Cant wait for this one, booked it on Box Office last nite. £15 but well worth it i'd say!! Hope Hatton knocks the head of the cocky bastard. Although i shall be putting it to mute when Hatton walks to the ring - apparently they're playing Blue fecking Moon. But still, i hope he does it. The Hatton-Mayweather 24/7 show on Sky recently showed how down to earth Ricky is and i admire that. What do u all reckon?
Hatton v Mayweather
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The best 15 quid you'll ever spend.
I cannot wait. I hope Ricky kills the cocky yank twat.
I'm watching the 24/7 show too, Ricky is a good guy, never wants to leave Manchester and move away from his family.
Top boy, shame he's a citeh fan.
I cannot wait. I hope Ricky kills the cocky yank twat.
I'm watching the 24/7 show too, Ricky is a good guy, never wants to leave Manchester and move away from his family.
Top boy, shame he's a citeh fan.
What time is it on at British time? Also, will they be available on streams?
Hatton will lose, though I understand the patriotism.
It is difficult for fighters who are accustomed to fighting in their home countries to come to the US and perform in the fishbowl that is boxing in Las Vegas.
Mayweather is just too good. If Hatton even manages to hit him it doesn't matter. Floyd can take a punch.
I'm not Mayweather's biggest fan but you have to recognize he is the most talented and most accomplished boxer there is today and he is at the top of his game.
Plus Hatton's a fecking City fan. You should all be ashamed.
It is difficult for fighters who are accustomed to fighting in their home countries to come to the US and perform in the fishbowl that is boxing in Las Vegas.
Mayweather is just too good. If Hatton even manages to hit him it doesn't matter. Floyd can take a punch.
I'm not Mayweather's biggest fan but you have to recognize he is the most talented and most accomplished boxer there is today and he is at the top of his game.
Plus Hatton's a fecking City fan. You should all be ashamed.
I've cancelled a double overtime weekend to watch this, i cant wait myself 
I met Ricky Hatton once in a bar in Didsbury, nice guy considering who he is and what he's achieved, the only reason he stood out was the 2 huge fecking monsterous bodyguards he had with him
I met Ricky Hatton once in a bar in Didsbury, nice guy considering who he is and what he's achieved, the only reason he stood out was the 2 huge fecking monsterous bodyguards he had with him
Yeah Mayweather will win, but Hatton won't be the pushover the yanks think
What the feck has football go to do with anything? its boxing.
Totally agree, Hatton is not going to go down lightly, it just wouldnt be him.
His Brother ,Matt ,is a massive United fan.
Ricky lives up the road from me so I shall be shouting for him to win,Shitty fan or not.
Ricky lives up the road from me so I shall be shouting for him to win,Shitty fan or not.
If you order the 11pm live fight do you get the replays at 9, 12 and 6 the next day for free or do you have to pay 15 quid for the replays as well.
Well its not really patriotism on my part as im not even from England! Its just about who they are and what they're all about. Hatton lives a quiet, modest life in the same area that he was brought up in whereas Mayweather is a cocky, self-loving prick who only cares about money and being flash. And I agree that Floyd is probably the more technically gifted boxer of the two, but im going to stick my next on the line here and say Hatton will win it through shear grit and heart. I may be wrong, but I really hope not!!
You get the replays free.
I tend to agree - Mayweather will win. The only way Hatton will stand a chance is if he knocks him out within the first few rounds. It's a shame, as I think Mayweather is a cocky twat, but I can't see him slipping up.
Yeah head says Mayweather, heart says Hatton. COME ON RICKY!!!
Ah right its just on the sky box office thing they are set up as four seperate box office events.
He is a bit cocky but in his defence he's always backed it up. You can't say that Mayweather talks shit, if you do he beats you in the ring. It's been as simple as that.
