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I dreamed almost an entire fight out in my head last night and afterwards I'm convinced that Hatton-Mayweather is indeed a dream fight.
This fight simply put was amazing, putting megafights like DLH-Trinidad and DLH-Mosley to SHAME, ladies and gentlemen. It happened here in the States and when it was over, I scored it a draw 114-114, no knockdowns, no point deductions.
It played out much like Tarver-Jones I, with Tarver being Hatton, but Mayweather did so much better than Roy in that fight. After 6 rounds of Hatton trapping Mayweather and pounding the body, it's 4 rounds to Hatton, 2 to Mayweather. By the 8th round, however, Hatton is a bloody mess with cuts over both eyes due to some hard Mayweather lead right hands and left hooks to follow up, but not in danger of a stoppage. Mayweather is hurling vicious shots like you wouldn't believe to defend his p4p status, but all the while, Hatton is proving his own status among the world's top 3 by hanging in there and coming forward the whole 12 rounds. I'm torn on who to cheer for, admiring Hatton's courage and work ethic and crossing my fingers at Mayweather's prospects of being the greatest ever.
In the end, Mayweather gets a majority decision win, 115-113 twice and 114-114 (my score). The British, of course, feel Hatton won while the Americans say Mayweather won a close fight. Hatton gives Mayweather credit and makes no excuses, admitting PBF is maybe the greatest of all time. Both fighters up their stocks and hold no ill will to the other, acknowledging a great, great fight that probably went the right way. I woke up before any details of a rematch, but in this fight, Hatton did more damage to Mayweather than we've ever seen in any 2 fights combined.
I wanna see this fight now more than ever.
This fight simply put was amazing, putting megafights like DLH-Trinidad and DLH-Mosley to SHAME, ladies and gentlemen. It happened here in the States and when it was over, I scored it a draw 114-114, no knockdowns, no point deductions.
It played out much like Tarver-Jones I, with Tarver being Hatton, but Mayweather did so much better than Roy in that fight. After 6 rounds of Hatton trapping Mayweather and pounding the body, it's 4 rounds to Hatton, 2 to Mayweather. By the 8th round, however, Hatton is a bloody mess with cuts over both eyes due to some hard Mayweather lead right hands and left hooks to follow up, but not in danger of a stoppage. Mayweather is hurling vicious shots like you wouldn't believe to defend his p4p status, but all the while, Hatton is proving his own status among the world's top 3 by hanging in there and coming forward the whole 12 rounds. I'm torn on who to cheer for, admiring Hatton's courage and work ethic and crossing my fingers at Mayweather's prospects of being the greatest ever.
In the end, Mayweather gets a majority decision win, 115-113 twice and 114-114 (my score). The British, of course, feel Hatton won while the Americans say Mayweather won a close fight. Hatton gives Mayweather credit and makes no excuses, admitting PBF is maybe the greatest of all time. Both fighters up their stocks and hold no ill will to the other, acknowledging a great, great fight that probably went the right way. I woke up before any details of a rematch, but in this fight, Hatton did more damage to Mayweather than we've ever seen in any 2 fights combined.
I wanna see this fight now more than ever.
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