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Hatton chasing Mayweather fight
Mayweather outclassed the respected Gatti on Saturday night
Ricky Hatton says he wants to take on American Floyd Mayweather in Madison Square Garden in November or December.
Mayweather destroyed Arturo Gatti to win the WBC light welterweight crown on Saturday and IBF champion Hatton is eager to boost his profile in the US.
Manchester boxer Hatton told BBC Sport: "Madison Square Garden is the mecca of boxing and I've never topped the bill there. That would be an absolute dream.
"But the show is put on where the money goes so he may have to come over here."
Hatton, who took the IBF belt from Kostya Tszyu in Manchester on 5 June, added on BBC Radio Five Live: "I want one more fight before the end of the year.
"I'm taking a break now and when we find out who we are fighting I'll get back in training."
Asked if he thought Mayweather would be a dangerous opponent, Hatton said: "Yes, very much so.
"But not more dangerous than Kostya Tszyu.
"He doesn't hit as hard as Kostya Tszyu but he makes up for it with speed and sheer boxing ability. Maybe that would give me advantage but who knows.
"I'd like to fight him next. You have to say that (what he did against Gatti) was absolutely masterful. Gatti's no mug, but that's how Mayweather made him look.
Then He says before the collzao fight.
http://www.********boxing.com/news.php?p=6820&more=1
MIKE HOUSER: Ricky I spoke with Bruce Trampler of Top Rank, Mayweather’s now former promoter. He said that you turned down the fight with Mayweather at least twice this year and that you would not be facing him this year. Is that correct?
RICKY HATTON: Well, me personally it wasn’t done but I mean I can’t be speaking for their – you know for my team or – to be honest this year it would be ****** to admit with a fight with Mayweather because I have so many problems with – problems outside the ring where my father promoted (INAUDIBLE) obviously we were sitting trying to do a deal with HBO.
I was in negotiations with that when my current promoter and he’s my new promoter, you know, from Artie Pelullo, Robert Waterman and Dennis Hobson. He was who had the court case with Souleymane M’Baye was claiming (INAUDIBLE) fight. There were so many things going on and it’s been difficult to – you know to basically get on with the fighting so to speak, you know, with the negotiations.
But I think the sensible thing is, you know, I’ve – I don’t think that when I come straight out of England and fight in the first time in America and fight Floyd Mayweather, you know. To be perfectly honest with you I think that would be a ****** thing to do.
I mean for instance Floyd Mayweather, you know, said on many occasions a few years back he would come to Manchester and he would fight me in front of me own crowd and he would knock me out and do all this crap what he’s been saying and now he’s all of a sudden decided – seems a bit cautious (INAUDIBLE) and don’t – during – over the last 12 months he didn’t want to come to Manchester.
So, you know, if I was going to be (INAUDIBLE), you know, maybe he don’t want to fight me. He said he was going to come to Manchester now he’s changed his mind. So I’m not inviting Floyd. Floyd’s not inviting me. You know and I had a lot going on in the last 12 months but me and Floyd will get it together. So I’ll fight everybody once but I think – you know I have not fight in the United States for a number of years now so I think it’s important that I’ve done my deal now with my new promoters and we’re with HBO and we know what direction we’re going.
Hopefully the court case with my (INAUDIBLE) promoter with (INAUDIBLE) – will get squashed and the case with Souleymane M’Baye and then you know we can start looking about positive things like a fight with Mayweather but it’s a been a difficult 12 months for me and ...
I mean I’m not saying that, you know, my feet have turned down a fight with Mayweather it may be that (INAUDIBLE) answer for them but there been a little bit confusion, you know, over lately what me team would be. You know, I’ve just only just recently signed with HBO and Dennis Hobson and Robert Waterman of Fight Academy and Art Pelullo of banner Promotions and it’s nice to know what direction you’re going in.
I think you need to know what direction you’re going in before you can make a decision like on a fight with Mayweather
There are other instances too, so does ricky tell us the truth?
