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took my time,” Mayweather said of his first knockout in two years. “I fought on the inside and the outside. A true champion can adapt to anything.
“I knew he would try to rough me up, so I didn’t halfway train for this fight. I prepared 100 percent for this fight. He was definitely the toughest competitor I have ever faced.”
Hatton was equally gracious after the fight.
“I felt really strong but I left myself open and he’s better on the inside that I thought he was,” said Hatton. “I thought I was doing well in the fight until he hit me with the shot that cut me. I didn’t feel the body shots until the cut.
“He’s not the biggest welterweight I’ve fought but he’s strong. I don’t think he’s the hardest puncher tonight, but he was clever.”
And it appears that Mayweather is clever enough to know when to call it quits.
When asked about a potential fight with popular undefeated welterweight titlist Miguel Cotto next year, Mayweather replied:
“Cotto’s a hell of a champion and the welterweight division is the best weight class in boxing. There are a lot of great fighters in the welterweight division and the junior middleweight division but I’ve done all I wanted to accomplish in boxing so I’m not thinking about fighting any of them.”
Mayweather “retired” after his split-decision victory over Oscar De La Hoya this past May and obviously came back to the sport he’s dedicated his life to. Maybe this one will stick, maybe it won’t.
“I knew he would try to rough me up, so I didn’t halfway train for this fight. I prepared 100 percent for this fight. He was definitely the toughest competitor I have ever faced.”
Hatton was equally gracious after the fight.
“I felt really strong but I left myself open and he’s better on the inside that I thought he was,” said Hatton. “I thought I was doing well in the fight until he hit me with the shot that cut me. I didn’t feel the body shots until the cut.
“He’s not the biggest welterweight I’ve fought but he’s strong. I don’t think he’s the hardest puncher tonight, but he was clever.”
And it appears that Mayweather is clever enough to know when to call it quits.
When asked about a potential fight with popular undefeated welterweight titlist Miguel Cotto next year, Mayweather replied:
“Cotto’s a hell of a champion and the welterweight division is the best weight class in boxing. There are a lot of great fighters in the welterweight division and the junior middleweight division but I’ve done all I wanted to accomplish in boxing so I’m not thinking about fighting any of them.”
Mayweather “retired” after his split-decision victory over Oscar De La Hoya this past May and obviously came back to the sport he’s dedicated his life to. Maybe this one will stick, maybe it won’t.
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