By Mark Vester
The semi-retired Ricky Hatton has once again voiced his desire to fight a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Hatton suffered his first career defeat to Mayweather with a ten round stoppage in 2007. Hatton has not fought since a May two-round knockout at the hands of Manny Pacquiao. If Hatton decides to return to the ring, Mayweather would be a target. Hatton still blames the ref for costing him the Mayweather fight.
"If I decide to come back it would need to be a fight to excite me. One person on my hit-list is Floyd Mayweather," Hatton told BBC Radio Stoke. "I'd rather get back in the ring with him, have a go and get knocked out again because I can say that I tried. I thought I was hard done by to lose in the first fight. The referee didn't let me impose my style on him.
"I'd rather go in there and find out whether it is just me feeling sorry for myself or whether I was actually treated a bit harshly. That's what being a champion fighter is all about. Normally you would run a mile against people that have just knocked you out, but I want to get in there again with him if I decide to come back."
Hatton may return in 2010. He says there are no plans to come back at the moment.
"It's only been six months since the Pacquaio fight. I'm just sitting back and having a rest, and waiting for my feet to start tapping again," added Hatton. "Once I've had a good rest and I've recharged my batteries, I might give it another go, possibly after Christmas or in the new year. At the moment I've got no plans to come back, but you need to have the hunger to come back. I'm sure it will and I'm sure I'll give it another go."
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