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Halle, the city located in East Westphalia, will be in the focus on 20th of October for another boxing highlight of 2007. The GERRY WEBER STADION will be the venue for the "Universum Champions Night“ and the title defense of Universum middleweight Felix Sturm (28-2-0, 12KOs). [details]
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Does anybody know how good Randy griffin ist -
I think I am the only person on this board who has seen Randy Griffin fight because he lives in my hometown. ****, even I've only seen him once against Julio Garcia in 2004. He reminds me of Vernon Forrest although obviously not as good. Sturm will probably beat him, but I gotta give Griffin a good shot, especially when you consider the fact that Castillejo knocked this dude out lol. I say tough, close decision, but Sturm gets the nod whether or not he wins the fight. It's in Germany.Comment
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I will go ahead and say Griffin wins after dropping SturmComment
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Sorry to have to follow you ....but you seemto be ignoring me...ive asked you 4 times now...with you ignoring me 4 times....so lets try this again..perhaps i should just open a thread
Originally Posted by DiegoFuego
I despise Ricky Hatton for talking **** about Mayweather for two years but turning down fights with him on three occasions before finally agreeing to this fight now that he's ready to cash out and retire. If you don't want to fight someone, fine, but don't talk **** about them.
Plus Hatton's resume is as padded as it gets and isn't even half as good as Mayweather's at this point. The b.s. about the guys getting questionable decisions is utter nonsense. Hatton edged Collazo just like Mayweather edged Castillo, but the difference is Mayweather won his fight against a better opponent and only had one arm. There is absolutely nothing bad you can say about Mayweather right now as far as his ring credentials go. He has fought everyone with the exception MAYBE of Casamayor.
'lol despise?......2 years?...talking ****?...truely you are deluded..if you can tell me over the past 2 years hatton putting down mayweather..then il send you $100 thru paypal...i know he said he was boring recently...but come on...over a 2 year period..hit me with it...if you can give me a list..back it up with sources..lets say...atleast 8 different quotes from 2 years..of him talking '****' as you put it about mayweather...you do that..then il send you $100...deal?...or you going to fanny out?'Comment
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RH: No, not with my strength and power. I don’t like to criticise someone like Floyd Mayweather, because he’s done so much. Y’know, he’s the pound-for-pound number one, so I don’t like to run him down because that’s not my style. He looked absolutely amazing when he beat Gatti, even though Gatti fought the wrong fight completely. I will just say that I really want the fight and I hope it happens. He says his style is a nightmare for me, but my style is a nightmare for him, too.
To me, that is **** talking because while he's offering some praises for Mayweather he says the bolded, yet turns down the fight against Floyd as soon as it's offered. That is talking pure ****. If he didn't want the fight, he shouldn't have said that last part. He should have said I'll fight him down the road, but instead he throws in that **** about how he thinks he can beat Mayweather.Comment
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Here's an article after Judah lost to Baldomir about how Hatton's team is gunning for Mayweather. Two years later and it's finally coming off lol
Britain's IBF and WBA light world welterweight champion Ricky Hatton is ready to ditch his warm-up plans and jump straight into a career-defining fight against American superstar Floyd Mayweather.
The Hitman was expected to take a couple of easier fights in America in 2006 before taking on Mayweather in a junior-welterweight unification bout at the end of the year or in early 2007.
But undisputed welterweight champion Zab Judah's suprise defeat against Argentine journeyman Carlos Baldomir has scuppered plans for a lucrative contest between Mayweather and Judah.
That means the dangerous Hatton is back on the cards for Mayweather, who is widely regarded as the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world.
And Hatton's camp insist they would gladly put up his IBF and WBA titles for a unification bout against the WBC light-welterweight king as early as April.
Hatton's father and business manager Ray is still sifting through offers to stage the Hitman's first trans-Atlantic title defence in the next few months.
"The Mayweather fight has been on the cards ever since Ricky beat Kostya Tszyu - and if someone came along and said here is the Mayweather fight' we would take it," said Ray Hatton.
"We are very close to finalising a deal for his next fight now, but what we do know is that Ricky is going to be fighting in America in either April or May."
Mayweather's uncle and trainer Roger has indicated his son will now turn his attention to Hatton.
"The fact Floyd's fight against Judah is off means a fight against Hatton is much bigger now and much easier to make," he told the BBC.
"They're the best in their division, so it adds up. Floyd wants it, and people are trying to make it."
Meanwhile, Dennis Hobson, who promoted Hatton's first IBF title defence and unification bout against Colombian Carlos Maussa in November, has emerged as the favourite to promote Hatton's next fight in association with an unnamed American promoter.
In the absence of an immediate deal with Mayweather, the likelihood remains that Hatton will seek to gradually enhance his profile in the States with a couple of initial bouts on free-to-air TV.
Talks are still on-going about a fight with popular Canadian Arturo Gatti who was dismantled in just six rounds by Mayweather last year but whose all-action style remains popular among fight fans in the States.
"We have got to do what is best for us because we have had eight years where we have not had many choices, so it is a nice position to be in" added Hatton snr.
"It is all about going over there and, I hope, introducing Ricky and his personality to the American public.
"Pay-per-view is the goal, but ideally it would be good to have a couple of fights for people to get to know him.
"If a big fight was out there we would take it immediately. But Ricky is only just 27; he is younger than the other champions and he has got time on his side."
Notice the bolded and how it compares to an interview with Hatton from about 3 months earlier:
RH: I’d say about three years before I retire, really. That’s if I get the fights I want, because you never know in boxing. I guess it’s down to how I feel. As long as I’m fighting well and hungry, then I’ll keep fighting. I’ll continue until it’s too hard to train, or until I lose the hunger to keep winning.
LOL!Comment
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Let's just call this the exposing Ricky Hatton thread now. I want to pile this **** up and put it in another thread for all to see lolComment
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Check this out LOL!
"I want Baldomir," declared Hatton in a post-conference interview. "I want to be recognized as the number one welterweight. I beat (Kostya) Tszyu to be the number one light-welterweight and to be the undisputed double weight champion would be a great position for me."
A fight with Carlos Baldomir would make sense for Hatton. Earlier this year, Baldomir shocked welterweight champion Zab Judah with a 12-round unanimous decision victory. The win nearly set up a fight between Baldomir and Arturo Gatti, but that clash had to be scrapped when Gatti suffered a hand injury in his January 28th battle with Thomas Damgaard. Now a fight with Baldomir, the current WBC Welterweight Title holder, would give Hatton the chance to move up in weight and capture another belt. A victory over Baldomir could also propel Hatton into a blockbuster match with Floyd Mayweather Jr. sometime later this year
Did he ever fight Baldomir? Nooooo. And why not? Because Mayweather beat Baldomir! LOL!!!Comment
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