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"I hope Ricky Hatton is able get to through this one," Mayweather told Rafael. "This is tough on him and his family. I know he's been through a lot of wars. I don't think he should fight again. A fight of this magnitude can really tear you down mentally and physically. The wars, like his fight with Kostya Tszyu and me, eventually catch up to you like they did with Fernando Vargas and Erik Morales." read more ...

Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton (43-1) landed back in Manchester airport this morning from Las Vegas, nearly a week after his tenth round stoppage to Floyd Mayweather at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. He met waiting fans and media and talked openly about his future plans. He stated, "Whether I fight at welterweight or junior welterweight just depends on the fights that are on the the table. I have an opened mind. There is talk of read more ...

Floyd Mayweather: Ricky Hatton is one hell of a fighter, I have nothing but the utmost respect for him. I had a ball in there tonight. I knew I had to be versatile in the ring tonight, this guy [Hatton] is a rough and tough fighter. A couple of times I hurt him and said to myself, 'damn, he's still coming.' [Talking about retirement] As of right now I'm really bored with the sport of boxing. But if the money's right read more ...

WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather (39-0, 25 KOs) scored a tenth round knockout over IBO light welter titlist Ricky Hatton (43-1, 31 KOs) on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Hatton was very aggressive early and controlled the tempo of the fight. Mayweather adjusted and had success pot-shotting "the Hitman," then quickly clinching. Hatton was cut over the right eye in round three by a Mayweather read more ...

Rick Hatton and Floyd Mayweather both made weight for their WBC welterweight title showdown on Saturday night in front of a big crowd inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Hatton walked in first wearing a black shirt and his trademark hat. Mayweather then entered wearing a black jacket and a hood over his head along with his team members holding up his WBC title belts. WBC president Jose Sulaiman was pesiding read more ...

"Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather, and Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton both arrived at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas for the WBC welterweight championship at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and live on HBO Pay-Per-view. Here is what the fighters had to say as they met with media members in town early to cover this mega-bout read more ...

Ricky Hatton, the unbeaten son of Manchester, is counting down the days until his Dec. 8 showdown with WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. During a recent chat on ESPN, Hatton was asked about his potential post-Mayweather plans. Hatton threw out a single name read more ...

In a recent interview with Sky Sports News, WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather fired off a verbal assault on his Dec. 8 challenger Ricky Hatton. They collide at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather said that Hatton is a one-dimensional fighter who could never be the pound-for-pound best. In his opinion, Hatton's popularity is overhyped and Hatton should thank him for the payday opportunity read more ...

"I've learnt by my mistakes and I think I'll be better for it, and I'll have to be because he's a five-weight world champion," Hatton said. "I've shown in fights that I've got the boxing ability to do it. My power, my angles, my feinting, my moving in quick on opponents, my speed of footwork along with the boxing ability - I just think I know what to do against Floyd Mayweather." read more ...

At the kick off press conference for "Undefeated" the Mayweather-Hatton mega fight slated for December 8th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV, the Mayweather Jr (38-0, 24 KOs) antics began early. As Mayweather Jr strode towards the dais to the tune of "Hail to the Chief" waving two American flags which he promptly deposited in front of Ricky Hatton and began to speak disparagingly of the Manchester native read more ...