This isn't my observation, it was a reader's letter in the UK magazine Boxing News.
But they suggested Hatton vs. Mayweather is a perfectly matched 50-50 bout, much more enticing than Mayweather's carvery with Gatti would suggest.
The idea is this... if you had to pick someone who could beat Ricky Hatton (and, as much as people like to rag on his "on the way" opposition, the guy IS undefeated, and did just give Zoo a career-ending beating) you'd come up with a formula that would resemble Mayweather. The perfect opponent for an in-close pressure fighter.
Yet... if you could imagine one person who could possibly beat Mayweather... Hatton would be the ideal formula. An intense pressure fighter who's on a guy's chest non-stop for 12 rounds and never gets tired.
I'm not saying Ricky would beat Floyd... all I'm saying is he'd be the best possible candidate to do it, and vice versa.
But they suggested Hatton vs. Mayweather is a perfectly matched 50-50 bout, much more enticing than Mayweather's carvery with Gatti would suggest.
The idea is this... if you had to pick someone who could beat Ricky Hatton (and, as much as people like to rag on his "on the way" opposition, the guy IS undefeated, and did just give Zoo a career-ending beating) you'd come up with a formula that would resemble Mayweather. The perfect opponent for an in-close pressure fighter.
Yet... if you could imagine one person who could possibly beat Mayweather... Hatton would be the ideal formula. An intense pressure fighter who's on a guy's chest non-stop for 12 rounds and never gets tired.
I'm not saying Ricky would beat Floyd... all I'm saying is he'd be the best possible candidate to do it, and vice versa.
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