Hobson makes $10m offer to Mayweather to fight Hatton!

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Hobson makes offer to Mayweather

Ricky Hatton's promoter Dennis Hobson has upped the stakes in his bid to secure a super-fight with Floyd Mayweather by offering the American $10million to come to Britain.

Hobson is convinced he can put together an offer to tempt the 'Pretty Boy' to come out of his short retirement to fight Hatton in the first big fight at the new Wembley Stadium.

Mayweather has already said he would be willing to come back to fight Hatton, who looked hugely impressive in his fourth-round stoppage of Jose Luis Castillo in Las Vegas last weekend.

Hobson said: "I've offered Floyd $10million to come to Britain and find out who is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world.

"Mayweather is saying he wants to put pen to paper and this is his big chance to do so. It is a very substantial offer so if Mayweather is serious it is there for him to agree.

"I have already spoken to some of his people and they have been very receptive. Now I am just waiting for them call back and indicate their level of interest."

Hobson insists the expected huge attendance figures could bankroll the fight, for which Hatton would expect a similar-sized purse.

He added: "There is no reason we can't do it over here. We would be happy to align it with pay-per-view time in the States so it could suit both sides of the Atlantic."

Hobson, who is currently negotiating with Hatton to extend his own promotional contract, has revealed he has also been in talks with representatives of IBF light-welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi.

Hobson added: "Talks with Malignaggi's camp have been encouraging but that is definitely a Madison Square Garden fight. Ideally we would like to get the next one secured in this country for Ricky."

never..ricky mightsaswell get ready for a fight in vegas....because it stupid for floyd to go over there he's the best and ricky should fight him in vegas..besides it was like a ricky homecoming against castillo...so the crowd won't be too onesided in vegas..but i think the ticket prices might force a lot of the hatton followers to remain at home

Hobson can't put together an undercard though (Woods is all he's got) which is why i think Warren will have something to do with this as he could put on an incredible undercard and London is his manor.
He ain't gonna let someone from oop North tread on his toes in his own backyard MARK MY WORDS. ;)

I agree with you about the ticket prices. I'm not real sure what's going to happen on this one as far as location is concerned. I definitely see Mayweather asking for more money and making sure Hatton gets significantly less. I'm not sure how much of a favorable crowd Mayweather would get anywhere. If I'm Hatton, I don't see a problem coming to Vegas because Floyd's going to shoot his mouth off before the fight anyway and by the time those 2 step in the ring, most of the people will think he's a prick, like they always have leading up to his fights. If Floyd does fight him, I'll be impressed. I'm not sure if Floyd has ever fought an undefeated guy that is close to his age...maybe I'm wrong. I'm waiting to see what weight they will fight at before I start making predictions.

Considering that Mayweather made 8 million to fight Baldomir, I'm guessing he'll ask for more than 10 million to face Hatton. This fight will definitely generate way more revenue than that fight did, so I don't think it's wrong for the fighters to ask for more.

I still think HBO will want to steer this fight to Vegas, but it'd certainly be an amazing atmosphere at Wembley.

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Originally Posted by chuckyboy481

I agree with you about the ticket prices. I'm not real sure what's going to happen on this one as far as location is concerned. I definitely see Mayweather asking for more money and making sure Hatton gets significantly less. I'm not sure how much of a favorable crowd Mayweather would get anywhere. If I'm Hatton, I don't see a problem coming to Vegas because Floyd's going to shoot his mouth off before the fight anyway and by the time those 2 step in the ring, most of the people will think he's a prick, like they always have leading up to his fights. If Floyd does fight him, I'll be impressed. I'm not sure if Floyd has ever fought an undefeated guy that is close to his age...maybe I'm wrong. I'm waiting to see what weight they will fight at before I start making predictions.

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corrales was undefeated when they fought....floyd 23 years old record was 24-0 and chico was 22 years old with a record of 33-0-(27kos)

What would be good would be if the Hatton forum had an ultra secret board where you can see the latest whispers and whats fresh posted by those closest to the Hitman himself. Cant see it ever happening though, it would just turn into another unmoderated board full of porn an links to streaming sites ;D

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Originally Posted by Memphis

What would be good would be if the Hatton forum had an ultra secret board where you can see the latest whispers and whats fresh posted by those closest to the Hitman himself. Cant see it ever happening though, it would just turn into another unmoderated board full of porn an links to streaming sites ;D

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Yeah, although, if there's one thing Saddo's forum lacks, it's some good ol' fashioned girl on girl porn. ;D ;D

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Originally Posted by JonesJrMayweather

never..ricky mightsaswell get ready for a fight in vegas....because it stupid for floyd to go over there he's the best and ricky should fight him in vegas..besides it was like a ricky homecoming against castillo...so the crowd won't be too onesided in vegas..but i think the ticket prices might force a lot of the hatton followers to remain at home

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With the pound so strong against the dollar at the moment tickets prices are not as bigger problem as you might think!

