If it was Mayweather, not Tszyu in the ring that night in Manchester.....

[Pugilistic]

Mayweather would of won the exact same way.

[ono]

As time goes by, peoples opinion on what actually happened changes. Tszyu was just a sguilty of using illegal tactics. He was holding a lot, he was hitting below the belt. It was that sort of fight. Tsyzu wasn't shot either. He might not have been prime, but he destroyed Sharmba Mitchell 7 months earlier.

As for Mayweather v Hatton, in a small ring, with a hometown referee...i don't know. It would have been interesting. For Ricky to win, he'd have to have gotten away with an awful lot. The difference in class between Floyd and Ricky is huge, but Ricky still managed to take rounds off Floyd in a fight where he was effectively fighting the referee aswell.

I'm not suggessting Hatton would win - who know, maybe he'd rush in more and get caught earlier than he did in Vegas.

I do feel the fight would be much more uncomfortable for Floyd. I'd imagine he'd win, just not as comfortably as he did in Vegas.

[Steelie]

Mayweather still wins.

Ricks tactics were based on closing the distance quickly and nullifying Tszyus right hand. If anything, Floyd is better at going backwards and I'm certain he'd of picked Ricky off at will. That said, Rick had a world class chin that night, so I'd give it to Mayweather on points, rather than the stoppage he later achieved over Rick in Vegas.

[porkypara]

Would not have made much difference I dont think.