Quote Originally Posted by wacko3205
Being the bad guy works for some better than being the down to earth homebwoy from Manchester or the luveable latino from...well...wherever Oscar claims to hail from.
CC Wacko - you know I can't stand Mayweather, but I respect what he can do inside and outside the ring. He knows his business.


Quote Originally Posted by ono
Quote Originally Posted by global
Floyd is giving Hatton the chance to stake a claim at P4P #1, that is an opportunity for any fighter regardless of how much money he could make fighting a bum instead or how many seats he sells at Wembley.
Going by that train of thought you could just as easily say Hatton is giving Mayweather the chance to stay at number 1p4p.

Who was the last p4p fighter Mayweather fought?

He wasn't going to stay at number 1 for much longer when you have guys like Hopkins, Pac, Calzaghe etc... recently competing with other p4p fighters.

So as well as Floyd giving Hatton the opportunity to fight for the p4p crown, Hatton is (by your analogy) giving Floyd the opportunity to hang on to the crown.
CC for that one, too - both fighters are getting a lot out of this fight. Aside from the mountains of cash, they both stand to gain from this fight. Floyd needs more top-quality names on his resume, especially since he obviously wants to be known as an ATG. He's had a great career, but he probably needs a few more wins against superior, p4p fighters if he wants the legacy. And Ricky gets to test himself against the best boxer in the world. Honestly, it's win-win for Hatton, even in defeat...especially if he puts on a good showing, which I really think he will. A Hatton win propels him to the top of the business.

I think they both benefit a lot from this matchup.