----- I mean in terms of hype. Any fight after Tyson-Lewis... Options: 1. Mayweather vs. De la Hoya 2. Mayweather vs. Hatton 3. Mayweather vs. JMM 4. Mayweather vs. Mosley 5. Pacquiao vs. De la Hoya 6. Pacquiao vs. Cotto 7. Klitschko vs. Haye 8. Calzaghe vs. Hopkins Mention some other optios.
I have been a boxing fan since 2005 (9th grade) and I've never seen a fight so hyped as Mayweather-DLH. After destroying Mayorga, 35-year old De la Hoya was a top contender at 154. Maywaether was the recent 147 champion. Superstar vs. Wannabe Superstar. The fight was not so great, but it had an aura of magnificence.
Hype is probably best reflected off the raw dollerage for a particular bout. Floyd dlh lewis tyson Floyd mosley Pac dlh Pac cotto followed by variousl dlh headed fights
floyd-dlh dlh-pac dlh-hopkins floyd-hatton pac-cotto pac-hatton mosley-floyd dlh-mosley mosley-margarito i think was pretty big even though it wasn't on ppv. but they had more people in that building than any other time. although i was very hyped for cotto-mosley and cotto-margarito 1.
No option comes close to Floyd/DLH. First 24/7 and all made it a can't miss. Especially with Floyd's daddy problems being exposed on 24/7 XD
In Britain, Hatton-May was huge. But overall got to be De La Hoya-Mayweather. Proof is in the buyrates.
I don't think I've ever seen a fight as hyped as Hatton vs Mayweather over here, it was being talked about even by non boxing fans.
