Floyd Sr. after round 1: Keep your hands up and move your head like we worked on in training.
Round 2: Ricky keeps his head stationary and his hands down.
If Ricky followed the gameplan and won convincingly of course Floyd would take the credit why wouldn't he?
The fact of the matter is Floyd layed out a gameplan and Ricky DECIDED not to follow it, can't blame the trainer for that.
And of course he's in it for the money it's his job.
For every story told that divides us, I believe there are a thousand untold that unite us.
It should be no reason. Like I said Ricky's been a pro long enough. He doesn't need his trainer present while he's getting his hands wrapped. It's obvious this is some lame ass attempt at damage control. Trying to shift a little blame onto Floyd. Nobody would even of known there was "alleged" problems in camp or that Floyd was late if it wasn't for the Hatton camp. Why bring it up? Accept that the relationship didn't work and move on. In case Ricky has forgotten. He went to Floyd. Floyd didn't go to him. Ricky needs to take his loss like a man and not like a biitch. A crying biitch. Him and Cintron must be related
Floyd definitely arrived considerably later than the rest of the team.
Ricky never blamed Floyd Sr. for his loss to Pacquiao. Any dispute has been between camp personnel propagated by the media. It's also the public that places some of the blame on Floyd Sr. and not Ricky or his camp. Take notice here that it is not Ricky or his camp people bring the subject to light, but rather Floyd Sr.
Ain't these people part of Hatton's camp?
Hatton Camp Begin To Question Floyd Mayweather Sr. - Boxing News
RT� Sport: Hatton trainer called into question
Boxing: Hatton camp question Floyd motives | Setanta
Don't look like it's just media making things up to me.
BBC SPORT | Boxing | Hatton camp backs referee choice
This my favorite one. Hatton and his camp backing up Cortez as the ref. What happened after the fight? A bunch of excuses about how Cortez cost him the fight.
Exactly, it's interesting how many lesser fighters manage without their trainer there for handwraps, in fact sometimes for the whole fight. An example, Ola Afolabi went into his fight with Enzo Maccarinelli as a heavy underdog & without a Freddie Roach in his corner yet still knocked him out. Why? Because a good fighter copes, & is able to follow instructions & doesn't need to be spoon-fed. So, as the legend in his own mind that Hatton is, he surely should've been able to cope without Floyd nursing him through getting his handwraps & its still no excuse for ignoring instructions.
Also, I like this quote of Hatton's from that BBC piece before the PBF fight.
Hatton said: "In his first fight, was Castillo's footwork as good as Ricky Hatton's? Was his body punching as good? Is he as big a hitter? Does he have as much boxing ability? "I would have to say no to all of them. I think even in his prime I am better in every department."
I know who I think deserves to be in Canastota more, although no doubt most would favour Hatton, as the more popular fighter
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