He could have even floored Mayweather with one dynamic shot in … Hatton would eventually lose to Manny Pacquiao via second-round KO and put his career on an indefinite hiatus. The Brit landed several big shots on ‘Money’ in the initial rounds of the fight. Ricky Hatton's fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. was for the WBC world welterweight title. With Ricky Hatton, Floyd Mayweather Jr.. Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton, billed as Undefeated, was a boxing superfight that took place on December 8, 2007, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, between reigning WBC & The Ring welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and reigning The Ring light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton. What Hatton might not realize is the U.S., the referees tend to separate fighters when they see prolonged grappling. Watch it live now. Boxing » Ricky Hatton » Ricky Hatton feels CHEATED in loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. What would the result of the fight be for the victor (TKO,KO, or decision)? The Tszyu vs. Hatton fight didn’t look like a boxing match and that one of the criticisms that boxing fans had afterward. He wasn’t trying to maul, shove, or push on him the way Hatton was attempting to do. In the third round, Mayweather landed a right that cut Hatton above the right eye. There was a massive difference between how Maidana fought Mayweather and how Hatton was attempting to. When Maidana was in close, he was throwing punches with both hands at Floyd. In boxing, you get fighters that get away with a lot of different tactics that should result in them being penalized and disqualified. Cortez wasn’t going to let Mayweather and Hatton wrestle all night long what we’d seen from Ricky in his battle against Kostya Tszyu in 2005. Cortez called off the fight at 1:35 without a count at the same time the white towel was thrown from Hatton's corner. It was so annoying and frustrating to watch the fight round after round played out in that fashion. Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton, billed as Undefeated, was a boxing superfight that took place on December 8, 2007, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, between reigning WBC & The Ring welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and reigning The Ring light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton. His music blares through the arena but is … Hatton Mayweather. The views expressed in all articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of Boxing News 24 or its affiliates. Hatton would later claim that he had become angry by the referee and that had caused him to lose his calm and contributed to his downfall. Those are the contests that Hatton should be thinking about because he looked ill-prepared. Mayweather went on to appear at World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)'s No Way Out pay-per-view on February 17, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he was involved in a storyline physical altercation with Big Show, which led to a match at WrestleMania XXIV. I was privileged to see that firsthand when Team Hatton allowed me into its inner circle for Ricky’s … Ricky Hatton tells incredible story about Floyd Mayweather in a private plane, Boxing, 18 replies Matthew Hatton: "I Can Beat Floyd Mayweather Jr", Boxing, 5 replies Manny Pacquiao, Ricky Hatton Agree on Las Vegas - May 2, Boxing, 6 replies Ricky Hatton To Begin Pacquiao Training Camp on Feb. 1, Boxing, 0 replies You got to blame the referees that didn’t penalize and warn Hatton to stop using these tactics from the earliest point in his career rather than letting him get away with it. July 16th, 2020 - Comments Closed By Charles Brun: It’s been 13 years since Ricky Hatton was knocked out in the 10th round by Floyd Mayweather Jr on December 8, 2007, and … Rick Hatton & Floyd Mayweather on 24/7 ! A fight of a similar magnitude to … The Full Story: Ricky Hatton, Floyd Mayweather Jnr, John Warrington, John Warrington. Hatton likely assumed that he could wrestle Mayweather all night long as he did with Kostya Tszyu, and wear him down just with the wrestling. Lee Beard, the assistant trainer for Ricky Hatton, was very impressed with the performance of Manny Pacquiao. Fifteen years ago Hatton … This is the fight that Hatton is clamoring for supposedly, and has asked for in the past. 101,387 views. Perhaps it’s a different story in other parts of the world, but in the U.S., the referees split the fighters when they see wrestling. Mayweather had Shane Mosley…OK, you get the idea. [1], In attendance were celebrities such as Denzel Washington, Diego Milito, Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone, Angelina Jolie, Mario Lopez, Brad Pitt, Wesley Snipes, Will Ferrell, Gwen Stefani, Jimmy Kimmel, Tiger Woods, Jude Law, Jamie Hunt, David Lochery, footballer David Beckham, Kid Rock, fellow Dancing with the Stars alums, Wayne Newton, Mark Cuban and season 5 winner Hélio Castroneves and Karina Smirnoff, who is Mayweather's dance partner. “But I never got the opportunity and that’s the thing that will always eat away at me – the referee never gave me the opportunity.”