Hatton : Mayweather must make light-welter to fight me

[zhubin]

I'm stunned by level of venom being spat towards Ricky over this.

Actually I'm not...

You haters like to think of yourselves as objective but the bile comes through in your posts loud and clear.

You'll spin it into what you want. One persons 'fury' igniting anothers...without any real regard for what's being said

The weight won't be an issue. It's only a minor incovenience for Floyd. It's not like he packs on the pounds or is afraid of a bit of road work is it?

Even if Floyd vetos 140lbs, the fight could still realistically happen at 147. Ricky weighs more on fight night than Floyd does (even at light middle). Both guys would still retain thier biggest physical weapons at 140 or 147.

Not 100% sure what Rays motivation is for saying this but I suspect it's to do with the fact that Ricky Hatton is still the draw here...people forget that. Why shouldn't Team Hatton dictate the terms?

I say this not being a fan of Floyd's at all....but outside of England Ricky is not a draw. Whether one agree or likes it...Floyd is currently regarded as the pound 4 pound champ. He just fought the biggest star in the sport in Oscar. Not to mention he has a tremendous ego. So with all due respect...Hatton and his team will not be dictating squat. Also, Hatton has shown that his conditioning has been an issue, especially at 147. He doesn't have the size or stamina to be effective at that weight....especially against one of the best conditioned and highly skilled fighters in Floyd. Sure, a pressure fighter could potentially give Floyd problems. But it has to be a strong fighter who has great enough stamina to maintain that power and pressure for a FULL 12 rounds. There is just no way Ricky could do that at 147.

[albsur2006]

I knew Hatton was a little bitch. He has no balls. Mayweather went up and fought ODLH at 154 and Mayweather IS A NATURAL 135 pounder. This amazes me, Hatton puts Floyd's name in his mouth on HBO but behind the scenes when the world isn't listening, he's behaving little a scared boy. The thing that's funny to me is that Hatton wants Floyd to come down to 140 but if he tries to fight ODLH will he make ODLH come down to 140? Hell no. Floyd should be calling all the shots and if that dwarf Hatton doesn't wanna come up to welter or meet at a catch weight to truly test himself and make a boatload of money then he should go make his 4 or 5 million fighting fighters like Paulie or Ndou because he's not talking about being great.

[littlebif]

I'm stunned by level of venom being spat towards Ricky over this.

Actually I'm not...

You haters like to think of yourselves as objective but the bile comes through in your posts loud and clear.

You'll spin it into what you want. One persons 'fury' igniting anothers...without any real regard for what's being said

The weight won't be an issue. It's only a minor incovenience for Floyd. It's not like he packs on the pounds or is afraid of a bit of road work is it?

Even if Floyd vetos 140lbs, the fight could still realistically happen at 147. Ricky weighs more on fight night than Floyd does (even at light middle). Both guys would still retain thier biggest physical weapons at 140 or 147.

Not 100% sure what Rays motivation is for saying this but I suspect it's to do with the fact that Ricky Hatton is still the draw here...people forget that. Why shouldn't Team Hatton dictate the terms?

I say this not being a fan of Floyd's at all....but outside of England Ricky is not a draw. Whether one agree or likes it...Floyd is currently regarded as the pound 4 pound champ. He just fought the biggest star in the sport in Oscar. Not to mention he has a tremendous ego. So with all due respect...Hatton and his team will not be dictating squat. Also, Hatton has shown that his conditioning has been an issue, especially at 147. He doesn't have the size or stamina to be effective at that weight....especially against one of the best conditioned and highly skilled fighters in Floyd. Sure, a pressure fighter could potentially give Floyd problems. But it has to be a strong fighter who has great enough stamina to maintain that power and pressure for a FULL 12 rounds. There is just no way Ricky could do that at 147.

When Hatton fights often he has got stamina its only when he has a long layoff out of the ring he piles on the weight and then he strugles with his stamina.

