Ricky Hatton: "I'm The Draw, Not Mayweather"

[Chicago]

Mayweather by wide UD.

[joepal]

Mayweather by wide UD.

Hatton by death.

[THe TRiNiTY]

Then i guess that its safe to say that what Floyd has is "negative" drawing power. If the majority of people who watch him, are doing so to see if he loses, what kind of draw will he be once he finally does lose?

That's the magic of Mayweather, at this point. That losing **** doesn't matter, until he does. Until then.. everyones watching, hoping it happens. For a fighter at his level, that's all that matters.

[THe TRiNiTY]

Yeah sure all your one thousand posts are very pro-Floyd from pillar-to-post, whether or not (WON) he's p4p king, WON his resume is great, WON his personality is great, WON his fights are needed for boxing, WON he's a greater ppv attraction than DLH, WON he's a greater ppv attraction than Hatton, etcetera, etcetara. And you go through great lengths to defend your pro-Floyd stance (just check this thread). Stop lying that he ain't your favorite fighter.

Not contented with this, you lie that Pacquaio is your favorite fighter while saying that Morales and Barrera are shot.

You say one thing on one hand, then say things inconsistent with your claims.

LOL.. His personality is not great. It sells for him, so it's great for him. But I don't like his personality, the one he portrays, especially. I just don't confuse a persons skills with his personality. I like Pacquiao because of his aggression, style of exciting fight, the fact that SO FAR, he's taken on some tough fights, and deserved the win, technically against Juan Manuel Marquez. The other two fighters weren't shot.. I said, the last time he fought either, they were. In the third fight, Morales, was BARELY a shell of his former self. He didn't come close to the fighte he was a few years ago. Keep in mind, Morales DID beat him the first time. That says a lot.

Barrera, in the first fight, I wont say, he was shot, I will say that he wasn't the fighter I was used to at that point.

I don't say ANYTHING inconsistent, I just don't think, because I like afighter, that everything he does is perfect and great. Mayweather has good buyrates, good attendance sells, and has had a lot of coverage. He's alsoa very skilled fighter.

Bad news.. He's a bad mouth, annoying at press conferences, isn't the bost EXCITING fighter right now, but is generally regarded as the best, p4p, which ISN'T really a good thing, in a certain way, for boxing.. and he has brittle hands, lost power at 147, because he moved up so quickly and effectively, he left unannswered questions at 130, 135, and 140. However, he chased the money. Those are all bad things about him. I'm not blinded by my appreciation of any fighter. They all have flaws.

[joepal]

That's the magic of Mayweather, at this point. That losing **** doesn't matter, until he does. Until then.. everyones watching, hoping it happens. For a fighter at his level, that's all that matters.

The magic of Mayweather? WTF?

Frigging ****smoker.

[Chicago]

Hatton by death.

Nope, sorry.

[THe TRiNiTY]

The magic of Mayweather? WTF?

Frigging ****smoker.

You call me a ****smoker, yet you have a smiley with "I'd hit it" in every post, when you're talking about nothing but guys? LOL!

Furthermore, Cotto has a magic to him, too. Kelly Pavlik is beginning to gain a sense of it, too. Just, all for different reasons.

[MindBat]

This fight will not be fought outside the ring.
Its inside the ring is what matters, not this bull****.

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[big_james10]

Damn rights, Hatton is the man who puts people in the seats, not Mayweather. Floyd has a very small fan base because of his boring style and his obnoxious,moronic and immature personality.

I almost fell in the floor laughing when I saw this article and this reply. As I tell my delusional clients, lets look at the facts. Mayweather is making more than twice as much money as Hatton in this fight. If Hatton was the draw, he would be making more money. Hatton made half as much money as Kostya Tyzsu in their fight and I believe that fight was on pay-per-viewin England. If Hatton was "the draw", why did Frank Warren pay Tyszu so much more money. Hatton is a likeable fighter who has been marketed very well "in his hometown." However, that is the extent of his popularity. No one knows or cares about him outside of Manchester and other selected spots in England. Both Hatton and you say he is the draw. Mayweather made more in his last fight against de lay Hoya ($25-$30 million) than Hatton has made in his entire career. In his fights against Judah and Baldomir, Mayweather made a minimum of $8 million, almost three times as much as Hatton has made in his most lucrative fight.

I'll admit. Hatton did a great job of putting fans in the seats in Manchester against mediocre competition. But apparently, Frank Warren was only charging $10 per ticket to those fights (as he does with Calzaghe) because Hatton's biggest payday came against Castille in his last fight (almost $3 million) in the U.S.

Whether Hatton wants to admit it or not, the real draw in this fight is the one who is making the most money -- Mayweather -- or is Hatton just being a nice guy by giving Mayweather twiice as much money as he is making.

[joepal]

You call me a ****smoker, yet you have a smiley with "I'd hit it" in every post, when you're talking about nothing but guys? LOL!

Furthermore, Cotto has a magic to him, too. Kelly Pavlik is beginning to gain a sense of it, too. Just, all for different reasons.

You are a ****smoker of the worst sort because you deny you are one yet claim that Floyd is magical, etc.