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Leading up to the welterweight championship match between pound-for-pound boxing king Floyd Mayweather and hard-hitting British challenger Ricky Hatton ? to be carried live from Las Vegas Saturday, Dec. 8 on HBO Pay-Per-View ? HBO Sports presents the exclusive four-episode, all-access series MAYWEATHER/HATTON 24/7 in the weeks before the showdown. Discuss the series here!
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Re: Mayweather/Hatton 24/7
Mar 30, 2008 1:28 PM
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> Picture this :
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> It's cold and there is 100000 people booing you,
> they're calling for your head and the Referee and
> Judges are not you're usual "picks", these guys are
> in the lions den and they will let the odd
> questionable tactic go unseen, maybe turn a blind eye
> in the fierce surroundings. You're up against a guy
> you feel you cannot fail to beat, a guy who makes you
> look good and you're in the "bad guy" , "villain"
> comfort-zone. In the other corner is the guy you
> humiliated and put through a post in the searing heat
> of the desert you've made your home. This guy is now
> in his best shape ever, he's strong and he knows what
> you can do, he fears you, but this time he is a caged
> animal in his own backyard.
> He breathes in the cold air and it strengthens him,
> whilst you feel your brittle hands react to this
> cold. You're not as fast and sharp tonight as your
> body is just slightly stiffening in the unusually
> cold conditions. You sense something is not right,
> your opponent senses it too and he feeds off of this.
> The guy you faced in the desert was over-heating and
> drained by the time you clocked him last time-out but
> this time he hits harder and he hits faster, the guy
> is a different fighter and he has far more energy
> than the fair-skinned desert turkey.
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> Floyd, you just lost your zero kid and Hatton has
> cracked your ribs.
>
> Welcome to Britain.
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> Welcome to Hell !!!
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> 
This is a classical example of foolishness. Floyd 0 would definetly be gone if he fights Hatton again, but it would because his win total has changed from 40 to 41, after he beats Oscar again.
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Re: Mayweather/Hatton 24/7
Mar 29, 2008 1:32 AM
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> I would like to Hatton fight Tysu again. Tysu was a
> great fighter.
Tysu was past his prime when Hatton fought him
years ago already.
Hatton/Malignaggi/Witter/Torres
Any combination of the above interest me.
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Re: Mayweather/Hatton 24/7
Mar 28, 2008 9:40 PM
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> I will say this much. A second Tszyu-Hatton fight
> would be far more competitive and compelling than a
> second Mayweather-Hatton fight, and would sell better
> the world over. But I doubt highly either will
> happen, unless they come up with at least $20 million
> U.S. for Mayweather, which seems to be his price for
> a night's work lately.
I agree.
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Re: Mayweather/Hatton 24/7
Mar 28, 2008 9:27 PM
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I will say this much. A second Tszyu-Hatton fight would be far more competitive and compelling than a second Mayweather-Hatton fight, and would sell better the world over. But I doubt highly either will happen, unless they come up with at least $20 million U.S. for Mayweather, which seems to be his price for a night's work lately.
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Re: Mayweather/Hatton 24/7
Mar 28, 2008 9:17 PM
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Who is Kostya Tszyu going to challenge and defeat if he did decide to come back? First of all, if he was to come back as a welterweight, Tszyu would get hurt if he fought the likes of Mosley, De La Hoya, Cotto, Cintron, Margarito, or Mayweather. At junior welterweight, the only opponents who could make him any kind of decent money would be Manny Pacquaio or Juan Diaz if they moved up in weight. Perhaps a Hatton vs. Tzsyu rematch could be made. However, how many fans would really be interested in a second go around between the two. In my opinion, while Kostya Tszyu was a great fighter and champion, his best boxing days have long passed him. Hopefully, any talk about a Tszyu return to boxing is little more than rumors and speculation.
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Re: Mayweather/Hatton 24/7
Mar 28, 2008 8:49 PM
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> Tszyu is done although he has left the door open, as
> it were. He's been busy touring Russia, dancing with
> the celebs, making films and book signings for his
> autobiography. His family wants him to stay retired,
> and I think he will. He is a fairly modest man so he
> doesn't need the limelight or money boxing offers
> those who can't walk away.
