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"I am a boxing scholar and I know what I have to do to become Britain's best ever.
"I know exactly what Lennox Lewis, Barry McGuigan and John Conteh and the other top British boxers achieved. They all came to America and to tell the truth they had mixed results.
"I have to dominate like no other British boxer has ever done and that will all begin next week."
"I know that what I've achieved so far has never been done before by a British boxer.
"I've won the IBF and WBA light-welterweight titles and the WBA welterweight title and now I'm going back after the IBF light-welterweight crown again.
"It might look crazy on paper but I've had to meet real world champions in hard fights and nobody in boxing is prepared to do that.
"I think it's fair to say I have done it the hard way, the old-fashioned way and that is exactly the way I have wanted to do it.
"In years to come I don't want people to look back on my career and say, 'Oh, he beat one or two decent fighters'.
"I want people to see just how many world champions I went in against and realise that I did it the real way."
"After Urango it's no secret that I want to fight Castillo and that will be an enormous fight.
"Every time I look at any pound-for-pound lists I see Castillo's name above mine and that is something I will want to change.
"Castillo is not the last big name I want to meet and beat because there will be a couple more fights and when they are over I'll be ready to pack my bags and walk away."
Mayweather remains top of his list.
But he doesn't rule out fights with Corrales, Cotto, Collazo, or Witter.
Mayweather will be a ringside guest next week, and said "I'm looking forward to getting an up close and personal look at Hatton so that I can make my mind up."
"I know exactly what Lennox Lewis, Barry McGuigan and John Conteh and the other top British boxers achieved. They all came to America and to tell the truth they had mixed results.
"I have to dominate like no other British boxer has ever done and that will all begin next week."
"I know that what I've achieved so far has never been done before by a British boxer.
"I've won the IBF and WBA light-welterweight titles and the WBA welterweight title and now I'm going back after the IBF light-welterweight crown again.
"It might look crazy on paper but I've had to meet real world champions in hard fights and nobody in boxing is prepared to do that.
"I think it's fair to say I have done it the hard way, the old-fashioned way and that is exactly the way I have wanted to do it.
"In years to come I don't want people to look back on my career and say, 'Oh, he beat one or two decent fighters'.
"I want people to see just how many world champions I went in against and realise that I did it the real way."
"After Urango it's no secret that I want to fight Castillo and that will be an enormous fight.
"Every time I look at any pound-for-pound lists I see Castillo's name above mine and that is something I will want to change.
"Castillo is not the last big name I want to meet and beat because there will be a couple more fights and when they are over I'll be ready to pack my bags and walk away."
Mayweather remains top of his list.
But he doesn't rule out fights with Corrales, Cotto, Collazo, or Witter.
Mayweather will be a ringside guest next week, and said "I'm looking forward to getting an up close and personal look at Hatton so that I can make my mind up."
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