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Floyd Mayweather has rubbished Ricky Hatton's claims to his throne - insisting his American dream will go the same way as Naseem Hamed's.
The Pretty Boy is on collision course with the Hitman after the IBF and WBA light-welterweight king this week confirmed he is headed for the United States - probably to fight WBC welterweight champion Carlos Baldomir first.
Mayweather has signed up to meet Zab Judah first before he can contemplate Hatton, but has blamed that on the Mancunian's decision to acclimatise to boxing in the States.
"For the 99th time they don't want me just yet," he told **********.com. "They need at least one or two tune-ups before they jump in there.
"What does that tell you about what kind of champion he is? It's asburd that he needs tune-ups."
Mayweather also scoffed at Hatton's standing in the boxing world, even though he is the number one light-welterweight on the planet and is being courted by American pay-per-view giants HBO and Showtime.
The best pound-for-pounder says he will go the same way as Prince Naseem Hamed - who was a superstar on these shores but suffered a sorry defeat at the hands of Marco Antonio Barrera when he tried to break into the big time across the pond.
"The only young and up comer from over there (in Britain) I know who could become a champion is Ricky Hatton, but until he starts acting like one and fights me, he's nothing but a prospect - a prospect that needs more schooling.
"But that's where I come in. Put him in the ring with the truth and I'll do him like Barrera did the Prince. You'll never see him in a America again!"
Mayweather also revealed that he wanted to fight Kostya Tszyu but was beaten to the one-time light-welterweight king by Hatton.
And after "dominating Judah from pillar to post" in April, the man who wants to retire undefeated with five world titles at different weights says he wants a showdown with six-weight titlist Oscar de la Hoya.
That would mean an emotion-charged reunion with his father Floyd Mayweather Snr, who controversially left his son to train the Golden Boy on his way to boxing history.
De la Hoya meets Ricardo Mayorga at light-middleweight in May and with Mayweather fighting for Judah's IBF welterweight crown, if the pair are successful, the Pretty Boy could move up to 154lb and challenge for that fifth title at different weights.
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Floyd Mayweather has rubbished Ricky Hatton's claims to his throne - insisting his American dream will go the same way as Naseem Hamed's.
The Pretty Boy is on collision course with the Hitman after the IBF and WBA light-welterweight king this week confirmed he is headed for the United States - probably to fight WBC welterweight champion Carlos Baldomir first.
Mayweather has signed up to meet Zab Judah first before he can contemplate Hatton, but has blamed that on the Mancunian's decision to acclimatise to boxing in the States.
"For the 99th time they don't want me just yet," he told **********.com. "They need at least one or two tune-ups before they jump in there.
"What does that tell you about what kind of champion he is? It's asburd that he needs tune-ups."
Mayweather also scoffed at Hatton's standing in the boxing world, even though he is the number one light-welterweight on the planet and is being courted by American pay-per-view giants HBO and Showtime.
The best pound-for-pounder says he will go the same way as Prince Naseem Hamed - who was a superstar on these shores but suffered a sorry defeat at the hands of Marco Antonio Barrera when he tried to break into the big time across the pond.
"The only young and up comer from over there (in Britain) I know who could become a champion is Ricky Hatton, but until he starts acting like one and fights me, he's nothing but a prospect - a prospect that needs more schooling.
"But that's where I come in. Put him in the ring with the truth and I'll do him like Barrera did the Prince. You'll never see him in a America again!"
Mayweather also revealed that he wanted to fight Kostya Tszyu but was beaten to the one-time light-welterweight king by Hatton.
And after "dominating Judah from pillar to post" in April, the man who wants to retire undefeated with five world titles at different weights says he wants a showdown with six-weight titlist Oscar de la Hoya.
That would mean an emotion-charged reunion with his father Floyd Mayweather Snr, who controversially left his son to train the Golden Boy on his way to boxing history.
De la Hoya meets Ricardo Mayorga at light-middleweight in May and with Mayweather fighting for Judah's IBF welterweight crown, if the pair are successful, the Pretty Boy could move up to 154lb and challenge for that fifth title at different weights.
- Sorry if this has allready been posted can't be ****ed searching through every single thread
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