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> Edited by tszyunami at 03/28/2008 5:46 PM PDT
I'll miss him.
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Re: Mayweather/Hatton 24/7
Mar 28, 2008 8:46 PM
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Tszyu is done although he has left the door open, as it were. He's been busy touring Russia, dancing with the celebs, making films and book signings for his autobiography. His family wants him to stay retired, and I think he will. He is a fairly modest man so he doesn't need the limelight or money boxing offers those who can't walk away.
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Re: Mayweather/Hatton 24/7
Mar 28, 2008 8:35 PM
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> Tszyu was a great fighter and I miss watching him
> greatly. And now Danny Green is about to hang up the
> gloves for good also. We had hope for Katsidis, but
> he is more of a face-first brawler who is prone to
> get get hit and hurt and will have a much shorter
> career.
Is Tszyu gone for good, I read an article that Oscar said and I agree with that he is a great threat in boxing, if he comes back, comparing him to all of the today fighters.
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Re: Mayweather/Hatton 24/7
Mar 28, 2008 8:29 PM
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Tszyu was a great fighter and I miss watching him greatly. And now Danny Green is about to hang up the gloves for good also. We had hope for Katsidis, but he is more of a face-first brawler who is prone to get get hit and hurt and will have a much shorter career.
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Re: Mayweather/Hatton 24/7
Mar 28, 2008 8:22 PM
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I would like to Hatton fight Tysu again. Tysu was a great fighter.
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Re: Mayweather/Hatton 24/7
Mar 28, 2008 8:09 PM
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I'm looking forward to Hatton vs Malignaggi.
Hats off to Ricky for stepping up to fight for
his old belt in his best division......mate.
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Re: Mayweather/Hatton 24/7
Mar 28, 2008 4:50 PM
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Picture this :
It's cold and there is 100000 people booing you, they're calling for your head and the Referee and Judges are not you're usual "picks", these guys are in the lions den and they will let the odd questionable tactic go unseen, maybe turn a blind eye in the fierce surroundings. You're up against a guy you feel you cannot fail to beat, a guy who makes you look good and you're in the "bad guy" , "villain" comfort-zone. In the other corner is the guy you humiliated and put through a post in the searing heat of the desert you've made your home. This guy is now in his best shape ever, he's strong and he knows what you can do, he fears you, but this time he is a caged animal in his own backyard.
He breathes in the cold air and it strengthens him, whilst you feel your brittle hands react to this cold. You're not as fast and sharp tonight as your body is just slightly stiffening in the unusually cold conditions. You sense something is not right, your opponent senses it too and he feeds off of this. The guy you faced in the desert was over-heating and drained by the time you clocked him last time-out but this time he hits harder and he hits faster, the guy is a different fighter and he has far more energy than the fair-skinned desert turkey.
Floyd, you just lost your zero kid and Hatton has cracked your ribs.
Welcome to Britain.
Welcome to Hell !!!
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Re: Mayweather/Hatton 24/7
Mar 28, 2008 1:44 PM
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Hatton can win in Britain, just not over Mayweather. You are perhaps the only one who thinks he can, and the reason no Americans would venture over to see Hatton-Mayweather II is because they already know the result that you are too stubborn or delusional to see. Hatton needs to stay at 10st. and away from Mayweather. Then he may be able to extend his career. Perhaps Manny Pacquiao will grace your shores someday and entertain you all, giving Rocky Hatton a reasonable chance of victory.
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Re: Mayweather/Hatton 24/7
Mar 28, 2008 1:33 PM
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Hatton was emphatically beaten, yes.
But he may improve from the experience and like I said, his body is far more equipped for fighting in it's natural British climate.
Let's not pretend that fighting in the heat of Vegas at a time when your body is normally asleep is not a disadvantage to Brits travelling over there to fight, it is a real obstacle.
Hatton can win in Britain, fact!
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Re: Mayweather/Hatton 24/7
Mar 28, 2008 1:28 PM
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Las Vegas hot and humid? Hot, yes. Humid? It's a fucking desert, mate.
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