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All I know is that over here in the UK, Hatton vs Mayweather would sell BIG. Hatton is our only PPV fighter since naz quit, and I imagine Hatton vs Mayweather could generate $30m in the uk alone from PPV buys.
I'm sure the fight would be big, but I really don't think Hatton is capable of drawing 2 million ppv buys just in this country. It's not like Mayweathers some huge name to the average guy who could draw astrononical numbers.
Nope, Floyd plays it safe with his fighting style, and what you just said is the end result of that. As good as Floyd is, unlike Ali/Roy Jones/SRL he's not bigger than the sport...
Exactly when was Roy Jones seen as being bigger than the sport
Proof? Ask any person walking down the street who Floyd Mayweather is, you'll get alot of Floyd Whos?
Ask them about Ali/SRL/Roy Jones and you won't get a Roy Who . Same goes for Tyson, Foreman, Oscar.

People who have no idea what boxing is about can tell ya who they are, because they aren't just boxers, they're superstars. Of course Floyd's personality is a little too dry to be big outside the sport which isn't his fault (trying to qoute Ali and sounding like a pre-schooler doesn't help that either). Just calling it how I see it