: Sat Mar 29, 2008 11:05 am  

Cotto wouldn't stand a chance. The only reason Mayweather isn't fighting him is because there's no money it. If people thought Cotto had a serious chance he would be ahead of Hatton and DLH in the market.

: Sat Mar 29, 2008 11:20 am  

Mugwump wrote:

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

I see for the Wrestlemania shindig this weekend, ‘Pretty Boy’ is being dropped. He's now Floyd ‘Mo’ Money’ Mayweather.

: Sat Mar 29, 2008 11:24 am  

Mugwump wrote:

Cotto wouldn't stand a chance. The only reason Mayweather isn't fighting him is because there's no money it. If people thought Cotto had a serious chance he would be ahead of Hatton and DLH in the market.

I'm a big fan of Cotto and IMO his style would cause Mayweather a few problems, but then again I thought that about the Hatton fight.

: Sat Mar 29, 2008 11:47 am  

The difference being that Cotto is a very natural welterweight, whereas Hatton isn't. I think Cotto would give Mayweather problems being a naturally big, strong welter.

Would love to see Hatton/Mayweather 2, but only at light-welter which is the only way Hatton would have a chance IMO. I know Floyd is all about money, and the fight would certainly generate enough to gain his interest, whether he'd drop down though is another question?

: Sat Mar 29, 2008 12:54 pm  

Cotto's a useful banger (who gets away with far too many low blows), but I'm not convinced by him yet. I certainly don't think power and aggression is enough to trouble Floyd, whose chin is rock solid.

It's easy to imagine what Floyd will do when Cotto goes at him in the early rounds (bob, move, clinch and tie him up). He'll also drum a tattoo on Cotto's face every time he comes in. Cotto isn't used to that.

At the mid-point Floyd will have found his range and then it'll be all over.

: Sun Mar 30, 2008 12:36 am  

Mayweather is the best boxer I've seen in my lifetime, and he must be up there with all of the all time greats.
Mugwump, I think you do Hatton a slight injustice in that fight. Firstly let me say that Hatton isn't in the same league as Mayweather, and never will be. Natural talent like that doesn't come around very often.

However, the refereeing in that fight favoured Mayweather so much he may as well have been reffing himself. Of course, the only difference that made to the fight IMO would have been Hatton still standing at the end, probably 9 or 10 rounds behind on the scorecards, but I think with the amount of heart he showed in that fight, he deserved to get to the end, and some absolutely shocking refereeing denied him that IMO.

: Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:45 am  

I'd love to see a Hatton v PBF II, for the build up and the big occasion more than anything. However I can't see Hatton getting near him tbh. Still, stranger things have happened.

: Sun Mar 30, 2008 9:14 am  

Rupert Pupkin wrote:

Agree, would be a cracker!

The event would be a cracker, i'm not sure about the actual fight.

: Sun Mar 30, 2008 6:55 pm  

I don't really want to see Hatton Mayweather II to be honest, as I think Mayweather will have the measure of Hatton earlier on this time, who just doesn't have the natural ability to get close enough to Mayweather.
I'd much rather see Hatton take on Witter.
On this subject, it obvious Hatton isn't scared of getting hurt, knocked out or anything, but I think he's abit wary of losing to Witter, someone who he's argued isn't in his league for many years.

: Sun Mar 30, 2008 7:17 pm  

Matt23 wrote:

I don't really want to see Hatton Mayweather II to be honest, as I think Mayweather will have the measure of Hatton earlier on this time, who just doesn't have the natural ability to get close enough to Mayweather.

It could depend on how much foul play and cheating Mayweather would be allowed to get away with. If he isn't allowed to get away with the things he got away with in Vegas and Hatton does get away with a bit more, then he's an outside chance IMO.

As I said earlier, if he can persuade Mayweather to come down to 140, then I believe his chances increase greatly.