It's Official: Mayweather and Hatton Sign Contracts To Fight

[JT1967]

I swear on the intricately manicured eyebrows of Miguel Cotto: at some point before Hatton's corner throws in the towel or before the referee or ring doctor stops it, this fight will become Gatti-esque.

Just as Hatton starts to tire badly in the middle rounds, and has become a bit leaden-legged from all the hard shorts upstairs, and is puffy and bleeding, this bout will look like a complete mismatch.

I'm predicting a very merciful round 9 stoppage.

Side question: what made Tszyu one of the greatest SLW's of all time?

Your scenerio is possible, if Ricky is not 100 percent up for this and fights the fight of his life. The point I make is Ricky does have a chance and he is no Gatti by any stretch of the imagination. There is a difference between lineal champion and contender...side question..........name 3 or 4 LWW who were better. I can only think of one in my lifetime and thats Pryor....

[ml2niceguy]

can't wait!

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

...side question..........name 3 or 4 LWW who were better (than Tszyu). I can only think of one in my lifetime and thats Pryor....

Pernell Whitaker, Julio Cesar Chavez, Meldrick Taylor, Floyd Mayweather, Jr, Roberto Duran (LW), etc....

[JT1967]

Pernell Whitaker, Julio Cesar Chavez, Meldrick Taylor, Floyd Mayweather, Jr, Roberto Duran (LW), etc....

Floyd Mayweather Junior???????????????? Get a life. He only fought a few fights at that weight. You are right about Chavez though.

[JT1967]

Pernell Whitaker, Julio Cesar Chavez, Meldrick Taylor, Floyd Mayweather, Jr, Roberto Duran (LW), etc....

And when exactly did duran fight at 140..........

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

Floyd Mayweather Junior???????????????? Get a life. He only fought a few fights at that weight. You are right about Chavez though.

You asked me my opinion. I will tell you that I would pick Mayweather to soundly beat Tszyu at 140. Why belittle me for a boxing opinion?

I have given you a skill-based response. Now, if you are going by resumes, I will ask you what Pryor's resume was. And you will struggle to give me his "greats beaten" other than a fading Arguello.

Would you pick Tszyu over Duran at anywhere from 135 to 147? How about Tszyu/Meldrick?

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

It's Official: Mayweather and Hatton Sign Contracts To Fight

The contracts are signed and the fight is officially on. WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (38-0, 24 KOs) and challenger Ricky Hatton (43-0, 31 KOs) have both signed the fight contracts for a Dec. 8 showdown, televised by HBO Pay-Per-View. [details]

[WHB3]

Regardless of who you think will win, this is great for all of us since we all are boxing fans. I'm sick and tired of MMA this and MMA that. 2007 is slowly proving to be the year boxing turned it around.

On a unrelated note, PPV buys prediction for this fight? I got it at around 600,000 right now (which could be too high or too low). I really don't have anything to base it on.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

And when exactly did duran fight at 140..........

1) you notice that I put a (LW) next to Duran's name.

I am not a fan of the super this and junior thats. I like it done old-school, the way Shane did it.

But since you can't compare apples-to-apples, I think it is fair to compare a guy who went from 135 to 147 to a guy who fought at 140.

Is that unreasonable?

[niceguy45]

YOU CAN KISS THAT UNDEFEATED RECORD GOOD-BYE!

that's right, that goes for both