Hatton chasing Mayweather fight
Mayweather outclassed the respected Gatti on Saturday night
Ricky Hatton says he wants to take on American Floyd Mayweather in Madison Square Garden in November or December.
Mayweather destroyed Arturo Gatti to win the WBC light welterweight crown on Saturday and IBF champion Hatton is eager to boost his profile in the US.
Manchester boxer Hatton told BBC Sport: "Madison Square Garden is the mecca of boxing and I've never topped the bill there. That would be an absolute dream.
"But the show is put on where the money goes so he may have to come over here."
Hatton, who took the IBF belt from Kostya Tszyu in Manchester on 5 June, added on BBC Radio Five Live: "I want one more fight before the end of the year.
"I'm taking a break now and when we find out who we are fighting I'll get back in training."
Asked if he thought Mayweather would be a dangerous opponent, Hatton said: "Yes, very much so.
"But not more dangerous than Kostya Tszyu.
"He doesn't hit as hard as Kostya Tszyu but he makes up for it with speed and sheer boxing ability. Maybe that would give me advantage but who knows.
"I'd like to fight him next. You have to say that (what he did against Gatti) was absolutely masterful. Gatti's no mug, but that's how Mayweather made him look.
Then He says before the collzao fight.
http://www.********boxing.com/news.php?p=6820&more=1
MIKE HOUSER: Ricky I spoke with Bruce Trampler of Top Rank, Mayweather’s now former promoter. He said that you turned down the fight with Mayweather at least twice this year and that you would not be facing him this year. Is that correct?
RICKY HATTON: Well, me personally it wasn’t done but I mean I can’t be speaking for their – you know for my team or – to be honest this year it would be ****** to admit with a fight with Mayweather because I have so many problems with – problems outside the ring where my father promoted (INAUDIBLE) obviously we were sitting trying to do a deal with HBO.
I was in negotiations with that when my current promoter and he’s my new promoter, you know, from Artie Pelullo, Robert Waterman and Dennis Hobson. He was who had the court case with Souleymane M’Baye was claiming (INAUDIBLE) fight. There were so many things going on and it’s been difficult to – you know to basically get on with the fighting so to speak, you know, with the negotiations.
But I think the sensible thing is, you know, I’ve – I don’t think that when I come straight out of England and fight in the first time in America and fight Floyd Mayweather, you know. To be perfectly honest with you I think that would be a ****** thing to do.
I mean for instance Floyd Mayweather, you know, said on many occasions a few years back he would come to Manchester and he would fight me in front of me own crowd and he would knock me out and do all this crap what he’s been saying and now he’s all of a sudden decided – seems a bit cautious (INAUDIBLE) and don’t – during – over the last 12 months he didn’t want to come to Manchester.
So, you know, if I was going to be (INAUDIBLE), you know, maybe he don’t want to fight me. He said he was going to come to Manchester now he’s changed his mind. So I’m not inviting Floyd. Floyd’s not inviting me. You know and I had a lot going on in the last 12 months but me and Floyd will get it together. So I’ll fight everybody once but I think – you know I have not fight in the United States for a number of years now so I think it’s important that I’ve done my deal now with my new promoters and we’re with HBO and we know what direction we’re going.
Hopefully the court case with my (INAUDIBLE) promoter with (INAUDIBLE) – will get squashed and the case with Souleymane M’Baye and then you know we can start looking about positive things like a fight with Mayweather but it’s a been a difficult 12 months for me and ...
I mean I’m not saying that, you know, my feet have turned down a fight with Mayweather it may be that (INAUDIBLE) answer for them but there been a little bit confusion, you know, over lately what me team would be. You know, I’ve just only just recently signed with HBO and Dennis Hobson and Robert Waterman of Fight Academy and Art Pelullo of banner Promotions and it’s nice to know what direction you’re going in.
I think you need to know what direction you’re going in before you can make a decision like on a fight with Mayweather
There are other instances too, so does ricky tell us the truth?
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