Mayweather-Hatton Conference Thread

[Wiley Hyena]

Was Tszyu in his prime? Was Castillo?

Now, were Urango and Collazo in their primes?

Tszyu was the champion and hadn't lost a fight in years. It doesn't matter if he was in his prime or not. He still whoop ass.

[Fox McCloud]

ok 11,000 points to you if floyd wins . but as you think so much of floyd put 20,000 on it from you if ricky wins?

No, I'm not giving you more than even odds, take it or leave it, I don't give a ****. In your opinion, Hatton is the favorite it sounds like, so why would I give you better odds?

Good odds are to persuade those who don't seem likely to go along with a bet because they are unsure, but you are about as sure as you could possibly be, so...

[SpeedKillz]

I was kidding, trust me my beliefs won't change due to anyone's opinion of me and he is cool, one of the best posters here without a doubt.

u talkin bout me or the bringer? if ur talkin bout me then thanks bro right back at ya, if ur not talkin bout me, then **** YOU... lol haha jus kiddin bro... and yea u r a intelligent poster too...

[Wiley Hyena]

No, I'm not giving you more than even odds, take it or leave it, I don't give a ****. In your opinion, Hatton is the favorite it sounds like, so why would I give you better odds?

Good odds are to persuade those who don't seem likely to go along with a bet because they are unsure, but you are about as sure as you could possibly be, so...

Oh, DWiens....lol.........hmmm. Only even odds, huh? Well, this is the best indication yet that on the inside your are objective.

[Fox McCloud]

Tszyu was the champion and hadn't lost a fight in years. It doesn't matter if he was in his prime or not. He still whoop ass.

So did Evander Holyfield beat a version of George Foreman that could be compared to the George Foreman that Muhammad Ali beat?

No dice.

But if you are saying, still a good win, but not as good as it once was, then yes, I think you are correct.

[Fox McCloud]

Oh, DWiens....lol.........hmmm. Only even odds, huh? Well, this is the best indication yet that on the inside your are objective.

Can't tell if you are being sarcastic or not... but he already agreed before he brought up changing the odds. I don't like to renegotiate on deals that are already made.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

Ricky seems disappointed not to get respect from PBF.

I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL SAW THIS ARTICLE:

In Mayweather's world, you have to earn respect

Wednesday, September 19, 2007
By David Mayo
The Grand Rapids Press


GRAND RAPIDS -- First, to correct what must be considered a major faux pas on the other side, Ricky Hatton is not an avid fan of the Manchester United soccer club, but rather Manchester City, a mistake in Tuesday's open letter for which I humbly apologize.

Likewise, Hatton is not an avid fan of Floyd Mayweather's rants, although he doesn't expect such a speedy apology, much less humility, from the pound-for-pound king.

Some decency might be nice, although Hatton expects to wait until late Dec. 8 to receive it -- if then.

So the body puncher extraordinaire fired back Tuesday with a verbal belly shot in his rival's hometown.

"I just think nobody sees the real Floyd Mayweather," Hatton said. "When we're out here, this is all about publicizing a fight, and it's about putting bums in seats, and sometimes you've got to act like Floyd acts in order to do that.

"But I've met him a couple of times since we've been here, quiet moments, when there were no cameras there, and he still seems to be the same, you know? So there's one thing about publicizing the fight, and there's another thing with having a total lack of respect."

Mayweather and Hatton appeared at Ottawa Hills High School, where they talked to students at a closed assembly about pursuing dreams, then about putting each other to sleep.

Hatton's promotional video included a mockery of Mayweather's upcoming appearance on "Dancing with the Stars," complete with a character called Bruto Schlong, who shows up at a boxing gym and takes Hatton into the ring for dance instruction.

"The girlie should go back! The girlie should go back!" Bruto stresses, running through the salsa, the cha-cha and a knockout punch that sends Team Hatton bursting into laughter.

It is a theme Hatton will repeat frequently.

"Floyd's very good at backpedaling, so dancing might be the best training he could do," Hatton said. "If he's out in the first round, though, it might not matter, mightn't it?"

Hatton began training two weeks ago. He prefers an exceptionally long 12-week camp "because, obviously, I put on a bit more weight than most people" between fights. Sometimes called Ricky Fatton, he said he weighs "just under 12 stone," or about 166 pounds, 19 more than the limit, which isn't bad.

His British fans, about 10,000 of whom traveled to Las Vegas for his previous fight, also will have to think lean. Each camp received a ticket allotment for redistribution, as did host casino MGM Grand and sponsors, leaving about 2,000 tickets for public sale, which vanished in minutes Monday.

Hatton received 3,900 tickets, and 33,000 requests for them.

Hatton compared Manchester to Grand Rapids, working-class cities of similar size, then said their superstar boxers couldn't be more different, and his loyal following is based in "being a mate, not just a British fighter."

He noted Mayweather's money-tossing at a recent 50 Cent concert in Las Vegas, which he said "belittles people."

"I've never had a mind to do that in all my life, but we're just very, very different people," Hatton said. "I'm not saying he should change what he's doing, but if I could give him a bit of advice, I'd say mix the publicizing with a little bit of respect along the way, because I haven't seen it yet.

"I've met him in public, obviously this week and one other occasion, and he's given me no respect, whatsoever. I don't know, deep down, whether he does have a bit of respect for me. I can't answer that. You always got opponents who say, 'I'm going to beat you, I'm going to knock you out, I'm going to do this,' but there's sort of like a little bit of respect there. I haven't quite seen it."

The typical Mayweather fight follows the same script -- months of trash talk, a lopsided decision and an it-was-just-business retraction.

Hatton is next to try his hand at rewriting it.

"He can say he's going to this and that, but I'm 43-0, in the mirror," Hatton said. "I've got my shot for good reason. I can fight."

[Wiley Hyena]

Can't tell if you are being sarcastic or not... but he already agreed before he brought up changing the odds. I don't like to renegotiate on deals that are already made.

I just thought your response was interesting, that's all. lol Shoot, I wouldn't give any more than even odds on this fight, either way.

[brooki28]

i will donate the 11k if floyd wins but only if you agree that you will donate 20k if floyd loses

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

but they wer both middle weights really and floyd is not . not a natrual middle weight any way

Urango and Collazo are bigger (or better?) than Baldomir and Delahoya?

Juan Urango - who has never even fought at welter - is a MW?

Thanks for playing.