By Mark Vester
Nazim Richardson, trainer of Bernard Hopkins, spoke with The UK Telegraph on the subject of Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton, taking place on Dec. 8 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. For two months, Richardson was providing American sparring partners for Hatton to use at his training camp in Manchester. Hatton left for Las Vegas on Thursday.
In order to win, Richardson says that Hatton must take Mayweather away from his gameplan by making it a brawl.
"Ricky knows that coming forward and putting on the pressure is not going to be enough," said Richardson. "Ricky is much quicker and cleverer than people give him credit for. He is not just going to be walking forward. I think it will be a rough fight. Ricky has the ability to turn the fight into a dogfight, and that is where his chances lie. Mayweather won't relish that."
"If Ricky can cope with the power and strategy Tszyu brought, he can cope with Mayweather. If he can impose his will, Ricky can win."
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