Hatton's fans wanted very badly for Hatton to be better than he actually was. He rode the wave of euphoria after the Tszyu fight (in which I think he got away with murder for the mobbing tactics against Tszyu... and the ref was in on it). After this, fans became carried away and of course Hatton's engaging personality and down-home roots made him a hometown favorite. People wanted it badly. How else to explain the thousands that trekked from the UK to Vegas to watch Hatton get destroyed by Mayweather? As I've mentioned in countless threads... what pissed me off about Hatton was all of this getting to his head and him claiming he was fighting for the world's p4p vs. Mayweather and then against Pacquaio. So much so, that I thoroughly enjoyed both beatings. Would've loved to have seen him against Cotto at 147... Miguel would've had a field day with Hatton. Now... it's hard not to feel sorry for the guy, seeing as to how far he has fallen from grace. Sorry... but a lot of it was hype to begin with.