The big fights in the states are on Saturdays, so in December, it would obviously be either 1,,8,15,22 or 29.
Look on boxing scene, just cause he didnt post the source doesnt mean its not true. All i can say is haha to the haters lol i guess Floyd is magically an old fighter?
What ever date its on it will be a great fight and it shows that hatto is ready to mix it with supposedly P4P (Manny NO1). If its on a golden boy promotion card that means if hatton wins he will be facing oscar in 08 or even mosely! It shows JLC was wrong about warren promoting his matchups.
Even if Hatton loses though, as long as he isn't destroyed, it would be v the p4p number one...no shame in that.
Pound-for-pound champ Floyd Mayweather and England's unbeaten junior welterweight Ricky Hatton are finalizing plans to fight Dec. 8 at a U.S. site to be determined on HBO Pay-Per-View. Leonard Ellerbe, adviser to Mayweather, told USA TODAY that details will come with an official announcement as early as Monday. "This is a great fight for the fans," Ellerbe said Friday. "We have two young unbeaten fighters, at the top of their game, from two different countries going against each other. It's what boxing needs." Ellerbe applauded Hatton (43-0, 31 KOs) for taking the fight, which will be contested at the 147-pound welterweight limit, seven pounds more than Hatton's optimum weight as a junior welterweight. "I never thought he would do it, but Ricky Hatton deserves credit for stepping up to the plate," Ellerbe said. "He asked for it and now he's going to get it. Floyd is a extremely excited. He wants to show Hatton that he's never fought at this level before. He's going to show him what it's like to step in the ring with the best fighter." Mayweather (38-0, 24 KOs) defeated Oscar De La Hoya on May 5 in the highest-grossing fight in history to capture the WBC super welterweight title, but Mayweather vacated that title to allow Vernon Forrest and Carlos Baldomir to fight for the belt Saturday in Tacoma, Wash.. (HBO, 10:15 p.m.). Mayweather still holds the WBC and Ring Magazine welterweight belts, but it hasn't been determined if the fight against Hatton will be a title or non-title 12-round bout. "Floyd's bigger than any belt," Ellerbe said."He doesn't need it because he's universally known as boxing's best fighter." Mayweather, 30, announced he was retiring following the De La Hoya fight but he became motivated to get back into the ring after Hatton beat Jose Luis Castillo in an HBO-televised bout and issued a direct challenge to him. "You saw more excitement in those four rounds than you've seen in Floyd's whole career," said Hatton, 28, who stopped Castillo in the fourth round with a left hook to the liver to defend the IBO junior welterweight crown. The Manchester, England, native also briefly held the WBA welterweight belt before going back down to 140. Mayweather said Hatton's derisive statement was enough to bring him out of retirement. "He got in front of the media and called my name out," Mayweather said. "He didn't think I was going to respond, but it doesn't work like that. I've accomplished too much in the sport for him to disrespect me." On Dec. 8, Mayweather and Hatton will get a chance to work things out.
Hatton is hardly hype, hes obviously a world class fighter. I think Mayweather will win, but even if Hatton loses he'll have a couple of big fights in the next couple of years.
Very true leedslad, but I can see hatton walking through Mayweather shots like he did KT and breaking him down. It seems Like PBF is underestimating Hatton, which he shouldn't do because he broke four of castillos ribs with one shot!
I don't think Mayweather underestimates opponents. He's known for training hard against everyone he faces, even overmatched foes like Henry Bruseles.
Hopefully Hatton is at least able to land a few good shots to the body. Soften him up for when Cotto gets a crack at him.