Hatton-Mayweather Weigh-In/Fight

[seansanashee]

The only build ups to a fight which have matched this since are Haye-Wlad and Haye-Chisora.

[PityTheFool]

Originally Posted by Peter__1987

Yeah mate, I remember the night of the fight i was in a boozer sinking a few beers and sky sports news were playing videos of Hatton hitting the bodybag and i remember basically screaming out loud something along the lines of "Hatton is gonna fucking KILL HIM!!! You watch!"

Happy memories really, apart from the end result of course.

The reason I know I was poisoned was because up to 7.59 and from 8.01 onwards I didn't give him a cat in hell's chance.

Was Saddam still alive then?

[Peter__1987]

Originally Posted by PityTheFool

The reason I know I was poisoned was because up to 7.59 and from 8.01 onwards I didn't give him a cat in hell's chance.

Was Saddam still alive then?

Hahaha no mate, I think Saddam was in the clear by that point.

I assume you stayed up and watched it? Man i was devastated when Hatton hit the canvas.

[smegmaa]

Originally Posted by seansanashee

I liked the press conference when the Hatton fans were singing "there's only one Ricky Hatton" and Floyd joined in with the singing and was dancing. Best ever press conference.

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absolutely brilliant! "floyd, will you stop touching my dick you puff"

[PityTheFool]

Originally Posted by Peter__1987

Hahaha no mate, I think Saddam was in the clear by that point.

I assume you stayed up and watched it? Man i was devastated when Hatton hit the canvas.

I ceratinly did.And the missus took a few shots as we watched.

[theboy_racer]

Originally Posted by floyd_g.o.a.t

That was amazing, good times. Eventhough i wasn't there was only 16 then.

Would make you 21, explains your inaccurate username

[Slyk]

Originally Posted by PityTheFool

I wasn't there,but I remember thinking any slim chance Ricky had went right then and there,and somehow at 8PM on the Saturday I was drugged with this gas that came out the drains or something,because for some inexplicable reason,I went into the bookies and stuck £200 on Ricky at 3/1.

And even more remarkably,the gas/poison wore off as soon as the double cenny left my hand.
Stranger than fiction.....but very true.

It's not strange. It's a well documented phenomenon.

It's called britardation. It affects who they bet on, what they say, how they view fighters. It's really sad when it happens, but researches are hopeful that it can be prevented.

[#Tremendous]

All I heard the whole week was Hatton fans. They were a small group but it felt like millions of crazy people, they made their presence felt. The British fans were very passionate but man were alot of them rude.

Looking back at it today the whole build up and the event itself was spectacular, mostly thanks to the British fans.

[Florez]

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Ricky Hatton:

''Floyd, Will you stop touching my D!ck you poof''.


Classic!

[Leon]

best fight atmosphere ever

Floyd had a bunch of scouzers rooting against him

[Loggo]

Originally Posted by PIPO23

Floyd was superb that night. Boxing clinic!Love how Hatton keeps running face first into those right hands and left hooks.Floyd elbows in close was sneaky and fabulous.

Floyd looked superb that night? Tbh i don`t think either of them did.Mayweather with some illegal elbow,ducking below waist and holding and Hatton fighting with his face.

[InHumanForm]

Originally Posted by Loggo

Floyd looked superb that night? Tbh i don`t think either of them did.Mayweather with some illegal elbow,ducking below waist and holding and Hatton fighting with his face.

Rewatch the last few rounds when Floyd started opening up and even using his jab and mixing it up to the body. It was pretty impressive stuff. I watched the fight with a bunch of non-fans rooting for Ricky. By about the 4rd round, it was clear they were in for a long night and I was a drunken loudmouth mess basically saying "I told you so."

[PIPO23]

Originally Posted by Loggo

Floyd looked superb that night? Tbh i don`t think either of them did.Mayweather with some illegal elbow,ducking below waist and holding and Hatton fighting with his face.

Proof that special boxers have tricks up their sleeves which separates the good from the gooder.Morales, Marquez and Mayweather have what is called the x factor which makes them great.That is knowing how to win and what to do to win at any cost. The tricks of the trade. Magician? almost...... because he got away with it but he didn't fool the the real boxing fans that knew he was using illegal tactics.

I reckon the X factor is a BRAIN! Hatton kept doing the same shit over and over again. Floyd was dissecting him picking the right strategy and he found the answer/solution.