Floyd Sr. talking about Ricky Hatton and more...

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PC: Have you talked to Ricky Hatton?

Floyd Sr: No! Uh, uh! We haven't had no conversation. They tried to make me look like the bad guy because I left the ring early. I'm not going to stand over nobody and look at somebody sleep. I'm not no paramedic man. It was nothing I could do about it. What would I get out of standing there and looking at him in that condition? I don't know what happened, but I'm just now getting my money. I should have been got it about 10 days after the fight. It took much longer for me to get it, but I did get it. Ricky Hatton ain't doing no good man.

PC: I know you think he should retire.

Floyd Sr: Yeah he should. He fought the top 2 guys and he got knocked out both times. There is nothing left for him to do. He won the championship twice, so ain't nothing left for him to do but retire. He got enough money to live the rest of his life.

PC: Are you excited to see Lil Floyd back in the ring and fighting again?

Floyd Sr: Yeah. I'm going to be helping Lil Floyd out here and there. Me and Lil Floyd alright now. I'm going to go back into town and help out a little.

PC: What kind of fight do you think Marquez will pose against Lil Floyd?

Floyd Sr: I think he's going to pose a target. I think he's going to get hit with everything. I've been seeing Lil Floyd down there already and he's looking real good.

PC: So he hasn't looked like he lost much in his layoff?

Floyd Sr: Well, you know, everybody lose something in a layoff; I don't care who you are, but he hasn't lost nothing like that. He's still sharp, still clever and he's beating everybody down. He's beating there brains out down there. Floyd is looking good.

PC: A lot of people think Manny Pacquiao is unbeatable right now. Would you agree with that?

Floyd Sr: He ain't no unbeatable fighter man, believe me. Lil Floyd going to stop him. Watch what I tell you.

PC: You said that with Hatton too.

Floyd Sr: We ain't dealing with no Ricky Hatton now. This the real deal. This is a different monster here. Ricky had the knowledge, but he wasn't the athlete to pull out the strategy. This is an entirely different monster.

[Steelie]

Probably a fair amount of truth in that.

Ricks biggest mistake was taking him on imo. He was mugged off. The guy was simply unprofessional, anybody that saw 24/7 would have seen it for themselves.

[smashup]

Probably a fair amount of truth in that.

Ricks biggest mistake was taking him on imo. He was mugged off. The guy was simply unprofessional, anybody that saw 24/7 would have seen it for themselves.

100% TRUE

Only ever in it for the money

[Fenster]

Well that's what you get for hiring a trainer that said you're "worse than Gatti"

[Majesty]

Yeah but in the end it wasn't Floyd fault Hatton lost the fight. Floyd Sr said it best, Ricky had the knowledge. But he pissed it away by slugging with Pacquiao. Ricky has no one to blame but himself for that.

[Steelie]

I accept that. But for me, Ricky reverted to type much earlier than in previous fights (it always happens, lets face it)...and that was as a result of the fact he went into the ring feeling under prepared due to the poor camp.

......annnnnd I'm not saying Ricky would of won the fight if the prep was different, before anyone jumps on it, simply that Floyd has to accept he was complicit in the manner of the loss. Which he won't

[Steelie]

...and the whole merry-go-round that comes with a Hatton fight.

Any trainer would have made an impact with Ricky post Billy Graham. Simply because Ricky knew within himself that he was ready for some new challenges. To freshen things up. He had the right mindset - he was willing to learn.

I accept that Ricky is his own worst enemy, that he sees 'the red mist' far too often and he's partial to a Lamb Biriyani...but no way can Floyd walk away from this thinking he's the teflon kid, nah, not havin' it.