I've started saving....I'm pretty broke to choke, but i don't care where it happens heaven or hell will not keep me away from this fight. London, Vegas, New York, wherever...If this fights comes off i WILL be there.

Truth is Ricky wants what Floyd has not the other way around...Floyd not need go to Hatton Hatton need to go to Floyd....This is a situation where Hatton has something to gain not Floyd....

Floyd has nothing left to prove the general concensus is he is #1 in the world P4P.....a few words and a challenge is not how it works....If Floyd needed to cement his legacy and hatton was the final key then I could understand but Floyd does not need to do that....

Vegas is a nutruel as it gets in boxing......To go fight at Ricky's home in the choice of his promoter is plain stupididty and Floyd may be a lot of things but stupid is not one of them

KEY PHRASE HERE IS HATTON NEEDS FLOYD FLOYD DOES NOT NEED HATTON...........You called him out you go get him

I can't see Floyd leaving the US for this either.

K..I'm goin to the Us then...Who's comin with me?

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Originally Posted by DaxxKahn

Truth is Ricky wants what Floyd has not the other way around...Floyd not need go to Hatton Hatton need to go to Floyd....This is a situation where Hatton has something to gain not Floyd....

Floyd has nothing left to prove the general concensus is he is #1 in the world P4P.....a few words and a challenge is not how it works....If Floyd needed to cement his legacy and hatton was the final key then I could understand but Floyd does not need to do that....

Vegas is a nutruel as it gets in boxing......To go fight at Ricky's home in the choice of his promoter is plain stupididty and Floyd may be a lot of things but stupid is not one of them

KEY PHRASE HERE IS HATTON NEEDS FLOYD FLOYD DOES NOT NEED HATTON...........You called him out you go get him

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Floyd coming to the UK and beating hatton will be in the long run a big plus on his legecy.

sure you could argue cotto or mosley, maybe a shot at taylor at middle are bigger. But people always look fondly on fighter who beat other top fighter in their back yard.

Mayweather may be p4p #1 now and i agree with it, but there are alot who think he could go down as one fo the best ever, eating someing like hatton in england (tbh i dont think the venue matters floyd wins) but in the Uk that would move him up a few spots on the all time p4p list IMO....

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If this fight happens it will be done by warren or GBP not hobson. He doesn't have the money r power to make this happen, tbh floyd will be looking to get $15-$20 BEFORE the PPV buys... no way can hobson pull that off, warren could stage a cracking undercard and would love to show case guys like enzo and amir on the bill..

If he could match enzo up with cunnigham or o'bell, khan with a decent name with hatton floyd as the mian bill it would be a big interest to alot of people, considering the buys for mayweather v de la hoya staged one of the shites undercards i have ever seen, there will be no doubts this will sell like crazy.

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Originally Posted by DaxxKahn

Truth is Ricky wants what Floyd has not the other way around...Floyd not need go to Hatton Hatton need to go to Floyd....This is a situation where Hatton has something to gain not Floyd....

Floyd has nothing left to prove the general concensus is he is #1 in the world P4P.....a few words and a challenge is not how it works....If Floyd needed to cement his legacy and hatton was the final key then I could understand but Floyd does not need to do that....

Vegas is a nutruel as it gets in boxing......To go fight at Ricky's home in the choice of his promoter is plain stupididty and Floyd may be a lot of things but stupid is not one of them

KEY PHRASE HERE IS HATTON NEEDS FLOYD FLOYD DOES NOT NEED HATTON...........You called him out you go get him

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If Floyd comes to the UK, he has his excuse all lined up for when Hatton dumps him on his pants. ;D

Has anyone heard anything from Ricky's side?

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Originally Posted by DaxxKahn

Truth is Ricky wants what Floyd has not the other way around...Floyd not need go to Hatton Hatton need to go to Floyd....This is a situation where Hatton has something to gain not Floyd....

Floyd has nothing left to prove the general concensus is he is #1 in the world P4P.....a few words and a challenge is not how it works....If Floyd needed to cement his legacy and hatton was the final key then I could understand but Floyd does not need to do that....

