Why Mayweather and Hatton won't cross paths for another year

[DiegoFuego]

You can already see their courses forming. Mayweather is going to fight Margarito and De La Hoya while Hatton fights Collazo and the winner of the Gatti/Baldomir fight. People were talking about Gatti vs. Hatton for a long time, so you know they're gonna make that fight in the fall when Mayweather is most likely fighting De La Hoya. I truly believe Hatton vs. Mayweather is at least 2 fights away for both guys unfortunately.

[GunStar]

I think the Hatton fight may never happen. Hatton doesn't want the fight now & I don't see PBF waiting for him, PBF will probably be a middleweight within 2 years.

[enadeus]

Its been stated that they will meet in 2007, both want a few big money fights and then to retire. I doubt Mayweather will go to Middleweight, he was under 147 for his weight-in with Judah, I don't think he is big enough to move up and have any power advantage.

[Parody]

He said he wants to be a champion in 5 weight classes, so i can see him go to light middleweight..then maybe 2 years after that he might retire as middleweight. if he does and retires undefeated he will be #1 in my list alltime.

[enadeus]

Well he still has to win a belt at 147, cause no one recognizes his fight against Judah as a title fight. He still hasn't beat the best at 140, Ricky Hatton. So he jumping around weight classes and is going to be remembered as a fool for that.

[deliveryman]

I think they're each 1 fight away from squaring off. Floyd is going to deal with Antonio and Hatton is going to beat the winner of the Baldy / Gatti fight most likely. And then they'd fight for the undisputed champ at jr. welter.

[Parody]

Well he still has to win a belt at 147, cause no one recognizes his fight against Judah as a title fight. He still hasn't beat the best at 140, Ricky Hatton. So he jumping around weight classes and is going to be remembered as a fool for that.

Why not? Everyone recognises it, its one of the main titles, its the IBF title. Well if u mean universally recognize he will just have to beat margarito, that makes him WBO and IBF champ

[DiegoFuego]

He said he wants to be a champion in 5 weight classes, so i can see him go to light middleweight..then maybe 2 years after that he might retire as middleweight. if he does and retires undefeated he will be #1 in my list alltime.

I'll put Mayweather #1 all-time if he wins a legit title at 154 and retires with no losses. Remember, De La Hoya only won 5 legitimate titles in the weight classes he fought in, but if Sturm continues to improve, then you can consider it 6. But De La Hoya had 4 losses along the way. Mayweather has never been close to losing a fight.

[SquareCircle]

You can already see their courses forming. Mayweather is going to fight Margarito and De La Hoya while Hatton fights Collazo and the winner of the Gatti/Baldomir fight. People were talking about Gatti vs. Hatton for a long time, so you know they're gonna make that fight in the fall when Mayweather is most likely fighting De La Hoya. I truly believe Hatton vs. Mayweather is at least 2 fights away for both guys unfortunately.

& its all because mw priced himself out of the bout in manchester.

[enadeus]

Why not? Everyone recognises it, its one of the main titles, its the IBF title. Well if u mean universally recognize he will just have to beat margarito, that makes him WBO and IBF champ

Because Baldomir beat Judah for the titles, and then he let go of some titles not to pay fees. So only on paper Judah was still champion, but that belt is miningless. Gatti also got his belt after Tszyu vacated it. Hatton is the best at 140, Mayweather jumped him over. Judah is not the best at 147, nowhere close to it. SO in theory Mayweather did not hold a meanigful belt at 140 and 147 so far.