In November 2022, 44-year-old Ricky Hatton returned to the ring to face 48-year-old and former three-division champion, Marco Antonio Barrera, in an exhibition. At that time, Hatton possessed the desire to rematch Floyd Mayweather too. However, the British boxer has now completely changed his tune.
Mayweather and Hatton shared the ring in 2007 with the WBC Welterweight title on the line. Having outperformed Hatton, Floyd finally knocked the British boxer out in the 10th round. However, ahead of the exhibition against Barrera, when asked about a potential fight against Mayweather, Hatton declared, “To share the ring with Floyd again would be a dream.” But at present, Ricky feels otherwise.
“I don’t know if an exhibition would work between me and Floyd. I don’t know if there’s too much under the table and too much bad blood,” said Hatton. “I was p*ssed off at the referee in our fight, I thought he was s**t. I’m not saying I would have beaten Floyd anyway because it’s Floyd Mayweather,” he continued.
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“But there was an understanding between me and Marco that this was an exhibition. Marco is a respectful person and so am l. But I don’t think here would be that ‘wink, wink, nudge nudge’ between me and Floyd,” Hall of Famer Hatton concluded. In this connection, let us critically revisit the fight between Floyd and Hatton.
A critical analysis of Floyd Mayweather knocking out Ricky Hatton
Ricky Hatton was a little too desperate when he fought Floyd Mayweather in 2007. In his attempt to be the aggressor, he continued running into Mayweather’s punches, ultimately getting himself knocked out in the 10th round. Trying to close the distance impatiently, Hatton ended up in a square stance and exposed his chin to Mayweather. This allowed Mayweather to land his lead hook on Hatton’s head several times, angling out.
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In the eighth round, the fight looked almost over as Mayweather, demonstrating vicious inside fighting, beat Hatton black and blue. However, Hatton, deficient in head movement and variety, kept returning for more with his head unprotected. In the 10th round, stepping back, Mayweather lured Hatton toward a corner. Of course, Mayweather expected Hatton, who was no equal to the former, to make a silly mistake.
And he did. As Hatton tried to push ‘Money’ against the ropes, the latter landed a check hook while moving to Ricky’s blind side. You could tell Mayweather had been setting up that check hook for some time. With that said, would you have liked an exhibition between Floyd Mayweather and Ricky Hatton? Let us know in the comments below.
