Depends on what you mean by successful. In order to retain his god-like status, Floyd needs to outclass Hatton even if the scorecards are close. He can do this just by obviously being in control of certain aspects of the fight, even if he allows Hatton to score well.

But if it is a tough, hard-fought battle with advantage going back and forth, and Floyd just squeaks by - it is still a successful win, but he will lose some status as a near-unbeatable fighter.

In a sense, that loss of status would perhaps make the fight not a success for Floyd in the sense you are thinking, if I am understanding the nature of the question. It would make Floyd seem more 'normal.'

We'll just have to see if Hatton, even by way of a loss, can manage to make Floyd look normal. I'm thinking probably not.

I do think that Castillo beat Floyd first time around, and that if Oscar could have stayed on the offensive, he'd have beat him too. So it's not like he's unbeatable. But I'm not sure Hatton's the one to prove it. Soon to find out! Can't wait.

I'm not a Hatton-hater, by the way. Like him. Just going with Floyd for this fight.