In your eyes what makes a Boxer a Coward?

[Ray*]

Hatton has had one fight since then. A tune-up with Lazcano. Now he's fighting the next best guy in his division. Which is exactly what Mayweather could've done.

At you referring to Witter but not mentioning his name to avoid looking like the bitter twat you are. If Witter had kept his paper title long enough then I would've expected Hatton to fight him.

Fighters get criticised all the time. The way you're coddling Mayweather is quite sickening. You dont think people criticised him for Mitchell or Judah or Baldy or Oscar? So whats the harm in taking a tune-up at 140 then taking on two of the best young champions in any weight division (Hatton/Cotto) later on.

Fact of the matter is that Hatton negotiated for the fight at 147 because he had to, not because he wanted to. Please show me any evidence or indication that Mayweather would've fought at 140. Or that Hatton wouldnt have fought at 140.

There is none. Your whole bitter argument is based on hate for Hatton and the fact you think his team were cynical enough to negotiate a fight based on the assumption that he would lose.

Hey we are adults here so stop calling me a twat, Stay focus and discuss or argue boxing, Stop making childish verbal abuse when you know you're losing with your pointless post.

Please educate us on WHO Mayweather should have fought at 140 when Hatton and Cotto himself said they werent ready, Tsyzu was injured for 2 years and when he cameback he had Sharmba Mitchell waiting for his rematch, After that Tsyzu wanted to fight either Gatti or Mayweather but he had NO choice but to give Hatton is shot for loads of money here in the UK.

You cannot accuse Mayweather of things then back hatton who was the same or worse in ducking fights, Like i said before graham/G.williams himself said they were looking at the fight at 147 and not 140 to protect Hatton's "Man" status at 140..

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Hey we are adults here so stop calling me a twat, Stay focus and discuss or argue boxing, Stop making childish verbal abuse when you know you're losing with your pointless post.

Please educate us on WHO Mayweather should have fought at 140 when Hatton and Cotto himself said they werent ready, Tsyzu was injured for 2 years and when he cameback he had Sharmba Mitchell waiting for his rematch, After that Tsyzu wanted to fight either Gatti or Mayweather but he had NO choice but to give Hatton is shot for loads of money here in the UK.

You cannot accuse Mayweather of things then back hatton who was the same or worse in ducking fights, Like i said before graham/G.williams himself said they were looking at the fight at 147 and not 140 to protect Hatton's "Man" status at 140..

From the guy who had no hesitation in calling me a nuthugger or whatever other terrifically orignal insults you've used. Dont throw stones from your glass house TWAT.

Hatton said he'd fight Mayweather after fighting in America. I dont know what Cotto's situation was, but I dont remember him ever being offered the Mayweather fight. Who should Mayweather have fought at 140? Anyone......a tune up fight like the tune up he fought against a shot Mitchell at 147. Like I said, your condoning of Mayweather fleeing the division would make sense if he had lined up ANYTHING SPECIAL at 147.........which he hadnt.

What fights did Hatton duck? Come on, let it out, we know it still burns you deep inside.

You can keep repeating that bull**** about Hatton's team looking for the fight at 147, it wont make it true. I love how its gone from "demanding" to "wanting" to "looking for".

No mate, they negotiated at 147 cos thats where Floyd was the champ, and Floyd was the P4P King, the draw etc so he calls the shots. They cant very well tell him to move down in weight, can they? If Floyd would've been open to it, they woudl've fought at 140.

[Dan...]

I think Floyd moving up to 147 was largely attributable to his obsession with being a multi-division champ. Like Oscar, he seems pretty obsessed with stating how he is a 5 division world champion.

[abadger]

I think Floyd moving up to 147 was largely attributable to his obsession with being a multi-division champ. Like Oscar, he seems pretty obsessed with stating how he is a 5 division world champion.

You can tell also by his habit of bringing (replicas of?) every single WBC belt he ever won to every fight, despite not in fact being the holder anymore.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

You can tell also by his habit of bringing (replicas of?) every single WBC belt he ever won to every fight, despite not in fact being the holder anymore.

Exactly, he was a WBC whore. He chased that title knowing Gatti had it. I dont think he wanted the risk of fighting Kostya.

[Dynamite Kid]

You can tell also by his habit of bringing (replicas of?) every single WBC belt he ever won to every fight, despite not in fact being the holder anymore.

yeah what a tool he looks doing that its like he is saying i know ive padded my record with solid fighters and only fought one Elite fighter ODLH but here is my 6 belts to prove i should be ranked among the ATG top 10

[Dirk Diggler UK]

yeah what a tool he looks doing that its like he is saying i know ive padded my record with solid fighters and only fought one Elite fighter ODLH but here is my 6 belts to prove i should be ranked among the ATG top 10

I dont neccesarily agree that he fought one elite fighter and it certainly wasnt an old Oscar.

Floyds best wins were at 30 and 35 where he did what great fighters are supposed to do and fought the best in the division. From 140 onwards, he was more content with picking up his WBC Belt against the weakest champ and moving on.

[Dynamite Kid]

I dont neccesarily agree that he fought one elite fighter and it certainly wasnt an old Oscar.

