Here's an example of Ricky's recent 'trash talk': "Floyd Mayweather is pound-for-pound the best in the world and I always said I wanted to fight the best. It's not beyond me to beat him," said Hatton. "Floyd is wonderful; there is so much to admire in what he does but I'd be his worst nightmare. To a point De la Hoya had the right tactics [against Mayweather]. He went off the front foot, jabbed him to his chest and pushed him back. But Oscar died off a bit in the second half of the fight. That would be when I was getting stronger." http://sport.guardian.co.uk/boxing/story/0,,2111604,00.html
After a couple days I'm already sick of the trash talk from both sides. Sign the contracts and then resume the trash talk. Right now they're just cockteasing the fans.
If Floyd wants to fight Hatton and make it a big fight with the public it may be a good idea to stop saying Hatton is the most overrated fighter in the last 25 years. Much like he does with just about all his recent foes. Also stop with the "he's trash talking me and now I need to shut his mouth" cause Mosley and others have been doing that worse and longer and Floyd doesn't say boo about fighting them.
are we to assume that Hatton's completely over-looked the fact that ODH is 5'11" and has fought at 154 for over 5 years? and that he was an Olympic champion who knows how to box as well as punch? And that he hits twice as hard Hatton does? Hatton is 5' 6" - this'll look like PBF/Chavez. And I'll be lovin it.
:nono: Hatton broke the punch force measuring machine. I don't recall Oscar breaking any of those machines.
I thought... I thought it was one of HBO's Legendary Nights:dunno: :nono: , although I could never find a copy of the actual fight itself...
Floyd should do whatever he can to get Hatton in the ring......as he is the easiest top fighter from 140-147 that he(Mayweather) can beat..first Hatton, then Cotto, then Mosley....
Which part? The part where Apollo gets killed in the ring by a super massive right hand, with the referee blindly looking on, or the part where Mikhail Gorbachev applauds Rocky knocking out their national hero during the peak of the cold war? :dunno:
The part where the annoying little Asian guy gets gang raped by 12 undergraduate Hatton fans. That part.
I like both fighters, two of my favorites. Hope it comes off as they need to stop talking and do it in the vein of Pryor-Arguello, Chavez-Rosario, Leonard-Hearns, Zale-Graziano, and Robinson-LaMotta. Their predecessors proved themselves and are in the IBHOF (just like Floyd and Ricky will be as well in the future) by fighting one another and accepting the challenge. Fight fans such as us will benefit from this clash of titans.
