Mayweather looking at fighting Hatton, Quintana or Salita – News
November 18th, 2009
By Eric Thomas: According to the latest boxing news, Fight Hype is reporting that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is looking at fighting several different opponents if a fight with Manny Pacquiao can’t be made. The opponents are as follows: Matthew Hatton, Dimitriy Salita and Carlos Quintana. This is somewhat shocking news, because the boxing world has been counting on seeing a fight between Mayweather and World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao.
Mayweather looked great in beating Juan Manuel Marquez in a lopsided 12 round unanimous in September. However, Mayweather, 32, didn’t get a whole lot of credit for winning the fight because Marquez was moving up in weight from the lightweight division to take the fight and it gave many people the perception that Mayweather was cherry picking fighters from the lower weight classes.
That perception isn’t likely to change much if Mayweather chooses to fight Salita, a light welterweight contender. Salita is unbeaten at 30-0, but his record is almost entirely built up on B and C level fighters rather than from the top tier.
More than that, Salita has a bout in December against World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan, and few, if any, fans feel that Salita will win that fight. Most likely, he’ll be knocked out by Khan and this will automatically eliminate Salita from the running for a bout against Mayweather. Quintana (26-2, 20 KO’s), a former WBO welterweight champion, is also an odd choice for Mayweather.
Quintana has lost two out of his last five fights, both by knockouts. He was stopped in the 1st round by Paul Williams last year in June. Quintana has done little since that time, beating C class fighter Joshua Onyango by a 4th round in October. If Mayweather selects Quintana, he’ll take a lot of heat because of it. However, the choice of Matthew Hatton would appear to be the worst possible opponent that Mayweather could take.
The younger brother of Ricky Hatton, Matthew Hatton has failed to establish himself as a legitimate world class contender in the welterweight division. Hatton was easily defeated by Craig Watson last year in a 12 round decision loss and recently fought to a 21 round draw against Lovemore N’dou on November 13th. Hatton fights nothing like his older brother Ricky, doesn’t have the same kind of power and is more of pure boxer than a slugger.
Matthew Hatton doesn’t have much hand speed and doesn’t have the best of defensive skills. Against Mayweather, Hatton would be way over his head and would likely fold quickly unless Mayweather held him up for 12 rounds to get some rounds in. It wouldn’t make for good viewing and it would be difficult to get excited about this fight, even for a tune-up.
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hatton…is mayweather takin the p..ss or what !
Carlos Quintana is a good fight and in Decemeber yo. Mayweather stay active and a fight with Carlos would be a good match to see.
PBF will still be intact to enjoy the latter part of his life. Go ahead, hate the man who makes millions without getting his head battered, you blood-thirsty nincompoops.
-now this is what you call a boxer? stupid nincompoop! ^_^
Mayweather is a self-proclaimed P4P Best who refused to fight the BEST!!!
Floyd Mayweather Jr will forever be remembered as the boxer who refused to fight Antonio Margarito, Miguel Cotto, Shane Mosley, Paul Williams, & Manny Pacquiao!!!
iv never heard a such a pile of rubbish. how can ppl believe mayweather is seriously looking at fighting these. he would make no money (which he loves)…what a load of media rubbish
Mayweather needs this fight if hes serious about being the best. All the money talk is just a smoke screen for him to duck out of fights. To claim a fight with Mosley would not make money as Mayweather said just goes to show how much of a coward he really is, I wont be suprised if he moans and whines his way out of a fight with Pacman with the money excuse.
isnt it just a little funny how all of this rumors happened after manny pacquiao offically challenged mayweahter. here is the vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFCDVpKoFmc&feature=player_embedded
mayeather said that all he needs is for manny to man up, well manny just did, so no more excuses floyd lol.
OMG! Is this really true? Why all the hates and hype against Pacman if he will just duck him in the end?
all i know he will not get none of my money if he does
If anyone actually believes this article then they are completely stupid. All i can say is, as if. This is just people trying to diss floyd and make out he wants to fight bums. I mean come on as if he’d be interested in matty hatton. Come on.
right, just what we want to see again, mayweather-Hatton, what Dela-Hoya is not available? Please, the boxing public is too smart to fall for this, in the end Floyd if he want’s to secure his legacy would have to fight the Pacman.
Neither Manny or Floyd have eagerly expressed fighting one another. While Manny when cornered has said “yeah” neither has called each other out. Probably because they are both a little nervous of one another and rightfully so. Who knows what will come of that bout I think it’s a pick em.
I think Floyd in the past dodged some tough fights. I’ve never seen Manny dodge a fight. While they both fought similar fighters in Hatton, Oscar, and Marquez I’ve never seen him step up and take a challenge like Manny did with Cotto. Let’s not forget how Manny tore through those opponents easily unlike Mayweather. If this fight don’t work out I put blame on no one except Mayweather hands down. To continue to proclaim to be the best you’ve got to beat the best and the best right now is Manny. A true champ with no fear would come out gunning for the best.
