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I don't want Mayweather-Hatton its been done, and Hatton is still one of the more dangerous guys for Mayweather IMO, I think his speed, accuracy and quick pressure cause Mayweather more problems then guys people really want him to fight like Cotto and Margarito, though I had Mayweather winning almost every round, Hatton with a different ref would have really made it difficult for Floyd.
i very much disagree.. floyd absolutely schooled hatton.. i don't care who the ref would be, the same result will occur.. Cotto or Margarito present a MUCH bigger challenge to floyd..

if this is true, his training and what not, i'm quite excited..
Not at all Cotto and Margarito's styles are so overrated for fighting MAyweather, people don't understand the value of footwork more than anything. If Margarito can't keep up with Mayweather he can't land, even when Baldomir tried to throw a 100 punches, he couldn't land anything. I know Margarito is a different fighter than Baldomir in some respects, but he isn't faster, and he isn't more accurate. Baldomir had been able to land cleanly on every opponent before Mayweather once he got into his rythym, but he couldn't find it against Mayweather.

Hatton has great footspeed ,and really good handspeed, it threw Mayweather off early, but Hatton clearly didn't get to fight his own fight, I still think mayweather dominated him, but he had some troubles doing it, I don't see the big trouble that Cotto or Margarito would present. margarito looked horrible early when Paul Williams was moving, I don't think Margarito would be able to get off if MAyweather decided to come inside. Cotto once again isn't super fast, isn't super hard to hit, and he has shown vulnerability. You can Mayweather doesn't hit as hard as Judah, but he sure wears down opponents more than Judah does, and he is a lot more accurate and quicker than this version of Shane Mosley.

As for Mayweather's size, he wasn't even a natural 140 pounder, and Hatton was a big 140 pounder, Mayweather wasn't even a very big lightweight. Its his skill that made him so good at these higher weights. Give credit where its due.