McGirt says Gatti could fight Hatton in Manchester

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Cotto & Gatti up for Hatton fight
By Ben Dirs

Superb Hatton shocks Tszyu
Our man in Manchester's verdict

What now for Hatton?

The trainers of WBC champion Arturo Gatti and WBO title-holder Miguel Cotto say their men would love a unification bout with new IBF king Ricky Hatton.

"Hatton-Gatti would be a good fight for boxing," Gatti's trainer Buddy McGirt told BBC Sport.

Cotto's father Evangelista said: "It has to happen. We don't know when, but think it's going to happen next year."

WBA champion Vivian Harris has also challenged Hatton, who claimed the IBF belt by beating Kostya Tszyu.

Neither Gatti nor Cotto's trainer ruled out the possibility of fighting Hatton in his home town.

"I would go wherever Arturo wants to go. If Arturo wants to go to Manchester, I don't see a problem," said McGirt.

He proved to be one of the best fighters in the world and our division is definitely the strongest in boxing

WBA champion Vivian Harris:

"It's not a problem that Hatton stays in Manchester. He works hard and he's fought everyone that they've put in front of him."

Cotto snr added: "Anything is possible. It all depends on the situation."

Guyana's Harris told *********.com: "I definitely would love to fight Hatton in a unification bout.

"He proved to be one of the best fighters in the world and our division is definitely the strongest in boxing."

Meanwhile, McGirt and Cotto snr have baulked at Ring magazine's assertion that Hatton is now the division's undisputed champion.

"I always thought a lot of Ricky Hatton," said McGirt. "But Hatton's got to beat Harris and Arturo before he can claim to be the undisputed light welterweight champion."

The ideal fight for the fans would be Hatton v Mayweather

Cotto snr said: "Miguel was surprised that Hatton beat Tszyu. He expected Tszyu to dominate the fight.

"But the Ring's decision to call Hatton the undisputed champion doesn't mean anything.

"The real truth will come out in the ring, that's why all these matches are being organised - to have a real champion at the end of the road."

Gatti must beat former lightweight king Floyd Mayweather on 25 June before he can start preparing for a unification bout with Hatton.

And the 33-year-old Canadian is a big underdog against the unbeaten Mayweather, who is considered to be one of the world's best pound-for-pound fighters.

Undefeated Puerto Rican Cotto meets Uzbekistan's Mohamad Abdulaev, who beat him to the gold medal at the 2000 Olympics, on Saturday.

Harris defends his belt against Colombia's Carlos Maussa on the undercard of Gatti-Mayweather.

[Martin (Top Knowledge)]

Vivian Harris is such a di*khead... He had the chance to fight Hatton in Manchester last summer and was offered $1.25 million U.S dollers but turned the fight down because he found out that Hatton was gonna be earning $2.5 million from the fight, and he said "I'm the champion, I should get paid more!"

If I was Hatton I'd tell him to piss off!

Incedently, a few months later he offered to fight Miguel Cotto for $50,000 U.S dollers... Where's the business sense in that?

[sisforshaq]

Vivian Harris is such a di*khead... He had the chance to fight Hatton in Manchester last summer and was offered $1.25 million U.S dollers but turned the fight down because he found out that Hatton was gonna be earning $2.5 million from the fight, and he said "I'm the champion, I should get paid more!"

If I was Hatton I'd tell him to piss off!

Incedently, a few months later he offered to fight Miguel Cotto for $50,000 U.S dollers... Where's the business sense in that?

Champions usually recieve more for Championship fights, I guesss Harris knew that and didnt want to get what he though was ripped off.

[Martin (Top Knowledge)]

Champions usually recieve more for Championship fights, I guesss Harris knew that and didnt want to get what he though was ripped off.

Yeah but the 22,000 fans that are making Harris's purse of $1.25 million are 100% Hatton fans.

[sisforshaq]

Yeah but the 22,000 fans that are making Harris's purse of $1.25 million are 100% Hatton fans.

Agreed but I guess Harris thought he still is the champ and should get more

[Martin (Top Knowledge)]

Agreed but I guess Harris thought he still is the champ and should get more

Yeah I know what you're saying man...

I just don't like Vivian Harris Coz' he says dissrespectfull things about other 140lbers'.

Mind you, professional fighting is a business, and Ricky Hatton has spent years doing promotions etc, to build up a solid fan base... And Vivian Harris has done nothing. Yet just because he has the WBA (And he's never been considered the best in the division) He should get paid the lion share.

Someone needs to tell him that it doesn't work that way.

With Kostya Tszyu, they paid him £4.5 million pounds sterling (arond $8 millions U.S dollers) of the purse which was a lot more than Ricky Hatton got. + Tszyu got a share of the PPV which topped his amount up to around £8 million ($15 millions U.S dollers).

Kostya deserves the big end of the purse because he was the real champion, and brought a name and a lot of his own marketability with him.

Vivian Harris just brought a belt and that's it.

[Martin (Top Knowledge)]

Agreed but I guess Harris thought he still is the champ and should get more

Yeah I know what you're saying man...

I just don't like Vivian Harris Coz' he says dissrespectfull things about other 140lbers'.

Mind you, professional fighting is a business, and Ricky Hatton has spent years doing promotions etc, to build up a solid fan base... And Vivian Harris has done nothing. Yet just because he has the WBA (And he's never been considered the best in the division) He should get paid the lion share.

Someone needs to tell him that it doesn't work that way.

With Kostya Tszyu, they paid him £4.5 million pounds sterling (around $8 millions U.S dollers) of the purse which was a lot more than Ricky Hatton got. + Tszyu got a share of the PPV which topped his amount up to around £8 million ($15 millions U.S dollers).

Kostya deserves the big end of the purse because he was the real champion, and brought a name and a lot of his own marketability with him.

Vivian Harris just brought a belt and that's it.

[Martin (Top Knowledge)]

Agreed but I guess Harris thought he still is the champ and should get more

Yeah I know what you're saying man...

I just don't like Vivian Harris Coz' he says dissrespectfull things about other 140lbers'.

Mind you, professional fighting is a business, and Ricky Hatton has spent years doing promotions etc, to build up a solid fan base... And Vivian Harris has done nothing. Yet just because he has the WBA (And he's never been considered the best in the division) He should get paid the lion share.

Someone needs to tell him that it doesn't work that way.

With Kostya Tszyu, they paid him £4.5 million pounds sterling (around $8 millions U.S dollers) of the purse which was a lot more than Ricky Hatton got. + Tszyu got a share of the PPV which topped his amount up to around £8 million ($15 millions U.S dollers).

Kostya deserves the big end of the purse because he was the real champion, and brought a name and a lot of his own marketability with him.

Vivian Harris just brought a belt and that's it.

[Martin (Top Knowledge)]

I think the site crashed and posted my messege 3 times...

[J !]

you can say that again , again again, oh you just did

just joshin bro!