Look, I'm not saying that Hatton hasn't got the skills but I think he took this fight too early. Floyd Mayweather is the best fighter in the world. Hatton's had a lot of fights but it is hard for fighters to come to the US and fight. Lennox Lewis (we'll leave the disputes about his nationaltiy aside what with him winning Olympic gold for Canada and pretty much being a Brit from then on) lived there when he was a pro. The Klitschko brothers moved to the US from Germany. All the best fighters that aren't born Americans come and live there and it takes a few years to become established and comfortable.
I just don't like overly arrogant fighters. Mayweather is one, especially when he came out with the 'I'm better than Ali' rant. It doesn't make it easy to appreciate his abilities.
I agree that it is too soon for Hatton, even though he is a seriously impressive boxer, I feel he is still a year or two off his best. I even think that if Mayweather came over to the UK he would probably still win.
Yeah, I see it as mainly an experience thing. Even if you don't like him, wacth him fight. It truly is something special to watch. I do hope this is one of the better fights this year, boxing has been so dire lately. It needs another Ward-Gatti type fight to liven things up.
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He's a local lad, though. I would love him to win. And I don't dislike Mayweather. . . I reckon most of it is an act.
Mayweather, big mouth, great fighter. You just never know with boxing, Hatton only has to catch him off guard once and the damage will be done. Mayweather knows how to ride and block the punches but I don't somehow think Hatton will be the one to prove all wrong, I hope so....but.
Can't wait for this, it's going to be brilliant! I'm sure Mayweather will batter Hatton, and I hope he does as well.
It is boxing, it's all for the show.
Like Hasim Rachman did to Lennox Lewis, yes. The problem is that Mayweather doesn't take any fight lightly. He's always on top of things. Should be a good fight, though.
same here
Hatton is a top bloke alright and it was quite interesting to see Inside Sport on BBC last nite when Steve Bunce went to Vegas to meet Ricky. The difference betwen the two boxers is extraordinary. Ricky almost comes across as a mate - no airs nor graces and Mayweather comes across as someone deeply troubled and hiding behind the razzmattazz and glitz.
I watched the build up programmes to the Mayweather and De Lay Hoya fight a few months ago and it showed a different picture of Mayweather. He's had a hard life (not unique i know) with family violence etc.. and he's pretty open about his dislike for his father who used to beat the shit out him and his love for his own children. He said that all he wanted from his father was love but all he got was beatings and has used that as an example of how not to treat his children. Its sad when grown men and women talk about about things like that and after all those years of making a better life for themselves, still hurt badly.
I know he's an arrogant prick but i've a great deal of sympathy for him or anyone when talking about hard upbringings. You can see it in his eyes - totally focussed on hating those growing-up years, its wasnt for the camera's either, he got taken by surprise and let it words flow. He's pretty damaged by his brutal childhood and has picked up a few bad traits from his father in terms of how he conducts himself in public eye, away from his family.
If people have gone through a rough period in their lives through no fault of their own they can go two ways - be bitter and punish others to even things up or acknowledge that you were the victim and make sure you never victimise. Mayweather treats many outside his family and friendship circle with little or no respect. He's a major chip on his shoulder and Ricky will make a meal out of that come Saturday nite!
I'm a Ricky fan through and through and for the better of Boxing I hope he wins - i'll put my neck on the line and say he will. Ricky's body shot is astonishingly gettin more lethal and I can see a similar result to Rickys last fight - a whooping for Mayweather!
I'll leave the last words to Mr Hatton:
"I see how Floyd treats people and the way he throws money in people's faces, I look at him and I say to myself - I cant lose to someone like that.... that drives me on...."
I watched the build up programmes to the Mayweather and De Lay Hoya fight a few months ago and it showed a different picture of Mayweather. He's had a hard life (not unique i know) with family violence etc.. and he's pretty open about his dislike for his father who used to beat the shit out him and his love for his own children. He said that all he wanted from his father was love but all he got was beatings and has used that as an example of how not to treat his children. Its sad when grown men and women talk about about things like that and after all those years of making a better life for themselves, still hurt badly.
