mrjohnnynofear
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Well, now all that stands in the way is money, I'm sure. Shame that Frank Warren isn't with Hatton anymore or else this fight would already be done. Either way, Hatton will be the guy to give Mayweather the fight of his life!
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Mayweather is the one who sounds nervous. This guy is a smaller version of Roy Jones Jr. Same mouth, similiar style, same career plan. Jones made a career out of carefully selecting his opponents. He did beat some excellent fighters, but in between these fights he would have 4-5 or more fights with hand picked guaranteed to loose guys.
Mayweather has done the same thing. He completely avoided Tszyu when the fight was there to be made. Hatton didn't. Hatton solved Tszyu and knocked him out. Mayweather lost the first fight with Castillo but was given the decision. In the second fight, Castillo lacked resolution, the determination to win. It was hard for him knowing he fought his best and was cheated of victory. Hatton knocked Castillo out with a body punch. Mayweather could have fought De La Hoya 4-5 years ago. He didn't, he avoided him and waited until he was more worn out before he did. There are other fighters that Mayweather could have fought and could still be fighting. He could have fought the number 1 or 2 contender in any of the organizations. If you call yourself the greatest fighter of this era one would think that fighting all comers would be a snap. Naturally being full of b.s. and bad manners that he is none of that has ever happened.
A Hatton vs. Mayweather fight has 2 aspects that make it intriguing: Black vs. White of course is the first one, fighter vs. boxer is the other. It is an easy sell for the promoters. White men, the coveted customers, will buy the ppv hoping to see the smartass black bastard get killed.
I can just see Maywather calling out to the referee: "Make him stop! Make him stop! He's hurting me... make him stop! He's cheating! He's not supposed to punch so much!
Mayweather has done the same thing. He completely avoided Tszyu when the fight was there to be made. Hatton didn't. Hatton solved Tszyu and knocked him out. Mayweather lost the first fight with Castillo but was given the decision. In the second fight, Castillo lacked resolution, the determination to win. It was hard for him knowing he fought his best and was cheated of victory. Hatton knocked Castillo out with a body punch. Mayweather could have fought De La Hoya 4-5 years ago. He didn't, he avoided him and waited until he was more worn out before he did. There are other fighters that Mayweather could have fought and could still be fighting. He could have fought the number 1 or 2 contender in any of the organizations. If you call yourself the greatest fighter of this era one would think that fighting all comers would be a snap. Naturally being full of b.s. and bad manners that he is none of that has ever happened.
A Hatton vs. Mayweather fight has 2 aspects that make it intriguing: Black vs. White of course is the first one, fighter vs. boxer is the other. It is an easy sell for the promoters. White men, the coveted customers, will buy the ppv hoping to see the smartass black bastard get killed.
I can just see Maywather calling out to the referee: "Make him stop! Make him stop! He's hurting me... make him stop! He's cheating! He's not supposed to punch so much!
It's laughable that Mayweather is accussing Hatton of excessive holding. Seems like some HBO announcers love doing the same thing anytime a white guy throughly beats up his black opponent. I saw the Hatton-Castillo fight and Hatton did all he could to avoid a clinch. Of course, Lederman still accused him of holding just like he accusses Vlad of the same thing. Forcing your way inside and throwing punches is NOT holding.
The black run and hold method is exactly how pretty-boy has fought his whole career. That's why his fights are so boring.
The black run and hold method is exactly how pretty-boy has fought his whole career. That's why his fights are so boring.
Sad news, gone at 46. RIP
www.breitbart.com
British Boxing Legend Ricky Hatton Dies at 46
Former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton, who rose to become one of the most popular fighters in the sport, has died. He was 46.
www.breitbart.com
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Awful news. I remember being introduced to him on this site back during his prime. RIP.
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Damn. He always seemed so full of energy in and out of the ring.
Curious to see the cause of death. He ballooned in weight between fights. Struck me as a cockney type. Very tough and busy style. He wasn't hard to find in a fight.
Ricky done right well in his career. RIP
Curious to see the cause of death. He ballooned in weight between fights. Struck me as a cockney type. Very tough and busy style. He wasn't hard to find in a fight.
Ricky done right well in his career. RIP
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Hatton had personal life issues with alcohol and rumored narcotics(cocaine), He also never skipped a meal but dying at 46 is very premature. It seems like he was turning his life around in the last few years with part time training work as the head trainer of a few boxers and assistant training in the camp of Tyson Fury for his first fight with Wilder.
Condolences to his wife, sons and his parents and brother Matthew...
From one of Hatton's countrymen written in 1896:
The time you won your town the race
We chaired you through the market-place;
Man and boy stood cheering by,
And home we brought you shoulder-high.
Today, the road all runners come,
Shoulder-high we bring you home,
And set you at your threshold down,
Townsman of a stiller town.
Smart lad, to slip betimes away
From fields where glory does not stay,
And early though the laurel grows
It withers quicker than the rose.
Eyes the shady night has shut
Cannot see the record cut,
And silence sounds no worse than cheers
After earth has stopped the ears.
Now you will not swell the rout
Of lads that wore their honours out,
Runners whom renown outran
And the name died before the man.
So set, before its echoes fade,
The fleet foot on the sill of shade,
And hold to the low lintel up
The still-defended challenge-cup.
And round that early-laurelled head
Will flock to gaze the strengthless dead,
And find unwithered on its curls
The garland briefer than a girl’s.
To an Athlete Dying Young
BY A. E. HOUSMANThe time you won your town the race
We chaired you through the market-place;
Man and boy stood cheering by,
And home we brought you shoulder-high.
Today, the road all runners come,
Shoulder-high we bring you home,
And set you at your threshold down,
Townsman of a stiller town.
Smart lad, to slip betimes away
From fields where glory does not stay,
And early though the laurel grows
It withers quicker than the rose.
Eyes the shady night has shut
Cannot see the record cut,
And silence sounds no worse than cheers
After earth has stopped the ears.
Now you will not swell the rout
Of lads that wore their honours out,
Runners whom renown outran
And the name died before the man.
So set, before its echoes fade,
The fleet foot on the sill of shade,
And hold to the low lintel up
The still-defended challenge-cup.
And round that early-laurelled head
Will flock to gaze the strengthless dead,
And find unwithered on its curls
The garland briefer than a girl’s.
