilbo

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Originally Posted by WWatt

"You won't find a fighter on the entire bloody planet who could win a world title in their first fight in a new weight division while still able to make the weight below without a problem. I don't recall anybody ever doing that. Floyd Mayweather was forced to move up because his body outgrew light-welterweight, but TV forced Ricky Hatton to move up."

Hmm guess he's never heard of Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones then :P

Jones was a natural 160lber, not 175lb and I doubt Hopkins could make 160 again.

Hopkins might not be able to make 160 now but he wasn't having problems making the weight. He chose to move up to fight Tarver at 175, gained the weight and won in his first attempt.

Likewise Jones, bulked up by 40 pounds and went and won a heavyweight title in his first heavyweight fight.