If No Floyd vs Hatton, Then What?

[squealpiggy]

Oscar is not as well known as you'd think in the UK. Mayweather is more notorious through hatton.

Boxing is such a minority sport over here that only home successes are followed by the public - most of the 10,000 Hatton 'fans' don't follow boxing that closely, they just support Hatton. Sad but true.

Almost every sports fan in Britain know the name Oscar De La Hoya. They know him as that boxer, the famous one, not Tyson but the smaller guy.

I'm from England you know, I'm not just makin' this up. De La Hoya is far better known in Britain than Mayweather, but Hatton is a household name nowadays.

[Cletus Funk]

Almost every sports fan in Britain know the name Oscar De La Hoya. They know him as that boxer, the famous one, not Tyson but the smaller guy.

I'm from England you know, I'm not just makin' this up. De La Hoya is far better known in Britain than Mayweather, but Hatton is a household name nowadays.

He is better known than PBF but he's still nowhere near as well known as say Tyson, Holyfield or Bowe. He's definitely not a big name in the UK.

[squealpiggy]

Not as big as Tyson, granted, maybe he's less well known than Holyfield, who is principally known for haveing only one ear, but Bowe is certainly not known at all outside of boxing purists.

[Cletus Funk]

Not as big as Tyson, granted, maybe he's less well known than Holyfield, who is principally known for haveing only one ear, but Bowe is certainly not known at all outside of boxing purists.

The Lennox Lewis thing got Bowe pretty well known over here. That and his fights with Holyfield.

[LemonChiff]

Almost every sports fan in Britain know the name Oscar De La Hoya. They know him as that boxer, the famous one, not Tyson but the smaller guy.

I'm from England you know, I'm not just makin' this up. De La Hoya is far better known in Britain than Mayweather, but Hatton is a household name nowadays.

I don't know any sports fan outside of hardcore, die-hard boxing fans who has ever heard of Oscar De La Hoya. Sorry

[LemonChiff]

Every casual fan remembers the Bowe-Holyfield fights, come on

[squealpiggy]

Lennox Lewis is well known but his opponents (other than Tyson, Holyfield and Bruno) are not.

I did a question on a non-boxing message board based in Britain and in ten minutes got four replies. one "no idea", two "is he a boxer?" and one "I think he's a boxer, is he really small or something?". That wasn't even a sport forum.

[LemonChiff]

Those people were under the age of 30 or not casual boxing followers, if that question was about Rid**** Bowe

[squealpiggy]

I didn't ask about Rid**** Bowe.

[BROOKLYN CESAR]

Honestly on Wednesday morning the Hatton's were prepared to take the Mayweather fight within a matter of days

That is ****!!! He dont really want this fight like he has been saying then!!! Hatton you little lier!!! Put up or shut up!!! Youve been talking all this **** so put ya money where ya mouth is and Money Mayweather will punch it in for you!!!!

Hattons a Chump!!!

Coward!!!