[the phenom]

first i would like to say i was right about hatton after all, he is ducking floyd so fuck u all that gave me crap for it, and this reminds me 2 much of jones ruiz leading into jones tarver, delahoya being ruiz, hatton being tarver, floyd better not fall for the bait cuz its not like he has fat to lose hes all muscle,and bone lol,

but i wonder wat would hatton say if floyd agreed to move down, iam guessin he would say sumtin liek this "floyd is boring, maligiani is a much better fighter and a way biger chalange for me mate" and then he licks his hand and straitens the reporters hair, and then calls out jones and mike tyson, and sais they must fight at 140 if they want the fight

[Dorfmeister]

I knew Hatton was a little bitch. He has no balls. Mayweather went up and fought ODLH at 154 and Mayweather IS A NATURAL 135 pounder. This amazes me, Hatton puts Floyd's name in his mouth on HBO but behind the scenes when the world isn't listening, he's behaving little a scared boy. The thing that's funny to me is that Hatton wants Floyd to come down to 140 but if he tries to fight ODLH will he make ODLH come down to 140? Hell no. Floyd should be calling all the shots and if that dwarf Hatton doesn't wanna come up to welter or meet at a catch weight to truly test himself and make a boatload of money then he should go make his 4 or 5 million fighting fighters like Paulie or Ndou because he's not talking about being great.

ODLH is not going to fight Hatton, that was just to destroy PBF's chances of fighting the brit and make him fight Shane. Since ODLH is not giving Floyd's his rematch, how is Floyd Mayweather gonna make money? I mean, Hatton will make just 4 or 5 million fighting Paulie or Ndou, where is the boatload of money for Floyd Mayweather, raping with 50cent or start acting for real ( to the movies)?

[No Contest]

If this is true, Hatton just gave Mayweather the mental edge, this just shows hes not that confident in himself at welterweight. Mayweather isnt gonna kill himself to fight Ricky Hatton, I wouldnt be surprised if this fight doesnt happen. Im thinking Hatton will fight Malignaggi next.

[Memphis]

Guys for fuck sake did you not read what Fenster posted?

Unbelievable.

[Violent Demise]

Guys for fuck sake did you not read what Fenster posted?

Unbelievable.

You know damn well ain't nobody pay attention to what Fenster writes.

[Memphis]

I suggest you do in the comp. Save your ass from finishing in the bottom half this time

[Preme]

I suggest you do in the comp. Save your a** from finishing in the bottom half this time

hahaha

CC that one cracked me up

[Violent Demise]

I suggest you do in the comp. Save your ass from finishing in the bottom half this time

Don't worry about me. As long as Boxing Gorilla is running it legit, the rest will take care of it self.

[RP33]

hah.. i hope #1, that Mayweathers response to this goes real public to show how much of a coward Hatton is.. How do you call someone out (who is not in your weight class) and disrespect them, and then ask that they have to come down in weightclass to fight you.
and #2 that Mayweather drops the weight and kicks his ass anyway.. now THAT would be something remembered!

[bzkfn]

I knew Hatton was a little bitch. He has no balls. Mayweather went up and fought ODLH at 154 and Mayweather IS A NATURAL 135 pounder. This amazes me, Hatton puts Floyd's name in his mouth on HBO but behind the scenes when the world isn't listening, he's behaving little a scared boy. The thing that's funny to me is that Hatton wants Floyd to come down to 140 but if he tries to fight ODLH will he make ODLH come down to 140? Hell no. Floyd should be calling all the shots and if that dwarf Hatton doesn't wanna come up to welter or meet at a catch weight to truly test himself and make a boatload of money then he should go make his 4 or 5 million fighting fighters like Paulie or Ndou because he's not talking about being great.

Dude, you're a fucking idiot. I don't think I need to justify saying that either.

[smashcrusher]

Personally even though I'm a patriotic Brit I'd love to see Floyd drop down two divisions and come to England and knock Hatton spark out in Wembley Stadium.

If Hatton won't move up one division to fight a guy whose a natural lightweight in the biggest possible fight against the world's premier fighter then personally I have no interest in what he does from here on.

Let him go after the Malignaggi's and Vivian Harris' of the world whilst the real players like Floyd and Cotto get on with fighting each other.

I agree. Hatton is a disgrace. Talked all that sh!t because he basically thought Mayweather had no interest in fighting him, and when Floyd jumps at the chance, little Ricky sh!ts himself. What a joke!

[Violent Demise]

Personally even though I'm a patriotic Brit I'd love to see Floyd drop down two divisions and come to England and knock Hatton spark out in Wembley Stadium.

If Hatton won't move up one division to fight a guy whose a natural lightweight in the biggest possible fight against the world's premier fighter then personally I have no interest in what he does from here on.

Let him go after the Malignaggi's and Vivian Harris' of the world whilst the real players like Floyd and Cotto get on with fighting each other.

I agree. Hatton is a disgrace. Talked all that sh!t because he basically thought Mayweather had no interest in fighting him, and when Floyd jumps at the chance, little Ricky sh!ts himself. What a joke!

Why is everybody acting all surprise? Hatton is the same guy who promised Luis Collazo a rematch. And than backed out. He has a history of cowardly acts.