"I can't see where Pacquiao's coming from because without Ricky Hatton, what's he going to do?" said Williams.
"He's not going to be involved in a fight that will generate the same income as fighting Ricky Hatton.
"A fight with Mayweather won't generate the same money because Hatton brings all his fans and UK TV money.
"There's only so much you get out of a fight in America in terms of gate, and you're not going to get any more out of a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight than for a Pacquiao-Hatton fight.
"And when Hatton fought Mayweather, the crowd was predominately Hatton fans, and when Pacquiao fought Oscar de la Hoya, the crowd were mainly De la Hoya fans.
"Manny is massive in the Philippines, but thousands of Filipinos aren't going to travel to Las Vegas or pay £15 a head to watch it on pay-per-view.
"Do they honestly believe Pacquiao-Mayweather is going to do significantly more pay-per-view figures than a Pacquiao-Hatton fight? I don't think it will.
"But the ball's in their court. We think we're being reasonable and we're not going to be messed about."
If negotiations for Hatton-Pacquiao do collapse, Williams said Hatton would most likely fight in the UK in the summer instead.
from bbc website!
"He's not going to be involved in a fight that will generate the same income as fighting Ricky Hatton.
"A fight with Mayweather won't generate the same money because Hatton brings all his fans and UK TV money.
"There's only so much you get out of a fight in America in terms of gate, and you're not going to get any more out of a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight than for a Pacquiao-Hatton fight.
"And when Hatton fought Mayweather, the crowd was predominately Hatton fans, and when Pacquiao fought Oscar de la Hoya, the crowd were mainly De la Hoya fans.
"Manny is massive in the Philippines, but thousands of Filipinos aren't going to travel to Las Vegas or pay £15 a head to watch it on pay-per-view.
"Do they honestly believe Pacquiao-Mayweather is going to do significantly more pay-per-view figures than a Pacquiao-Hatton fight? I don't think it will.
"But the ball's in their court. We think we're being reasonable and we're not going to be messed about."
If negotiations for Hatton-Pacquiao do collapse, Williams said Hatton would most likely fight in the UK in the summer instead.
from bbc website!
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