Floyd can say what he wants prior to the fight ... it has no bearing on what will actually happen fight night. We all know that.

He'll decide during the course of the fight whether to keep boxing from the outside, or when and if he has Hatton figured out and timed to the point that he can actually fight him "toe to toe."

So he'll be staying outside and fighting defensively early in any case.

Later he'll either do the same but figure out how to increase his points, or he'll find moments when he can step in for toe to toe action while still doing the other.

Regardless of pre-fight hype and all our opinion-ating ... his decisions are made in the ring, as they should be.

This fight is Floyd's to lose, Ricky's to win. With Ricky's aggressive style, Floyd's going to be pressed ... this should give us an opportunity to see Floyd at his best.

Nothing would be more fun than to see Floyd have to make the choice to stand and fight ... and still win. If that's what happens, it may well be a FOTY candidate, regardless of the fact that few expect it to be.