Can Hatton beat Mayweather?

[TheBrownBomber22]

dont know whether hatton has said he wants it now or not but ricky, billy graham, and frank warren all want the fight bad (very suprising for warren, he must be very confident). but this is not the point as floyd looks likly to face zab end of this year which means ricky has been over lookd.......for the time being. So ricky will have to face "easy" defences due to the other big guns being occupied with their own fights. the fight will take place in uk no doubt about it and floyd will have to realise this sooner or later. there is nowhere in the US even the world which would get 30,000+ so this is the most profitable venue. i agree it shouldnt be in manchester and have a non british referee that way PBF and all the haters have no excuses if it all works out for the hitman.

I just can't see Floyd fighting in the UK.

[Pooch]

I just can't see Floyd fighting in the UK.

well if he dosnt we all know what that means because he isnt going to make more money anywhere else.

[spinksjinx]

This is the best and biggest fight that can be made in boxing right now.


Money isnt an issue to make this fight Floyd is going to want his contracted 3 million plus ppv buys and that will be all he demands when it comes to fighting anybody including Hatton. Floyd doesnt need Hatton as much as Hatton needs Floyd. I think the fight should be in the U.S. preferably NYC as it would be a neutral city for both fighters.


If this fight doesnt happen both will always be put to shame when I speak there name.....

[Bombardier]

well if he dosnt we all know what that means because he isnt going to make more money anywhere else.

Fighters get money upfront, though, and more from PPV buys. Gate revenue isn't where they get their millions from. If a stateside promoter wants to hold the fight say at MSG and offers Floyd and Ricky more than an English promoter will then it will be in the States. Even if the fight would be more profitable in the UK a rich American promoter could easily put up more money.

[Bombardier]

This is the best and biggest fight that can be made in boxing right now.


Money isnt an issue to make this fight Floyd is going to want his contracted 3 million plus ppv buys and that will be all he demands when it comes to fighting anybody including Hatton. Floyd doesnt need Hatton as much as Hatton needs Floyd. I think the fight should be in the U.S. preferably NYC as it would be a neutral city for both fighters.


If this fight doesnt happen both will always be put to shame when I speak there name.....

What do you think about the fight happening at 147? That's the scenario I'm starting to see now. If/when Floyd beats Zab he can stay at that weight and Ricky will come up to meet him. That has two big advantages for Hatton: 1) He doesn't have to put his junior welter title on the line, and 2) It will be easier for him to make weight. The only question is whether or not Floyd would want to take the challenge when he's not naturally a welterweight as much as Ricky is, but at this point Floyd seems to be willing to do just about anything.

[Pooch]

Fighters get money upfront, though, and more from PPV buys. Gate revenue isn't where they get their millions from. If a stateside promoter wants to hold the fight say at MSG and offers Floyd and Ricky more than an English promoter will then it will be in the States. Even if the fight would be more profitable in the UK a rich American promoter could easily put up more money.

so it dosnt matter whether its a 15,000 capacity or 30,000 capacity? surely warren would offer more because he knows hes going to make the money back from the gates plus ppv?

[spinksjinx]

What do you think about the fight happening at 147? That's the scenario I'm starting to see now. If/when Floyd beats Zab he can stay at that weight and Ricky will come up to meet him. That has two big advantages for Hatton: 1) He doesn't have to put his junior welter title on the line, and 2) It will be easier for him to make weight. The only question is whether or not Floyd would want to take the challenge when he's not naturally a welterweight as much as Ricky is, but at this point Floyd seems to be willing to do just about anything.

I think Zab vs Floyd is garbage and that is basically all I have to say about that matchup.

As I said in a previous post I dont care what weight class they are in but they need to fight. If Floyd cant secure a huge fight at 140-147 (Hatton) than he needs to go down to 135 and fight the winner of Castillo vs Corrales 2.....

[Bombardier]

so it dosnt matter whether its a 15,000 capacity or 30,000 capacity? surely warren would offer more because he knows hes going to make the money back from the gates plus ppv?

I don't think it would matter to the fighters, no. PPV buys is where the big money is, and they get millions upfront these days no matter how popular the fight is in the end.

Anyway, I agree with you that this fight could possibly be made in the UK. There have been plenty of bigtime fights outside the States before so as long as things are handled right this one could be as well. But on the other hand I really think that Hatton wants to make his US debut soon, and if Warren can make some favourable arrangement with an American promoter (ie. one where he makes a lot of money) then the fight could be put on in the States.

[Bombardier]

I think Zab vs Floyd is garbage and that is basically all I have to say about that matchup.

As I said in a previous post I dont care what weight class they are in but they need to fight. If Floyd cant secure a huge fight at 140-147 (Hatton) than he needs to go down to 135 and fight the winner of Castillo vs Corrales 2.....

What is it about the matchup that bothers you? Is it because they're friends? Is it because Zab is hardly a good test for Floyd? Is it because Floyd's jumping ship at junior welter too early? I agree it's far from the best fight that could be made, but I was curiours about exactly what bugged you about it .

Agreed that Floyd - Hatton is a must, I'm pretty sure we'll see this sometime in '06. Hatton needs a bit of time to sit on the titles and enjoy himself.

[Kenny Blankenship]

I think Zab vs Floyd is garbage and that is basically all I have to say about that matchup.

As I said in a previous post I dont care what weight class they are in but they need to fight. If Floyd cant secure a huge fight at 140-147 (Hatton) than he needs to go down to 135 and fight the winner of Castillo vs Corrales 2.....

What are you smoking?
Mayweather has already beaten both of those guys. He beat Castillo twice! and beat Corrales once, knocking him down 5 times.
Mayweather vs Judah is a great fight.
Nobody wants to see PBF vs Castillo or Corrales yet again.