: Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:00 pm  

http://www.livefight.com/news.php?news_ ... =2008&m=03 Hatton - Mayweather II next spring at Wembley Stadium?

http://www.livefight.com/news.php?news_ ... =2008&m=03 Hatton - Mayweather II next spring at Wembley Stadium?

: Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:06 pm  

Blobbynator wrote:

http://www.livefight.com/news.php?news_id=518&y=2008&m=03

Hatton - Mayweather II next spring at Wembley Stadium?

Looking very much as though its on

: Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:21 pm  

Blobbynator wrote:

http://www.livefight.com/news.php?news_id=518&y=2008&m=03

Hatton - Mayweather II next spring at Wembley Stadium?

Unless the Big Show sorts him out at Wrestlemania.

: Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:23 pm  

Blobbynator wrote:

http://www.livefight.com/news.php?news_id=518&y=2008&m=03

Hatton - Mayweather II next spring at Wembley Stadium?

Good on him, all the greats fight each other more than once. I imagine that could possibly be his last fight and he would walk away with a huge pay cheque something which we as fans cannot begrudge him.

Mayweather is the only fighter to have beaten Hatton and he deserves a shot at revenge, he now knows what he's all about and I am sure his preperations will be different this time around. Even at the time I thought Hatton had the measure of Mayweather for the opening rounds, but some awful refereeing stopped him causing any major damage.

Look forward to seeing this develop more.

: Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:32 pm  

I see the Calzaghe camp are already making preparatory noises about the refereeing against Hopkins, trying to pressure Joe Cortez into stopping B-Hop from "spoiling".

: Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:40 pm  

Hatton has pretty much ruled out fighting Witter aswell. When asked today about a possible match with Witter he replied "If Junior was fighting in my back garden, I'd shut the f*cking curtains!"

: Fri Mar 28, 2008 2:06 am  

Sheddy wrote:

Good on him, all the greats fight each other more than once. I imagine that could possibly be his last fight and he would walk away with a huge pay cheque something which we as fans cannot begrudge him.

Mayweather is the only fighter to have beaten Hatton and he deserves a shot at revenge, ...

WHY?

This is a major bugbear of mine. A re-match should only be granted if a fight went to a close decision (Pac vs Marquez II) or there was a major element of controversy (Pac vs Marquez I).

Neither DLH nor Hatton (especially) deserve another shot at Floyd. Hatton was given the mother of all hidings and KTFO.

And Floyd wouldn't take a re-match with Hatton out of some sense of noble obligation. No. Floyd takes Hatton (and DLH) on again because he knows they are the two biggest draws in boxing. Hatton has a big profile in the US after HBO's 24/7 series and it goes without saying that he's huge in the UK (one of the most lucrative PPV markets in the world). There isn't a fighter on the planet who can fill Wembley stadium within 48 hours and yes I include Pac.

It's all about the MONEY. Mayweather openly worships it and I guess you can't blame him for that.

: Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:41 pm  

Absolutely. I think the fight we'd all love to see would be Floyd Mayweather vs Miguel Cotto (no, not Hatton v Witter ). That'd be an awesome fight.

: Fri Mar 28, 2008 2:42 pm  

Blobbynator wrote:

Hatton has pretty much ruled out fighting Witter aswell. When asked today about a possible match with Witter he replied "If Junior was fighting in my back garden, I'd shut the f*cking curtains!"

Quality

: Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:18 am  

Blobbynator wrote:

Absolutely. I think the fight we'd all love to see would be Floyd Mayweather vs Miguel Cotto (no, not Hatton v Witter ). That'd be an awesome fight.

Agree, would be a cracker!