Vegas is a nutruel as it gets in boxing......To go fight at Ricky's home in the choice of his promoter is plain stupididty and Floyd may be a lot of things but stupid is not one of them

KEY PHRASE HERE IS HATTON NEEDS FLOYD FLOYD DOES NOT NEED HATTON...........You called him out you go get him

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If Floyd comes to the UK, he has his excuse all lined up for when Hatton dumps him on his pants. ;D

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I'd be interested to here your logic on Daxx's post that you just responded too.... Do you agree Hatton needs Floyd and Floyd dosent need Hatton?

$10m to fight over here can't see that happening can you guys hope this is'nt Hattons way of getting out of it because he knows Mayweather won't come over here for that plus fight would make more in Vegas.Plus Hatton should go to Mayweather he is number 1

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Originally Posted by bzkfn

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Originally Posted by DaxxKahn

Truth is Ricky wants what Floyd has not the other way around...Floyd not need go to Hatton Hatton need to go to Floyd....This is a situation where Hatton has something to gain not Floyd....

Floyd has nothing left to prove the general concensus is he is #1 in the world P4P.....a few words and a challenge is not how it works....If Floyd needed to cement his legacy and hatton was the final key then I could understand but Floyd does not need to do that....

Vegas is a nutruel as it gets in boxing......To go fight at Ricky's home in the choice of his promoter is plain stupididty and Floyd may be a lot of things but stupid is not one of them

KEY PHRASE HERE IS HATTON NEEDS FLOYD FLOYD DOES NOT NEED HATTON...........You called him out you go get him

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If Floyd comes to the UK, he has his excuse all lined up for when Hatton dumps him on his pants. ;D

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I'd be interested to here your logic on Daxx's post that you just responded too.... Do you agree Hatton needs Floyd and Floyd dosent need Hatton?

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lol. Yeah, I agree with Daxx, but it's not about what they need really. This is all about pride. In the end, Hatton will likely end up going there. Floyd isn't a man of his word though. Remember a few months back when Floyd said "Ricky Hatton is just a fat man, I'm gunna punch him in his beer belly" and he also said "I'm retired in the US, but I never said anything about the UK."

My previous point was more in jest about the excuse, although my money is with my boy Ricky.

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Originally Posted by TYSONMAYWEATHER

$10m to fight over here can't see that happening can you guys hope this is'nt Hattons way of getting out of it because he knows Mayweather won't come over here for that plus fight would make more in Vegas.Plus Hatton should go to Mayweather he is number 1

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Hattons wya of getting out of what? you think hatton went to hobson, asked himt o make an offer mayweather would turn down so he could duck him with his head held high? cozlast time i check fighters don't make offers, promoters do

why would the fight make more in vegas? would be same PPV buys... be on the same time... Wembley seats like 80k more.. don't see how this would make more money there than in the uk tbh

Because Preme as we know with Calzaghe and Kessler with daft offers fights don't happen so if they make Mayweather a daft offer he will turn it down and the fight is off unless they come with a better offer.Your not daft you knew what i was getting at

Thing is we all know the fight is going to take place in the US with something like an 75% - 25% split for Floyd, hand picked judges and Jay fucking Nady refereing in a 400 foot ring with Floyd wearing them big clown gloves he wore for the Judah fight....you know like them big inflatable ones you have at birthday parties.

Seriously tho, did mayweather not only 3 months ago say 'i'm retired from boxing in america, i'll happily go over to the UK and punch Hatton in his big fat beer belly?'

Now's your chance floydy.

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Originally Posted by DaxxKahn

Truth is Ricky wants what Floyd has not the other way around...Floyd not need go to Hatton Hatton need to go to Floyd....This is a situation where Hatton has something to gain not Floyd....

Floyd has nothing left to prove the general concensus is he is #1 in the world P4P.....a few words and a challenge is not how it works....If Floyd needed to cement his legacy and hatton was the final key then I could understand but Floyd does not need to do that....

Vegas is a nutruel as it gets in boxing......To go fight at Ricky's home in the choice of his promoter is plain stupididty and Floyd may be a lot of things but stupid is not one of them

KEY PHRASE HERE IS HATTON NEEDS FLOYD FLOYD DOES NOT NEED HATTON...........You called him out you go get him

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What a stupid posting!! Nobody needs anybody and yet you make it all SOUND SO jingoistic! ;D ::**

MOney is what counts. Why is it stupid to go to England, Daxx? Could Floyd ever sell out a stadium in America?? NO!! What is it that worries you so much?

