This fight may well be FOTY in the style of Castillo-Coralles or Ward-Gatti ... but what I find most interesting is where will the winner go next? I prefer a Castillo victory in terms of who I am supporting but that would really leave something unsettled for me.
I want Hatton to be tested against Mayweather - the steamrolling brawler against the supreme master of the science. If Castillo wins this fight, chances of Hatton-Mayweather are probably diminished.
If Hatton wins, then maybe he and Mayweather will end up in the ring together. That would accomplish a couple of things, I think - put to bed some of the criticism of Mayweather for not fighting the best (not that I am very persuaded by that line of thought, but it does leave a lingering stain for his nay-sayers) ... and the second thing would be that Hatton would be (I fully expect) exposed as unable to handle Mayweather's skillset. But he'd certainly be in Mayweather's face more than Oscar was, and push Mayweather to perhaps his greatest performance ever.
Not that I think Floyd is invincible - no one is - and Oscar did show that high pressure was effective against him, and Hatton (like Castillo) is all about high pressure.
Does anyone think there is a chance for Hatton-Mayweather ever to transpire?


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