If Mayweather fights Hatton, will the haters respect him?

[FIGHTING_FLIP]

if mayweather fights hatton will all the floyd haters finally respect floyd for taking this fight??

[squealpiggy]

I don't hate Mayweather though he's a bouthy twat, but yes, Hatton will be without a doubt his best opponent above 135, and it could be argued is his best opponent in his entire career.

[sonofisis]

No, they're just gonna ***** about how he's not fighting Cotto or Mosely..

[Gareth Ivanovic]

I don't think so the haters will always be haters and they will find some excuse why Floyd won. The subject of running will probably come up.

[CASINOJOELITTLE]

if mayweather fights hatton will all the floyd haters finally respect floyd for taking this fight??

NO THEY WILL SAY HATTON DIDNT HAVE ENOUGH EXPERIENCE

[ßringer]

If he comes out of retirement to fight Hatton I will respect him a lot more. But I will lose respect for him if he comes out of retirement, beats Hatton, then goes back into retirement immediately afterwards. It's not that I don't think he's a great fighter and not that I don't respect him, because I think both. It just bothers me that he's playing some sort of game with his career and this retirement thing, because he's still in his prime and he'd be throwing it all away to quit now.

He has a chance to be one of the greatest to ever do it, I don't want to see him blow it, that's all. So many great opponets out there that I know Mayweather could beat and cement his legacy. It just bothers that he's retired.

[toyboy33]

If he comes out of retirement to fight Hatton I will respect him a lot more. But I will lose respect for him if he comes out of retirement, beats Hatton, then goes back into retirement immediately afterwards. It's not that I don't think he's a great fighter and not that I don't respect him, because I think both. It just bothers me that he's playing some sort of game with his career and this retirement thing, because he's still in his prime and he'd be throwing it all away to quit now.

He has a chance to be one of the greatest to ever do it, I don't want to see him blow it, that's all. So many great opponets out there that I know Mayweather could beat and cement his legacy. It just bothers that he's retired.

Mayweather's retirement is just words. I think his regimen hasn't changed one bit. Probably still doing what he usually does in between fights and that's train.

[squealpiggy]

Mayweather's retirement is just words. I think his regimen hasn't changed one bit. Probably still doing what he usually does in between fights and that's train.

Yeah but when Hatton retires his regimen won't change either...

[robjr]

mayweather needs to fight mosley. end of story.

[toyboy33]

Yeah but when Hatton retires his regimen won't change either...

And that would be put on 50 pounds from drinking ale?