All roads to greatness lead through Floyd Mayweather Jr.

No way this fight would do the PPV numbers that Floyd/DLH did. Oscar is coming off a loss, Ricky isn't American, and there isn't the natural animosity between these two like there was between Oscar and Floyd.

 

True, but if they promoted this as an America vs. Britain type fight it would be huge. Oscar is still immensely popular in America and Hatton has huge popularity in Britain.

 

I would rather say: all roads to greatness leads thru DLH.

 

DLH brought in that 25 million for Mayweather, once you take DLH out of the equation Mayweathers price drops big time. Only way to get close to those numbers would be due to Hatton fighting him in his home city.

 

*yawn*

 

True. Oscar has been beat numerous times now and only represents a career high pay day at this point. Floyd is the man at 147 and the surrounding weights.

Hatton would most likely choose Oscar though if given the choice, he'll make a lot more money that way.

 

I second that.:good

 

The only reason PBF made as much as he did was because of Oscar--not because of Floyds name.

 

How come nobody else has made close to $25 million fighting Oscar?

 

I didnt say it was all oscar but floyd would have never made that much if it wasnt for oscar. Has he ever in the past? I dont recall it.

 

Of course he hasn't, but given that nobody else has made anywhere near that much money off DLH leads me to believe that Floyd's name and status as the best fighter out there had a good deal to do with why the fight was so succesful. Not even Oscar's fight with a prime, undefeated Trinidad was this succesful.

 

i still think its majority of oscars name. Look at it this way--if hatton fights PBF--which i doubt---theres no way they make as much money as floyd and oscar fight.

 

Yeah, only to get 0 credit after the fight if he wins. Shane Mosley is 35 just like Oscar you know. :roll:

 

Of course they wouldn't, but that doesn't change my opinion that success of the Floyd Oscar fight was due to the name and status of both fighters.

 

Very true--but moreso Oscar and you know this. Oscar is the most recognized fighter in todays boxing era. he is the one packing arenas-not nuthugging only saying the truth. Floyd never will make as much money on any fight as much as he did with oscar.