. [7] In round six, referee Joe Cortez took a point away from Hatton after he threw punches at the back of Mayweathers' head when he was forced under the top rope. SHOW MORE SHOW LESS. Hatton’s grappling should have been addressed by the different referees that worked his fights in the U.K. long before he met up with Mayweather. He looked disorientated when he got up, but referee Joe Cortez let the fight continue. In the end, Tszyu got worn out from the grappling, which the referee allowed, rather than the fighting. It was pure shoving, pushing holding for prolonged periods by Hatton. Ricky says he feels “Cheated” from his experience against Mayweather because the referee kept pulling him apart when he attempted to work inside. Ricky Hatton believes his career-defining victory over Kostya Tszyu was a performance good enough to also beat Floyd Mayweather. Fight In December 8 2007! “The one person that was allowed to get stuck in and bully him and was allowed to fight close was Marcos Maidana and he pushed him really close,” said Hatton in sounding bitter. Hatton weighed in at 145 lbs and Mayweather at 147 lbs. Hatton tried to compete with Mayweather in the early rounds. Mayweather hands the game Hatton his first loss in front of an enormous Mancunian traveling contingent to retain the welterweight championship of the world. Cortez was a professional in how he controlled his battles, and he wasn’t going to let Hatton turn the struggle into an MMA hybrid or Greco Roman wrestling match the way he wanted it. If they’d properly weaned Hatton from using these MMA tactics, then he might not have been so lost against Mayweather. “Castillo was allowed to get close and a lot of people thought Castillo won,” said Hatton. One man who faced both parties, inarguably at the height of their powers is former two division titleholder, British boxing legend Ricky Hatton. Both of these fighters are looking to prove that they are the best Light Welterweight boxer around. Hatton was a star who wanted to be treated like ordinary people. Once he couldn’t wrestle against Mayweather, his goose was cooked. HBO: Floyd Mayweather Vs Ricky Hatton 24/7 Episode 2 (updated Live) BROKEN? Maidana wasn’t trying to wrestle like Hatton. All Rights Reserved. [10] The fight received large amounts of publicity, with both fighters promoting the fight heavily. Please click the “Report” button below if the video on this page is not working properly. When Jose Luis Castillo got close to Mayweather in their two fights, he was throwing punches, and no trying to wrestle as Hatton did. That was the case with Hatton. (1) 1h 55min 2008. [8] Hatton became angry at the referee's decision to deduct a point from him and turned his back on him in frustration, shaking his bottom at Mayweather. Mayweather was clearly in control before rocking Hatton in the 10th round. Main article: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton Hatton and Floyd Mayweather Jr., 2007 Hatton agreed to terms on 27 July for an 8 December 2007 welterweight fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. which was considered to be the biggest welterweight fight since the 1999 clash between Oscar De La Hoya and Puerto Rican legend Tito Trinidad. Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton ? Uploaded November 27, 2007. This match should prove to be a great fight with an international USA – UK clash to fuel fan interest even more. Logan Paul vs Floyd Mayweather Odds Spanning back to October 11, 1996, Floyd won titles in five different weight divisions. Watch highlights of Mayweather vs Hatton He can’t handle the pace, Ricky Hatton tells himself. Looking at Mayweather’s odds history, he was the chalk in each of his final 18 professional bouts and is a -1400 favorite in his upcoming fight with Logan Paul. What’s unclear is why Hatton is seemingly obsessed with the Mayweather fight, and not focused on his knockout losses to Manny Pacquiao and Vyacheslav Senchenko. “If I was allowed to get close I would definitely throw more punches than him,” continued Hatton on his loss to Mayweather. The day that Floyd Mayweather stopped Ricky Hatton in his tracks!COMMENT BELOW! The Full Story. The fight had 920,000 buys on HBO in the United States, and 1,150,000 buys in the United Kingdom on Sky Box Office. Hatton defeated Juan Lazcano at the City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester on May 24, 2008[11] in a "thank-you" bout for the tremendous fan support he has received throughout his entire professional career. “So I smelt a rat that night with the referee and I don’t think I was given a fair crack of the whip.”. Ricky Hatton upset the odds and retired Kostya Tsyzu, the Floyd Mayweather of his era in 2005, so what was the atmosphere like on Hitman fight nights? He returned to the ring 15 months later to beat Juan Manuel Márquez by a 12-round unanimous decision. Is this a dangerous match for Ricky or Floyd? Ricky blames the referee Joe Cortez for him not allowing him to maul on the inside, and wrestle like he usually had done in his fights. Hatton entered the ring first to "Blue Moon", his usual entrance music, Mayweather however chose a change of music for his entrance. He will fold under the pressure. Ricky Hatton. 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Mayweather would retire for almost two years after the fight. In the 1st round Hatton caught Mayweather with a left jab which knocked Mayweather off balance. “I did give him a good run for his money,” Hatton said to BT Sport about his match against Mayweather. The reason the referee wasn’t pulling Maidana off Mayweather is that he was throwing punches, staying busy, and using the Marquess of Queensberry rules. After that fight, there was a lot of criticism aimed at Hatton for the wrestling he did from boxing fans. The fight was just the pinnacle of a quite … Do Not Own the Rights to the Video; no Copyright Infringement Intended Privacy Statement l Cookies Policy l Boxing Resources l Back To Top l Contact Us. Mayweather wasted no time jumping on him again, landing a flurry of punches, including another left hook that sent Hatton staggering backward and down again. Copyright © 2007-2021 Boxing News 24. Floyd Mayweather vs Ricky Hatton will forever be remembered by the Brits who travelled over for it. Throughout the weigh-in, fans of Hatton could be heard singing "Hatton Wonderland" and booed Mayweather. Maidana wasn’t trying to turn it into an MMA fight or a Greco Roman wrestling match the way Hatton attempted to do against Mayweather. If this match ever happens who would you take? Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton, billed as Undefeated, was a boxing superfight that took place on December 8, 2007, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, between reigning WBC & The Ring welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and reigning The Ring light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton. When that fighter eventually has a referee that doesn’t allow them to use those tactics, be it wrestling, rabbit punches, or low blows, then they have no plan-B. Hatton went on to fight Paul Malignaggi for the IBF light welterweight championship in November 2008. He, along with head trainer Floyd Mayweather … Mayweather was ahead of Hatton by the following scores at the time of the knockout in the 10th: 89-81, 89-81, and 88-82. Boxing matches involving Floyd Mayweather Jr. December 2007 sports events in the United States, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 14 March 2021, at 06:49. In the week prior to the fight sections of the media, largely the British media had hyped the fight as something of a Britain against America fight, comparing the fight to when Lloyd Honeyghan travelled to America to dethrone American Don Curry, then the undisputed world champion, this leading to Mayweather's decision to enter the ring to Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A.". [2] At the weigh in the crowd were whipped into a frenzy as Joe Calzaghe (who was there supporting Hatton) squared up to American legend Bernard Hopkins (who was there supporting Mayweather).[3]. [9] Hatton was able to hold his own, until round six, after Hatton got worn down from chasing Mayweather around the ring. After a while, those bad habits become ingrained for the fighters. In another one-sided destruction in which Hatton was on the losing end against Floyd Mayweather, Hatton threw an average of 6.3 jabs per round … The sporting world came to a halt in the early hours of December 9th 2007 as Britain's Ricky Hatton took on Floyd Mayweather for the World Welterweight crown. The last time Hatton fought in Manchester was back in 2005 against Kostya Tszyu. Ricky Hatton vs Floyd Mayweather was a sheer slugfest. The former British boxer knows what it's like to face the American in the ring, as in 2007, Mayweather defeated Hatton by stoppage. If the referee had done his job in the Hatton-Tszyu fight, Hatton would have been either disqualified or penalized repeatedly for his grappling until he stopped using these illegal tactics. The only bullying Maidana did against Mayweather was the huge punches he was throwing at him. He eventually announced his retirement on 7 July 2011. http://www.laineygossip.com/Angelina_Jolie_Brad_Pitt_Gwen_Stefani_Gavin_Rossdale_at_Hatton_Mayweather_fight_in_Las_Vegas.aspx, http://www.rickyhitmanhatton2.com/calzaghe-hopkins-to-be-confirmed-later-today-oddspreviewcom-518.html, http://www.seattlepi.com/othersports/342797_box08.html, http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/article3026168.ece, http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxing-article/5550/floyd-mayweather-kos-ricky-hatton/, http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/7135228.stm, http://www.eastsideboxing.com/boxing/Hatton-Mayweather.php, A second Mayweather beating is one to miss for Hit-Man Hatton, http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3147356, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Floyd_Mayweather_Jr._vs._Ricky_Hatton&oldid=1012035410. By Josh Fordham, Joe Coleman and Damian Mannion By Charles Brun: It’s been 13 years since Ricky Hatton was knocked out in the 10th round by Floyd Mayweather Jr on December 8, 2007, and he’s still bitter about the defeat. Hatton-Tszyu was like a standing wrestling match in which Hatton work arm free and hammer Tszyu in between the prolonged grappling. Hatton returned to 140, where he still held the lineal championship. Hatton (45-3, 32 K.O.s) can’t quite come to terms with what happened to him that night. Mayweather announced his retirement from boxing on June 6, 2008. The fight was very one sided and Ricky won comfortably by way of TKO in the 11th round. He knocked him down with a left hook, and Hatton was badly hurt. The referee Dave Parris that worked the Tszyu-Hatton fight, let the two grapple for prolonged periods without separating them. Mayweather sensed the exhaustion of Hatton, and pursued Hatton's punches with stiff, damaging counterpunches. [4] Prior to the fight, Tom Jones sang "God Save the Queen", and Tyrese Gibson sang "The Star-Spangled Banner". “The Hitman” lost by 10th round TKO to Mayweather in 2007 and, 17 months later, was knocked out in … Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Ricky Hatton face off on December 8, 2007 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Cortez did what he had to do to keep the Mayweather-Hatton fight winding up as an ugly clench-fest and of prolonged wrestling. Mayweather defeated Hatton by TKO in the tenth round. Ricky Hatton believes Conor McGregor and UFC face embarrassment if McGregor fails to 'lay a glove' on Floyd Mayweather, just as he, Oscar De La … Shortly before the start of the match, the Hatton fans also repeatedly booed the American national anthem, drawing large criticism post-fight.[5]. [6] His constant pressure appeared to make Mayweather uncomfortable at first, but soon gave way. The fight was for Mayweather's WBC & The Ring welterweight titles. 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