By Mark Vester

Forget the best in the world, WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. tells Sportinglife that Ricky Hatton is not even the best fighter from Britain. According to Mayweather, a win over Hatton will not do a single thing for his legacy, this fight is simply the biggest money fight available. In his opinion, WBO super middleweight champ Joe Calzaghe is the best British fighter in the sport.

"This won't do nothing for my legacy. My legacy is already solidified, it's already stamped. I'm fighting because I'm a businessman. The price is right, so let's make it happen," Mayweather said. "Before I leave I want to beat the best British fighter out there, or one of them. Calzaghe's the best British fighter - probably one of the best I've ever seen."

Mayweather says that he's ready for Hatton's "dirty tactics." He views Hatton as a dirty fighter and plans to get dirty himself if needed.

"I didn't really get a chance to watch the Tszyu fight - I watched a few rounds. I already knew what it was. Punch hold, punch hold. From what I've seen it's extremely dirty. He's a dirty fighter. In Vegas they're firm but they're fair. If he gets dirty I can get dirty. Whatever he wants to do," Mayweather said.

He does respect Hatton as a fighter, Mayweather claims to be training harder than he did for his May 5 win over Oscar De La Hoya.

"We don't train like no other fighter. I've got to push myself to the limit. I'm training harder for this fight than I did for the fight with Oscar. My second day back in the gym (after Dancing With The Stars) I started boxing nine and 10 rounds," Mayweather said. "I'm already in tremendous shape. We don't train like anybody else. We don't even have a bell in the gym. We sometimes train six or eight straight minutes. I guess I am a throwback fighter - I could fight 15 rounds. A lot of it is God-given talent and the rest is hard work."

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