Hatton v Mayweather!

[Scouse]

Sadly I'll be in bed soon, but I'll be buying a newspaper on my way to work. Everyone I've spoken to wants a Hatton win but thats probably down to everyone I've spoken to being English.

So with the majority of TMFers being American - I'm asking the question.

Hatton vs Mayweather - Who will win?

 

[german]

I just hope now people will start to respect Mayweather...he dominated that fight

 

[Headsnap]

How anyone could not have seen that coming is beyond me; Hatton's a great boxer, one of the best of this generation without a doubt, and not only did Mayweather take him apart he played Hatton's game and beat him at it. Fair enough he's a natural light-welter rather than a welterwight but still, Mayweather is class. Just hope he doesn't retire before he gets to fight Cotto, I'd like to see that one 😀

Hopkins - Calzaghe up next; can't see much in that one for old Joe. Hopkins is a monster, and what's more Calzaghe has had to go up a weight division to fight him. I'm predicting a Mayweather - Hatton repeat only in much more spectacular fashion. That's going to hurt, because I have a lot of time for Joe Calzaghe and I'd rather him retire undefeated with his 10-year championship reign intact than try to go up to a weight he's not all that great at and get destroyed by Hopkins.

 

[SlaverTickler]

Mayweather is a great fighter...

Give Hatton his due, he stuck it out for 10 rounds with the best, and if his head hadn't slambed into the corner of the ring he might have gone the distance. Mayweather would have still won on disition, but it builds for a bigger payday for Hatton in a rematch (should there be one).

I was hopping Hatton would win because it would have been a really great "Rocky Story". Mayweather really comes off like an Appolo Creed, and Hatton is like a Brittish Rocky, then again Rocky didn't win the title in the first fight either.

 

[Headsnap]

That's a fair point about the corner, although you could go on about all the whys and wherefors forever and a day, stuff like how the ref was being uncharacteristically breaky and picky with the clinches and whatnot, but the fact is Hatton is naturally a 140-pounder and went up a weight to lose to a natural welter who happens to be the greatest pound-for-pounder in the world. He wasn't made to look like an amateur, he fought as well as he could've been expected to, it's just that Mayweather had everything Hatton brought to the party and a lot more besides. No shame in that at all. All that remains for the Hitman now is to come out of the slump he's gotten himself into, get back down to light-welter and clean up again. I'd like to see him start with that Yorkshire bastard Junior Witter, I hate that little prick.

As for Mayweather, if I were him I'd beat Cotto and retire. Actually if I were him I'd buy 50 expensive cars and wrap them all around lamp-posts just because I could afford to, but yeah 😀

 

[subZer0]

That's a fair point about the corner, although you could go on about all the whys and wherefors forever and a day, stuff like how the ref was being uncharacteristically breaky and picky with the clinches and whatnot, but the fact is Hatton is naturally a 140-pounder and went up a weight to lose to a natural welter who happens to be the greatest pound-for-pounder in the world. He wasn't made to look like an amateur, he fought as well as he could've been expected to, it's just that Mayweather had everything Hatton brought to the party and a lot more besides. No shame in that at all. All that remains for the Hitman now is to come out of the slump he's gotten himself into, get back down to light-welter and clean up again. I'd like to see him start with that Yorkshire bastard Junior Witter, I hate that little prick.

As for Mayweather, if I were him I'd beat Cotto and retire. Actually if I were him I'd buy 50 expensive cars and wrap them all around lamp-posts just because I could afford to, but yeah 😀

You didn't have to call him a Yorkshire bastard, you silly little scouse ****.

 

[Headsnap]

You didn't have to call him a Yorkshire bastard, you silly little scouse ****.

He's from Bradford and he's a bastard so I can't call him a cockney fairy can I. Tykey twat 😛

 

[subZer0]

He's from Bradford and he's a bastard so I can't call him a cockney fairy can I. Tykey twat 😛

S'pose so, you pikey knob. 😀

 

[theticklingmaster]

I don't normally watch boxing, but since everyone else at the party watched...

I was impressed with Mayweather turning the tables on Hatton & pinning him to the rail with way more effective punches.