Floyds best wins were at 30 and 35 where he did what great fighters are supposed to do and fought the best in the division. From 140 onwards, he was more content with picking up his WBC Belt against the weakest champ and moving on.

well Corrales and Castillo were not Elite IMO

Corrales name does not fit alongside other great SFW like Barrera,Pacman,Morales

Castillo name does not rank alongside people like Shane Mosley,Alexis Arguello,

they are both B Class fighters IMO

[Ray*]

From the guy who had no hesitation in calling me a nuthugger or whatever other terrifically orignal insults you've used. Dont throw stones from your glass house TWAT.

Hatton said he'd fight Mayweather after fighting in America. I dont know what Cotto's situation was, but I dont remember him ever being offered the Mayweather fight. Who should Mayweather have fought at 140? Anyone......a tune up fight like the tune up he fought against a shot Mitchell at 147. Like I said, your condoning of Mayweather fleeing the division would make sense if he had lined up ANYTHING SPECIAL at 147.........which he hadnt.

What fights did Hatton duck? Come on, let it out, we know it still burns you deep inside.

You can keep repeating that bull**** about Hatton's team looking for the fight at 147, it wont make it true. I love how its gone from "demanding" to "wanting" to "looking for".

No mate, they negotiated at 147 cos thats where Floyd was the champ, and Floyd was the P4P King, the draw etc so he calls the shots. They cant very well tell him to move down in weight, can they? If Floyd would've been open to it, they woudl've fought at 140.

I called you a nuthugger because you're a nuthugger, You cry whenever someone says something thats negative and Hatton, I could have call you worst names but i dont have to because i know you know you're losing your arguement, I just love how i kept exposing your "Am a boxing fan" logic.

You keep changing the subject to suit your post which doesnt make any sense, Please name the fighters who Mayweather should have stayed at 140 for? You wanted Mayweather to take tune ups at 140 until your god hatton is ready for him like the world revolves around Hatton, Mayweather already fought tune-up at 140 and he got critise for it but you still want him to do it again?

Facts are Hatton wanted to keep is 140 status and he did but he still got his ass kicked though and for your pleasure here is your god's trainer putting his foot in it by saying THEY wanted the fight at 147 and not 140 enjoy:::
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When you are facing a man who has not lost in 38 fights, a man who has won six world titles at five different weights and is regarded the best boxer pound for pound on the planet, then you better have a decent gameplan.

Floyd Mayweather Jr has shown little weakness throughout his professional career and if Ricky Hatton wants to topple the Pretty Boy he will have to find an achilles heel many have failed to do in the past.

However if Hatton's team want some grounds for optimism they do not have to look far, as Mayweather was hardly impressive in his last fight against Oscar De La Hoya back in May.

De La Hoya set a quick pace closing down the ring with his excellent footwork and giving Mayweather little room to work. The Golden Boy scrapped and brawled his way to an early lead only for his ageing 34 year-old legs to let him down as the fight progressed.

In the end Mayweather was able to find space for his eye-catching counters and survived a split decision in Las Vegas. Hatton is confident this won't happen to him and his relentless work rate is the key to an upset victory.

"I'm very very good at moving in fast on my opponents, which I'm going to need with him (Mayweather) being so quick." Hatton told skysports.com.

"I've got a very, very high work rate, he likes to back off to the ropes, sit there for long periods. My stamina is one of my best attributes. If he sits on those ropes he might not get off them again. That's the way I see it. But I've got to be very careful because he's such a wonderful fighter."

Hatton's view is backed up by his trainer Billy 'The Preacher' Graham, who is bullish after meeting Mayweather on the recent promotional tour for the fight. Hatton is notoriously strong at light-welterweight and Graham is certain that he will have the physical advantage, despite the fight being made at welterweight.

"I've always been comfortable that Ricky can beat anybody, including Floyd." Graham told skysports.com. "This tour has been hard work but I've enjoyed it, and the main thing I've enjoyed is that I've met Floyd in the flesh. I can tell you it's made me more confident if that's possible, more confident. I feel really good.

Exhausted
In Hatton's only previous bout at welterweight he looked lacklustre and came very close to defeat against Luis Collazo. By the final round he was exhausted after failing to bully a naturally bigger fighter. But Graham has no worries this will happen on December 8th.

"I've said all along that Ricky can still do welterweight and that's probably his ideal weight." continued Graham. We only wanted the fight at 147 "We won't come in heavier than what he normally fights at. Floyd's not a big guy, they're the same size. Physically he's not that imposing, he's not really that scary a fighter."

Brave words from Graham, but Hatton's trainer is determined he has Mayweather's number and is as excited about the fight as Ricky.

"I know how to handle Floyd Mayweather, Ricky's got the equipment to handle Floyd Mayweather I promise you."

Predictably Team Hatton's fighting talk is met by derision from Mayweather and his camp. They see no reason to worry about the Hitman and believe Hatton brings little to the table they have not already seen before.

"I'm not really worried about what his team say, we all know they cannot get in the ring and fight for him." Mayweather told skysports.com

"Thirty eight opponents had a gameplan and all thirty eight came real short. There are only ten game plans you can have in the sport of boxing and out of the thirty eight guys I've faced I'm pretty sure I've seen it before."

[abadger]

yeah what a tool he looks doing that its like he is saying i know ive padded my record with solid fighters and only fought one Elite fighter ODLH but here is my 6 belts to prove i should be ranked among the ATG top 10

The main one for me is Tszyu, that fight really should have happened, Mosley also.