It seems like the best fight Mayweather had in ages, but it also reminds me of the Judah matchup.
And I know this is a European based forum, so I'm already hated. heheh I'm kidding!

But... Hatton is the next best thing in boxing.
There is a buzz about Hatton & Mayweather already, as this site and many others have shown.
Everybody is shocked that Manchester took over Vegas! Ricky's fame is rising pretty fast.
In all this fanfare, there has been some backlash, some have labeled him "overrated" and a "bum."
He's NOT a bum! But I think it's safe to say we all admit he is a bit overrated.

He did have trouble with boxer/punchers Luis Collazo, some say he lost, but everybody has to agree that Hatton barely survived the last round. Collazo isn't a puncher, but he did use his superior ring generalship and legs. Collazo is good, but Shane ended him, he's been quiet since. And another young man, Urango, made Hatton look average and un-exciting.
This incited Wayne McCullough to publicly lecture Ricky "Fatton" stating that he should lay off the drinking and partying.
Many others, on this site were on the same boat with Wayne.

To be fair, Hatton did look amazing against Ben Tackie,
but Ben isn't much of a technical boxer and took a beating from Sharmba and Kostya just before he met Ricky.
Warren did keep Hatton in Manchester and did develope the legit fighter Hatton very well.
I will say this, Hatton look BRUTAL against Carlos Maussa! That was a damn good leaping left hook!
Maussa was legit, but his record isn't THAT good, nevertheless I was a good night.

Hatton isn't that big, he went up to 147 and admitted it was too hard to take the punches and he felt weaker.
Later on he said that it was the court obligations that sidetracked him, which is a possibility of course,
Yet Hatton hasn't come back to 147 since, even with the increase pay in the States and the luxury rest he's gotten.

Hatton did impressively defeat Castillo and Tszyu... both were a time to celebrate... but
Both Kostya and JLC were on the slide, even if Hatton helped to finally knock them off their slide!
I hate to admit that but it's true, JLC and Tszyu were at the end of their careers when they met up with the Hitman.
Hatton stopped them impressively, but lets not get ahead of ourselves.

Stylistically ...
Hattons the easiest out of the sizeable and harder hitting Margarito, Cotto, and veteran Mosley.
It's just my opinion, I'll take heat for this, but I actually think Mosley is the easiest of the three mentioned...
but Mosley is pretty bad@ss for an old man. But that's like saying the gas chamber is easier than the chair. :P
Not as fast as Floyd and I will say he's no longer in his prime years, but he's smart, stronger, bigger, a veteran, and most of all he's not afraid. I've grown into a Mosley fan.
He doesn't have much time left, so I can TOTALLY understand a matchup that should happen soon with Mayweather.
Shane has earned it. He's earned everything.

And note to Margarito haters: You know Floyd ducked that one! wink wink


I'd applaud Mayweather if he wanted to fight Cotto or Margarito. I'd be impressed if he fought Mosley.
And I'd want him to RUN to a Ricky Hatton fight as soon as possible if I were his manager.