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Luis Collazo brings an awkward jab-and-move style and a wealth of experience in a division in which Hatton is foraging for the first time.
Collazo's points win over Jose Rivera to claim his title last April was put into context this week when Rivera moved up to easily claim the WBA light-middleweight belt against Alejandro Garcia.
And the WBA welterweight champion is so confident he is planning to have a victory tattoo of a British Bulldog to add to the 17 he already has. Collazo, who has lost just once in 27 fights, has been training near Lennox Lewis' old base in Pennsylvania's Poconos mountains and the southpaw is desperate to grab his chance of stardom in the biggest fight of his career.
"There are definitely flaws and I'm going to ruin the tea party for Ricky," said the New Yorker. "I've always looked at Ricky's fights and there are lots of little things I've seen on the tapes, which add up at this level.
"I'm going to exploit a lot of his weaknesses. Whatever he gives me, I'm going to take it and make him pay for every mistake he makes.
"And when I win, I'll treat myself to another tattoo because tattoos are my addiction. I might get a British Bulldog just for Ricky and I hope I've got room because I've got around 17 already."
Collazo, 25, claims Hatton is a one-dimensional fighter and has cheekily offered him a rematch should he pull off a shock win.
"He gave me an opportunity so it's only right that I should give him one back," he said. "I'm going to show the world what I can do on Saturday."
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