Quote Originally Posted by Wright
Memphis - I'm in a similar position, although I desperately want Ricky to win no matter what. I teach at a comprehensive, and the kids I teach, who only ever talk about boxing when Kahn's fighting, keep asking me about the fight. I keep telling them that Mayweather is too quick, too versatile and very intelligent, but they aint having any of it. The power of the press has taken over, just as it does with the England team. If Ricky loses, let's see how much coverage he gets after. He deserves total respect anyway, for being a great fighter and a great bloke (as far as I can tell).
There's no shame to losing to the so-called number one fighter. Unless you get Gatti-ized. Or look amateur-ish.

If Ricki ends up landing 80 punches in a near-shutout, then that is an embarrassment. But if he loses 116-112, then he'll be fine.