You did indeed feel the need to highlight your key words! ;D

If Mayweather wants to follow up with huge numbers then hatton is the way to go! ;)

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Originally Posted by DaxxKahn

Truth is Ricky wants what Floyd has not the other way around...Floyd not need go to Hatton Hatton need to go to Floyd....This is a situation where Hatton has something to gain not Floyd....

Floyd has nothing left to prove the general concensus is he is #1 in the world P4P.....a few words and a challenge is not how it works....If Floyd needed to cement his legacy and hatton was the final key then I could understand but Floyd does not need to do that....

Vegas is a nutruel as it gets in boxing......To go fight at Ricky's home in the choice of his promoter is plain stupididty and Floyd may be a lot of things but stupid is not one of them

KEY PHRASE HERE IS HATTON NEEDS FLOYD FLOYD DOES NOT NEED HATTON...........You called him out you go get him

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What a stupid posting!! Nobody needs anybody and yet you make it all SOUND SO jingoistic! ;D ::**

MOney is what counts. Why is it stupid to go to England, Daxx? Could Floyd ever sell out a stadium in America?? NO!! What is it that worries you so much?

You did indeed feel the need to highlight your key words! ;D

If Mayweather wants to follow up with huge numbers then hatton is the way to go! ;)

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Or else Cotto would be a nice fight

The Oscar fight didnt prove anything. Oscar is irrelevant. Oscar beat up an inactive Mayorga. This is his only win in 52 years. Floyd was being a smart ass.

Hatton or Cotto are real threats.

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Originally Posted by TYSONMAYWEATHER

Because Preme as we know with Calzaghe and Kessler with daft offers fights don't happen so if they make Mayweather a daft offer he will turn it down and the fight is off unless they come with a better offer.Your not daft you knew what i was getting at

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i had no idea wtf your on about - u said hattons way of getting out of it, god no secret you hate on evey fighter you dont like coz thats the type of person you are - so when youc ome out with shit like hattons way of getting out of it when it has fuck all to do with hatton how the hell am meant to know just wtf you are on about this time?

I hope this continues to play out in public for us all to see. Ricky rightly gave up the lions share to Tszyu and he will need to do it again. Floyd for his part needs to recognise the fact that it wont be DLH standing across the ring from him so his wage demands have got to be made accordingly. He got 8 mill for Baldozar didnt he? 20ish mill for Oscar? Somewhere in between those to numbers ought to be enough.

You'd think he'd notice that he got a right steal by netting 8 million to fight Baldozar ( i use the word fight losely)....

He's already stated that he has too much money for him and his family to ever spend so i don't see why he should snarl at 10million.

After the De La Hoya fight i'm sure he said he was retired from America but not from England because he wants to come over and punch Hatton in his fat belly!

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Originally Posted by JonesJrMayweather

corrales was undefeated when they fought....floyd 23 years old record was 24-0 and chico was 22 years old with a record of 33-0-(27kos)

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How many other undefeated fighters has Floyd faced, the answer is my friend 0

How many other fighters have beat the man in his weight, unified against another title holder, moved up a weight straight in to a title challenge with a respected southpaw, then moved back down straight in to another title challenge then defend against another respected legend.

Floyd fought gatti and Corly at light welter ::** moved up to fight a former light middle coming off a devastating loss to the very fighter Floyd avoided ::** he then fought another fighter coming off a loss and got dropped ::** he then fought a journeyman with 9 losses who made his name by fighting no marks ::** then he ran ::** and if hes got any sense, he'll keep running ;D

Floyd and his advisers said sign the contract and now they have been offered the same as he got for fighting Oscar.

I wonder what his excuse will be?

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Originally Posted by Smashup

Hobson can't put together an undercard though (Woods is all he's got) which is why i think Warren will have something to do with this as he could put on an incredible undercard and London is his manor.
He ain't gonna let someone from oop North tread on his toes in his own backyard MARK MY WORDS. ;)

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Smash do you really Think Ricky will work with Frank again? I doubt it, hes been slagging Ricky off almost weekly now for the past two years, i cant see this fight being in Englnad, also $10 million? Didnt Ricky want $12 million to fight Flyod in the past? I think more like $15 million would be the amount Floyd will be looking for. Im sure Floyd could make $10 million fighting anyone he wanted in his own backyard.