Floyd “Pretty Boy” Mayweather TKO’S Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton
Floyd “Pretty Boy” Mayweather TKO’S Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton
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Floyd Mayweather stops Manchester’s Ricky Hatton in the 10th round of their Welterweight Championship fight in Las Vegas. Mayweather first knocked down Hatton with a “check hook” that sent Hatton head first into the corner of the ring. Hatton beat the count, but referee Joe Cortez then halted the contest at 1:45 of the tenth round as Hatton crumpled to the canvas after a Mayweather barrage. Mayweather is now 39-0 with 25 KO’s.
Some thoughts:
Boxing is becoming way more popular in Europe than America. The English fans are crazy; they sang “Walking in a Hatton Wonderland” for hours.
Hatton fought nearly a perfect fight. He mauled and manhandled “Money” Mayweather very effectively for the first six rounds. The fight was pretty much even on the cards, but Hatton was fighting his fight.
Mayweather’s greatest asset is his vision. He sees punches coming earlier than I think anyone who has stepped in the ring. He is incredibly cool in the pocket and in a clinch.
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Mayweather’s lead right is a thing of violent beauty. Maybe the best lead right since Muhammad Ali.
Mayweather’s punching power is very underrated. That was the reason that Arturo Gatti couldn’t open up on him. Hatton deserves a lot of credit for taking the fight to Mayweather.
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Hatton deserves all the credit in the world. He also did a great job of executing his game plan. The only thing you can really knock him for is wearing an Affliction shirt into the ring.
Mayweather is a very special fighter. He has a knack for taking opponents into deep water and drowning them. That is pretty much what happened in Las Vegas. The knock against Mayweather is that he wins his fights too easily. Well, he won a tough one. He might not be “Sugar” Ray Robinson or “Sugar” Ray Leonard, but he deserves his props. The haters can shut up for a while. Anyway, Hate is the new Love.
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09/12/2007 at 7:32 pm Permalink
‘a true champion can adapt to anything’ – floyd.
what a fight, absolute dominance in the late rounds. i’m pretty sure i saw MPM suited down ringside near denzel, but i couldn’t tell if it was the people’s champ
10/12/2007 at 4:26 am Permalink
so I guess u were right last month….Mayweather did win 😀
10/12/2007 at 3:19 pm Permalink
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10/12/2007 at 3:20 pm Permalink
I think thats like the 7th straight fight you picked the winner, at least since as long as i have been reading the g manifesto good work
10/12/2007 at 3:30 pm Permalink
As usual The People’s Champs insights into this fight over the past 2 weeks were straight dope, way more interesting than other news channels by far.
Your insights not only improve Game, but fatten pockets — Mayweather with the TKO = Moet poppin.
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11/12/2007 at 4:06 pm Permalink
I agree. Mayweather may be no sugar but he has proved himself to be the best fighter of his era.