Quote Originally Posted by DIOS DOMINICANO
Thank you, Legion.

Some of the FMJ stuff was family-drama-repeat, and some of it was new.

Floyd showed more sensitivity this time, and he seemed like he was gonna cry when he was talking about his dad. He clearly loves his kids and wants to avoid the mistakes his dad made with him.

I've heard many people have a problem with Ellerbe, and frankly, I just don't see it. He is BY FAR the most reasonable member of Team Mayweather (like being the tallest dwarf). He is seldom profane, and he is mostly quite measured. He supports his guy...but that's his job. Right?

These guys have problems. In much the same way that Mayweather needs constant positive acclaim for his boxing skills, Hatton seems to need the social acceptance of his peers. I don't think one is superior or inferior to the other. It's just ...different. Oscar blows off steam by dressing up as Tinkerbell. Er, I'll tolerate Floyd's cash fetish.

Donald Trump and Martha Stewart and Oprah need to put their name on everything. Bill Gates built a huge ridonkulous house. Meanwhile, Warren Buffet brownbags his lunch. People are just different.

I sometimes bristle at Hatton's characterization of PBF. Ricky has to understand that some people are different. RH's viewpoint is a form of intolerance.

Also, Ricky said that he has 33,000 fans and Floyd has 33. Ricky perhaps should reflect on why he is making his biggest payday for this fight.

Graham seems like a reasonable guy. He is bothered by the fact that (many) people consider Hatton as one-dimensional. In truth, that would be an indictment of his training abilities. So I understand why he rejects that criticism. But Chavez and Duran are pressure fighters who were ALSO fine boxers. Ricky has yet to display that breadth of skill. And it's doubtful that he will on 12/8.

Mayweather is a cardio machine. But he seems do do the same training techniques for every fight. I understand that "if it ain't broke, don't fix it", but he is also nearing 31 and fighting a smaller man than his last two fights. It would seem that some adjustment would be appropriate.

Whew. Those are my observations from the first ep.

Wow!! Interesting observations. I would say, and maybe you will agree or not, that through the last few years Mayweather has been very vocal about Hatton and basically relegating him to amateur staus as a fighter. Up until the Castillo fight I don't think I had ever heard Ricky say anything negative about Mayweather and really just praised him as a fighter with great skills, which he still does. I know alot of this is for drama, but I was happy that Ricky finally shot back at Floyd after defeating Castillo, and all of a sudden Ellerbe and Floyd say they got disrespected. Seems hypocritical after the previous years of bad mouthing a guy who never spoke poorly about them{or at least I never heard them, which doesn't mean Ricky didn't}. So for you to say that you bristle at Hatton's characterization of Floyd and call him intolerant, it seems you could say it 10 fold about Floyd's dissing of Ricky for no reason for several years. Yes I am a fan of Ricky, but also a huge admirerer of Floyd and think he'll win, so I don't want you to think I'm a nuthugger of Hatton and trying to infuse a riot of words with you. To me it's ironic that Floyd and Ricky can't find commom ground with each other as they both don't get the credit they deserve, more so with Floyd as I'll accede to him having overall better opponents, but still they both get railed by people. Ricky's got balls getting in with Floyd and yet no one seems to want to give credit for him taking the plunge into deep water. People criticize European fighters for being scared to come across the pond but Ricky has and is now coming to fight the best. If he didn't everyone would say he's a coward. And when Floyd beats Ricky alot will say he took a money fight with a bum and he'll have to beat someone else like Cotto before he gets credit. And Floyd, yeah I don't like his personality but I'm sure he wouldn't like mine. He should love his kids and his mom; I'd think less of him if he didn't; but all that kissing money and calling his opponents that are responsible for him to make money{it goes both ways} bums is b.s. and it gets old IMO. Anyways, I'm starting to ramble so my apologies. Nothing personal DIOS.