I know he's an arrogant prick but i've a great deal of sympathy for him or anyone when talking about hard upbringings. You can see it in his eyes - totally focussed on hating those growing-up years, its wasnt for the camera's either, he got taken by surprise and let it words flow. He's pretty damaged by his brutal childhood and has picked up a few bad traits from his father in terms of how he conducts himself in public eye, away from his family.
If people have gone through a rough period in their lives through no fault of their own they can go two ways - be bitter and punish others to even things up or acknowledge that you were the victim and make sure you never victimise. Mayweather treats many outside his family and friendship circle with little or no respect. He's a major chip on his shoulder and Ricky will make a meal out of that come Saturday nite!
I'm a Ricky fan through and through and for the better of Boxing I hope he wins - i'll put my neck on the line and say he will. Ricky's body shot is astonishingly gettin more lethal and I can see a similar result to Rickys last fight - a whooping for Mayweather!
I'll leave the last words to Mr Hatton:
"I see how Floyd treats people and the way he throws money in people's faces, I look at him and I say to myself - I cant lose to someone like that.... that drives me on...."
Difference is though, Hasim wasn't anywhere near as good as Hatton(That said neither was Lewis). He's got more than a punchers chance.
His mother had an interview in the sun today and she said about him as a kid in school I quote
"He was not thick, but he wasn't far from it"...
"He was not thick, but he wasn't far from it"...
True but Hasim The Dream has power, at heavyweight all it takes is one punch, as Lennox showed us by chuckling to himself while he was down on the canvas (thinking "Feck, he got lucky") at the lower weights one punch can do a lot of damage but they don't often KO someone straight. As someone said earlier, watch for Hatton to go to the body. He has to do it early or Floyd will dance around the ring all night, Hatton would then tire from the chase and Floyd will outpoint him.
I thought Lennox Lewis was the best boxer at heavyweight since Mike Tyson version 1.0.
Lewis? nah, never could take a punch. He's been knocked out twice, I think. That doesn't happen to great champions. Plus he never fought anyone at the top their game. Christ, Bruno should've beaten him, only a great punch and Bruno's suspect chin got him out of that mess. He came at a time when the division was genuinely mediocre. I wish he fought Holyfield or even Bowe at their peak(yes, I'm aware he beat at him at the Olympics, but pro 11 round is a completely different game). As for Mayweather, I'm not really a fan of the counter attacking style. Probably the reason why Roy Jones used to annoy me so much.
Because they all avoided him!
Sure Riddick Bowe didnt want to fight Lewis, so with Lewis being top ranked challenger, he had to give up one or more of his belts and what he did can only be described as a disgrace - dropping them into a bin live on Tv.
Remember the jibes from Lewis - "Chicken Bowe" etc....
Lewis developed a lethal jab that some referred to as more deadly than Harold Shipman's!
Holyfield was past his sell by date then. Bowe avoided him, yes. But he was never the same fighter after his three fights with Evander.
Never thought Lewis was world class fighter but my God didnt he turn into a monster in his last few years before he quite rightly retired!
I remember the pre-fight scrap with Tyson (leg biting incident) and his "entourage" - Faw Kinnell - he scared the shit outta me and I was only watching on telly!
I remember the pre-fight scrap with Tyson (leg biting incident) and his "entourage" - Faw Kinnell - he scared the shit outta me and I was only watching on telly!
His mother had an interview in the sun today and she said about him as a kid in school I quote
"He was not thick, but he wasn't far from it"...
My son went to the same school as Ricky.
Lloyd Mayweather is the 50 cent of boxing. its all an act though. i'd put me money on mayweather because hes faster than ricky and ricky's had to put on weight for this fight which will slow him down.
should be a crackin fight though.
should be a crackin fight though.
What channel is it being shown on ?
Sky Box Office. I think it costs something around £13.
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