Mayweather v Hatton will be the biggest AND best fight of 2007!

[yoitsdan]

It's been a great year for boxing, so many great match ups, and great fights, however since July every great fight has just felt like something to keep us busy until Dec 8th. Anyone else felt this? The anticipation for Mayweather v Hatton has been unlike anything I have ever felt, I've wanted this fight for 4 years to be announced, when it was announced I thought I was gonna vomit, I couldn't believe it. Come December 8th the hype will have swelled to a new level, the world will literally stop when the 2 men face off. Unlike Mayweather v Oscar De La Hoya, these 2 men are at the very top of the food chain, in their absolute prime and the peak of their powers. It could be argued that Mayweather has never beaten a fighter regarded the top of the division, Hatton is the first one he has faced. As great as Oscar is, sadly he did seem some way past his glorious prime. Hatton however is at the top of his game. The same about Floyd could be said for Hatton, Kostya Tszyu and Jose Luis Castillo were said to be over the hill, maybe they were, maybe Hatton just made them look that way. Either way what CANNOT be argued is that if Hatton beats Mayweather, he beat the best Mayweather there has ever been, and vice versa. That's just 1 of the reasons that this is such a great fight. Add into the mix the UK v USA element, Boxer v Slugger, personality clash, ring champs, MGM Grand, demand for tickets, 24/7 etc. It has great fight written all over, it's going to be exciting to see if Mayweather can keep Hatton off, if Hatton can land to the body, if his face holds up, did Mayweather train right or was there too much on his plate? So many questions that will ALL be answered come Dec 8th!

[LEGION]

It is definately a great fight and one worthy of being the definitive year ender as far as big fights. For me though, the anticipation I felt for Taylor/Pavlik made it the fight I wanted to see so bad, though Hatton/Mayweather comes in a close second.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

Either way what CANNOT be argued is that if Hatton beats Mayweather, he beat the best Mayweather there has ever been, and vice versa. That's just 1 of the reasons that this is such a great fight. Add into the mix the UK v USA element, Boxer v Slugger, personality clash, ring champs, MGM Grand, demand for tickets, 24/7 etc. It has great fight written all over, it's going to be exciting to see if Mayweather can keep Hatton off, if Hatton can land to the body, if his face holds up, did Mayweather train right or was there too much on his plate? So many questions that will ALL be answered come Dec 8th!

IMO, the best Floyd was 2003-2005 at his more natural weights of 135/140. Unfortunately, he was fighting lower-tier opposition during that time.

Mayweather will win handily, and NO EXCUSES. But the best FMJ is past.

Secondly, this key element in this fight is not "can Mayweather keep Hatton off him?". The key element in this fight is "can Hatton display world-class boxing skills"?

If Hatton can do what Cotto did, he has a very good chance to win. If Hatton can't box with Floyd, he gets embarrassed.

[donnydarkoIRL]

When this fight was first announced the hairs on the back of my neck stood on end.

It's Death or Glory for Ricky this time, he's going to have the fight of his life against a guy who is not going to want to engage him at all. However, from the 24/7 series I'm glad to know that Ricky knows this as in the first episode he said "he's not gonna want to go toe to toe with me, if he does he'll be eaten."

I can't predict this i can't say Ricky is going to kill him like i have over 40 times before....all i can say is December 8th i'll be 100% behind the Hitman and no matter what he's my favourite boxer.

[BubbleBox]

CC Donny...he is my favourite as well. But by God this is the make or break fight of his career.

...and for me...this is by far the biggest fight of 2007. There is so much on the line...winner takes all...lose goes home!

[donnydarkoIRL]

cc returned mate...
I'm nervous already for this, i'll be a wreck that day!!!
I feel he may ned to return to the free swinging hatton we saw against Pederson and olivera for this one, but i expect 0 of the defense we saw against tackie.

[El Gamo]

This is going to be a great event,I don't see it as being a great fight,probably because I'm not a huge fan of Hatton's style,although I respect him alot and like him. I'm certainly excited about it,how can one not be but it's not the biggest fight of 07,Oscar-Floyd was and it's definitely not going to top Pavlik Taylor or Vazquez-Marquez 2.

An excellent exciting fight though which will be intense and I'll be nervous watching it,to see whether Hatton can do it! 1 thing though,for Hatton fans,if he loses,it is NOT the end,because I guarantee you Ricky will fight Oscar at some point after this fight. I guarantee it.

[BubbleBox]

cc returned mate...
I'm nervous already for this, i'll be a wreck that day!!!
I feel he may ned to return to the free swinging hatton we saw against Pederson and olivera for this one, but i expect 0 of the defense we saw against tackie.

what defense against Tackie

[donnydarkoIRL]

cc returned mate...
I'm nervous already for this, i'll be a wreck that day!!!
I feel he may ned to return to the free swinging hatton we saw against Pederson and olivera for this one, but i expect 0 of the defense we saw against tackie.

what defense against Tackie

If he could weave like that against every opponent he wouldn't make me so damn nervous all the time!!!

[ACEA]

The thing i dislike about Hatton is he doesnt work off his jab to set up his hooks and his inability to back up resorting to holding instead. Also after watching the 24/7 show the other day he contridicts himself he said he hasnt disrespected Floyd but through the whole show he called him a Pr*ck and a Di**head amoungs other things. The type of fight we get depends on the referee, if he allows all of that holding shyte then it could get quite interesting but if he acts properly in accordance to the rules it will be a Mayweather long range target practice session. TBH Hatton is one dimentional as he has no plan B we saw this in the Collazo fight he couldnt switch his game up when he was in trouble and had to hang on for dear life.

[chip]

The collazo fight has been done to death Every body suffers an off day or can be ill lets move on I think you should watch some other Hatton fights before you post this rubbish

[ACEA]

which fight should i watch? Tszyu he hit and held in that fight and the Castillo fight well JLC was shot. The other fights just aint worth watching ,Maussa,Urango ect i have never seen Hatton display versitility his has one game plan come forward and work the body and if it isnt very effective just try and land a KO punch. He cant box on the back foot and holds rather than taking a step back.

[donnydarkoIRL]

See Hatton V Magee, Hatton V Tackie, Hatton V Philips.

Hadit been another poster i may have SC'd him already

[bzkfn]

It's a huge fight, don't get me wrong, and Ricky is my favourite fighter, but Calzaghe-Kessler...in terms of what it meant for boxing and for the fact it determined who was the best Super-Middle in the world meant more.

My FOTY vote is going to Pavlik-Taylor. I don't think Mayweather will make the fight exciting enough for this to contender that.

As a spectacle though, not many will come bigger than Hatton knocking out Mayweather .

[Dizaster]

See Hatton V Magee, Hatton V Tackie, Hatton V Philips.

Hadit been another poster i may have SC'd him already

I agree. In those fights he was tested in different ways and did change up his game to come out on top of those opponents... Lets face it, every fighter has their own strengths and their styles and you don't expect them to change styles that much during a fight... I think he's proved though that he can drop a certain tactic if he find's its not working in his favour in a particular fight.. If a tactic he is using (as straight forward as it may be)is allowing him to feel he's got the upper hand on an opponent, then he's going to stick with that.. So far his style has served him well...
Floyd will test him no doubt and he will have to adapt.. but he'll still be working within his style and working with his strengths.. If they aren't enough in the end, i'm not sure changing styles by a large amount during a fight with such a precision boxer as Floyd would serve him any better.