Quote Originally Posted by Boxerharvey
I dont agree that we all know Ricky cannot fight at Welterweight after all he has had one fight and yes he struggled but you cant judge him on one fight, we all have a bad day and his preperations for the Collazo fight where all wrong anyway. I think Hatton has shown balls agreeing to fight Mayweather (and in his own back yard) and shows that he going for the big fights now to cement his legacy (as well as his biggest payday).
I agree with BigH that Hatton is in no position to be telling Mayweather what weight to fight at as Mayweather is the pound for pound champ not Hatton.Also if Hatton had picked a different opponent ie Witter, Malagnaggi etc people would have said that Hatton is picking easy fights and not chasing the big ones!!
Plus if Hatton wins it has to put him near the top of the pound for pound list and if he loses (notice I say If) but fights like a champion (which he will) then there will still be other big fights out there for him.
Hatton struggled because Collazo was a southpaw....no more no less. Collazo was also naturally bigger and stronger.....mayweather isnt. Therefore Hatton's previous fight at 147 doesn't really have any bearing on this fight especially when Hatton will only weight about 147 come fight night.