Incidentally, this is just Floyd playing games. It’s a negotiating tactic. He will fight Pacquaio, no doubt about it.
Why no mention of Khan? Surely he would be a more viable opponent than any of those 3 (if he wins on Dec 5th).
floyd beat all those fighters and is UNDEFEATED …mp beats alot of the same fighters and yall worship the ground he walks on …hipocrites !!!
cant you be true to yourself for once.. why dont you admit that floyd has been cherry picking these past few years and manny has been moving in weight and beating bigger guys.. all your predictions have been wrong and you keep on making excuses.. you dont deserve respect from other people because you dont show respect for yourself.. get a life you freak!
Anon – google KTLA and Manny Pacquiao and look at the video. Pacquiao when asked if he wants to fight Mayweather, Pacquiao says “for the record….yeah”. Now when has Pacquiao ever called anyone out after a fight, and more importantly, when during his interview with skysports did Mayweather HIMSELF ever say, I want to fight Manny Pacquiao?
also i can guarantee it will be pacs camp who want to call the shots about the weight money ring size gloves etc, and that could hinder it also, from what ive seen from freddy roach hes gonna be a problem and so is arum
funny how people are so quick to critisize pbf, manny was asked multiple times if he wanted the fight and just rplied il talk to y manager, yea thats right the same manager who hates mayweather, not to mention roach is delibritely makingbig demands already on purse splits, and is now mentioning marquez at a catchweight, so to say its mayweather only if at all is just stupid.
did any of u people think that somebody like a southpaw quintana could be a tune up.
at the end of the day judge a fighter when he retires, not now.
and before people say manny said he wants the fight mayweather also said hed fight him, he even said hed pay marquez to move aside if pac and his camp really wanted the fight!
i want this fight as much as the next guy but cant be biased and blame it on the 1 guy if it doesnt happen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LdNy12PtQw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_UkF7-eWs8&NR=1
watch it and then tell I don’t deserve to be #1.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_FROfviHPY&NR=1
Now you why I am P4P the best in the world. Don’t ever question me again!
And yes Pacquiao wants Mayweather Jr.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFCDVpKoFmc
He says it! Now make it happen!
I love watching Floyd Jr. at 130. He was fantastic at that weight but seeing him in the welterweight is having a fan like me question him. Everyone of his fans love his fights at that weight. Since moving up in weight, the true biggest competition he had was Oscar. A split decision controversy in favor of Floyd. They had the rematch in the works but Floyd retired instead. If he was truely the Money Mayweather, as he implies then he would’ve taken the rematch. It would have sold even more then there first fight. So I wonder if he’s truely about the money or if its to cover ups whats really in his head. I hope the Manny fight happens. Because if he fights some B-rated fighter, then you know what his fans are going to be like? Wow this is bad…
Seriously if i see Mayweather in the ring with Matthew Hatton, I’ll have lost all respect for him.
Rocky: “haha do you think we are stupid enough to believe mayweather is looking to fight salita and matthew hatton hahaha c’mon that is pure nonsence. and all these comments above me are even funnier because they believe it haha oh lord the stupidity of people these days”
Rocky got it. PBF is smart, he cannot get suckered into a stupid catch-weight and into taking a smaller slice of the pie. But Floyd should have came up with a more believable list.
Haters still think PBF doesn’t want to fight Pac. He does, but he knows it’s gonna be dangerous for him to dehydrate like what Oscar and Miguel did.
30 years from now, Pac, Cotto, Diaz, Marquez, etc., will start to shake and forget their children’s name. PBF will still be intact to enjoy the latter part of his life. Go ahead, hate the man who makes millions without getting his head battered, you blood-thirsty nincompoops.
PBF is’nt ducking anyone he’s being smart! I to believe the Pacquiao fight will not be made. This is why? Many people will think its about the money its not the money is there because the people want and will pay for the fight. It wont be made because of the stipulations(CONSSESIONS) Pacs camp will demand.
1)Weight- They’ll ask for Floyd not to go past 147lbs. after the weigh-in. ie; DeLaHoya,Cotto, Floyds not going to go for it and give Pac the edge by being weight drained which could affect his skills defense & speed while running on fumes like it did to Cotto losing his power and resistance. Roach wont allow it Floyds not having it thats why the rumors that Pac will do the re-match with Marquez and Floyd will do what hes gonna do.
I dont blame him for that because he wont be at 100% for the fight therefore it would’nt competively genuine as was with the Cotto fight.
hey floyd, there’s a two year old boy who can barely walk who wants to fight you. Interested?
