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RICKY Hatton is so confident of beating Manny Pacquiao that he is already planning a rematch with Floyd Mayweather, the only man to have beaten the English boxer.
Hatton will face Filipino star Pacquiao on May 2 in Las Vegas, 18 months after he lost to Mayweather at the same MGM Grand venue.
A win over Pacquiao would allow Hatton to claim the unofficial title of the world's best pound-for-pound fighter, but Hatton says that would not be enough to prompt him to retire.
"How much further can you go than the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world?" he asked at a press conference here on Thursday.
"If I was to win it I would have achieved my ultimate goal but then the only last thing I would like to do would be to have another crack at Mayweather.
"I keep going on about how I thought I was outdone by the ref. Let's find out if it was the ref or whether he was that good. I'd like to do that to prove to myself.
"If I beat Pacquiao it gives me more power to say to Mayweather, 'You come over here - and I'll pick the ref!'.
"That solitary defeat sticks in my throat. I can go further than Pacquiao and if I do beat him the furthest is to put the record straight with Mayweather.
"I owe it to myself - I don't want to retire without giving it another crack."
Pacquiao confirmed his status as the world's leading fighter with victories over Juan Manuel Marquez, David Diaz and Oscar De La Hoya in 2008.
But Hatton, 30, says he believes he can beat him.
"It will be an absolute honour to fight Pacquiao. I don't think I have seen Manny Pacquiao in a dull fight and if I was not fighting Manny I would be a fan of his.
"I believe I am going to win and I promise you I won't let you down. This time I'm going to do it."
The on-off fight had been in doubt until last week when the two parties finally reached agreement on a 50-50 division of the purse.
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Mayweather fans still confident if Floyd fought in the UK, at 140 with Ricky's choice of referee?
because thats what Mayweather got first time around, a home fight, at 147, home ref and bigger ring.
Hatton will face Filipino star Pacquiao on May 2 in Las Vegas, 18 months after he lost to Mayweather at the same MGM Grand venue.
A win over Pacquiao would allow Hatton to claim the unofficial title of the world's best pound-for-pound fighter, but Hatton says that would not be enough to prompt him to retire.
"How much further can you go than the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world?" he asked at a press conference here on Thursday.
"If I was to win it I would have achieved my ultimate goal but then the only last thing I would like to do would be to have another crack at Mayweather.
"I keep going on about how I thought I was outdone by the ref. Let's find out if it was the ref or whether he was that good. I'd like to do that to prove to myself.
"If I beat Pacquiao it gives me more power to say to Mayweather, 'You come over here - and I'll pick the ref!'.
"That solitary defeat sticks in my throat. I can go further than Pacquiao and if I do beat him the furthest is to put the record straight with Mayweather.
"I owe it to myself - I don't want to retire without giving it another crack."
Pacquiao confirmed his status as the world's leading fighter with victories over Juan Manuel Marquez, David Diaz and Oscar De La Hoya in 2008.
But Hatton, 30, says he believes he can beat him.
"It will be an absolute honour to fight Pacquiao. I don't think I have seen Manny Pacquiao in a dull fight and if I was not fighting Manny I would be a fan of his.
"I believe I am going to win and I promise you I won't let you down. This time I'm going to do it."
The on-off fight had been in doubt until last week when the two parties finally reached agreement on a 50-50 division of the purse.
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegrap...rom=public_rss
Mayweather fans still confident if Floyd fought in the UK, at 140 with Ricky's choice of referee?
because thats what Mayweather got first time around, a home fight, at 147, home ref and bigger ring.
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