Who will watch it? I think Floyd now belongs to the Light Middleweight Category..He has outgrown the welterweight division without facing durable opponents in this division.
lmao this is all bs….u guys actually believe mayweather wud waste his time fighting these 3 guys? hell no, he wont even get 1 mil fighting all 3 of them…hes looking for a big money fight, wheather its pacquaio….mosley or whoeever
u said it all!No further comment, Your honor!
don’t get distracted! it’s all part of the art of deal-making.
this is good news in one respect: it means negotiations have started on the fight. this is just posturing. both sides have to make it clear they can live without the fight -so there’s leverage on both sides. a starting point. then they move to the middle. 50/50 or so. there’s way too much money on the table for this fight not to happen.
He should fight Mosley, winner takes Pac. Which means Mosley fights Pac! But I would want any of those fights to be at 147lbs.
if this is true he would have lost what little respect all the boxing world had for him.
Floyd’s having second thoughts after watching Pac destroy Cotto. Maybe after this he can book a third and fourth tune up fight.
CUZ YOU KNOW PAC WILL TAKE ON THE WINNER OF MOSLEY/BERTO.
THE BEST FIGHTERS LIKE PAC DON’T DO TUNE UPS. MAY WILL LOOK LIKE THE BIGGEST DUCK IF HE DOES THIS.
Mayweather afraid to face Pacquiao toe to toe boxing and for sure will duck him.. I want Mayweather to fight Manuel Perez or Liam Santiago instead
two tune ups in a row? i guess all the fights he’s sure he would win since he’s been challenged buy mosley and pacquiao.
THIS DUDE IS THE BIGGEST P***Y IN BOXING!
Don’t believe the hype !!!!
i dont think floyds worried about the money anymore hes filthy rich. or his name as one of the greats cause he could retire now and still be one of the best ever. so i dont see a fight with pac man happening he looked so flawless against cotto who would want to fight him. pacman should fight paul williams put on the weight.
Mayweather is a full pledge Chicken.
You are insane if you believe PBF will be fighting any of those guys….unless its the 3 of them at the same time!
Probably fake. Irf it’s true, then he’s prolly just posturing so that he can get a better deal with Pacquiao by pretending that he doesn’t need him. We, of course, know that’s not true. He needs Pacquiao.
Mayweather’s has to fight Mosley, Pacquiao, Williams or Berto to have any credibility – anyone else is a cherry pick like JMM was.
If Mayweather is all about the money he’d fight Pacquiao next. If he fights any other reputable fighter next and loses he’ll go into the Pacquiao fight (if it even happens) with no way of bargaining a good deal. If he fights Pacquiao now he has a better chance of getting a decent cut of the profits..
If he takes any of these fights he’s dead to me. I’m seriously hoping this is just heresay
I heard that he was looking for a fight with 19 year old kid from mexico!
Wow, you all will believe anything, Mayweather ain’t fighting these boxers, this is going to be for his sparring partners, thats what I hope.
haha do you think we are stupid enough to believe mayweather is looking to fight salita and matthew hatton hahaha c’mon that is pure nonsence. and all these comments above me are even funnier because they believe it haha oh lord the stupidity of people these days
hahahahahahaha!!!! what did you expect???
I have a hard time taking this list seriously. None of these people would generate the type of money PBF wants. I believe this is the quality of opponent he wants, but he needs someone with a fan base to bring in the money.
good choice! lesser treat.. lol!
“I’M BORED ALREADY. JUST BY LOOKING AT THE LIST OF FRAUD JR’s CHOSEN OPPONENTS! ROFL”
Well said. Cmon lets see MW vs Pac at 147
I’M BORED ALREADY. JUST BY LOOKING AT THE LIST OF FRAUD JR’s CHOSEN OPPONENTS! ROFL
LOL, PERFECT TIMING BABY!!!!! FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR IS OVERRATED, PERIOD!!!
TYPICAL FLOYD NOT TAKE A HARD FIGHT, HES A FRAUD HOW CAN PEOPLE STILL GIVE HIM CREDIBILITY. HE ONLY FIGHTS GUYS HE KNOWS HE CAN BEAT WHAT ABT MOSELY OR WILLIAMS OR EVEN MARGARITO HE KNOWS THEYL BEAT HIM HES A DISGRACE
I can’t believe that Mosley wouldn’t be second on the list behind pacman. I suppose it only confirms the trash i’ve been talking about him for years. I only hope he’ll man up and negotiate with pac for the love of the sport and his legacy. COME ON PBF, BRING BACK THE BANGIN 80’s!!!
IS THIS FOR REAL. MAYWEATHER MUST NOT BE ALL ABOUT THE MONEY. HE HAS BEEN DUCKEN TOP TOP FIGHTERS FOR YEARS.
chicken!
That’s all i have to say but comments shouldn’t be that short
PBF DUCKED BIGTIME
Pacman can retire now. There’s nothing to prove. He’s got plenty of money already.
wtf 3 bums !!!!!!!!!!!!!!