Matthew Hatton hoping to get the call from Mayweather
December 29th, 2009
By Sean McDaniel: Fringe welterweight contender Matthew Hatton (37-4-2, 14 KO’s) is hoping to get the call from Floyd Mayweather Jr. as a replacement opponent for him should Floyd’s March 13th mega fight with Manny Pacquiao fall through. Hatton, 28, is the younger brother of former International Boxing Federation welterweight champion Ricky Hatton. Matthew Hatton is much less well known than his older brother, but is kind of a diamond in the rough. He has good overall skills, but is still a developing fighter at 28.
Despite Hatton’s lack of top level experience during his nine year pro career, there’s a very good chance that he’ll be a lot more competitive than Pacquiao’s alternate opponent Paulie Malignaggi, who has been mentioned recently as a replacement for Mayweather if the negotiations process fails.
Mayweather would likely toy with the younger Hatton if he ends up fighting him. It would be a hopelessly one-sided fight. However, the bout would be attractive in the UK, where Matthew is better known because of his brother. It’s unclear what Mayweather’s goal would be for a fight with Matthew Hatton, because it would be a fight that would have little value for U.S. boxing fans.
Hatton recently fought to a controversial 12 round draw in November against 38-year-old International Boxing Organization welterweight champion Lovemore N’dou. Many boxing fans felt that Hatton did more than enough to get the win. Personally, I had Hatton winning the fight by four rounds. It was a big disappointment for him, and he’s interested in getting a rematch with N’dou.
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No disrespect but if this fight was to happen then it would be nothing more than a tune up fight in Mayweathers (and alot of the Brit publics) eyes.
to testicular Matthew is no where near the level that ricky is this fight will never happen even bloody floyd must be thinking i cant fight matthew il be a laughin stock.It wouldnt suprise me if floyd lets ricky have another pop at him it will make big money . Or even possibly kahn that will make money but sorry matthew i cant see you fighting floyd at the moment it wont make money sence
lets get ricky back in the ring with him instead with a proper ref,he was only behind by couple of rounds,and that fight would be massive,over here,,,!!
complete mismatch but u couldnt blame matthew for grabbing it with both hands,matthew,s improving slowly but he needs a few more competetive fights and a title to get in the ring with pbf,theres nothing in matthew tools to bother mayweather,he,s not as fast,hasnt got near his boxing ability,and hasnt got mayweathers power either,,he has got a good chin chin tho and is very durable 12 round fighter,,honestly matthew could go a much better route than this win a title defend it a few times,,,and then step up when the times right,,,,!!!!!!!!,,,mayweather could ruin matthew career just when he,s started to come through with an embarassing 12 round demolision,,,,dont run before u can walk..!!!
Hold on a minute. Why would anyone want to see Maywether fight Hatton, i would rather see him fight Khan in England. I know it would be a tough fight to make but that fight would make some serious money and generate some real interest here in England. I think if this fight was offered directly to khan he would not turn it down.
This dude need to stop and if Mayweather fights this bum i am threw with him, if u the best you have to fight the best and this dude is a nobody all he has is the last name of his brother dude get real.
OLI-well said.
Someone tell matthew hatton to get real
If people really are interested in watching this farce then I strongly suggest you follow another sport, its pathetic!
Laugh all u want, Mat has a better than even chance to beat Mayweather…Ricky didn’t do too badly against a prime pbf and MH is a younger more fit version of his older brother against an older rusty pbf.
Two, any fool with a pair of glove can knock out any other and what if Manny gets knocked out by paulie…then you’d have paulie vs. m. hatton for p4p match, the italian american vs. the gwh of britain…the machinery of the white man’s burden is insidiously grinding on my friends…
AWESOME,I WOULD,T SAY THAT HATTON COULD GET HURT
great article! keep it up. awesome
we know mayweather would kill young hatton i think he needs to show he can fight a top level guy atm winky wright at a catch weight?
Hey guys, who know, it only takes that one good punch.. Could make a upset in boxing or it could be a slaughter?? If it happens then lets give Matty all the cheers he deserves and will need,
FM is very good but if you watch all his fights the he should not of won 10 of them, example Zab Judha!! ZJ hit him and knocked him stumbling back 10 feet, FM should of had the standing count!
Watch it on youtube
Who cares if the fight is non-sense and one-sided crap. This is Mayweather’s favorite. Pick a fighter he can surely win and boast for another win. He will always say ” No matter what they do, no one can beat me.”
Wow what a matchup mayweather v Matthew hatton two modern greats really cant wait.
Wow what a matchup Mayweather v Hatton cant wait this is the biggest fight since the rumble in the jungle.
ttis fight is a nonsence boxing is struggling at the moment with two many so called champions at the same weight,lets get back to one champion for any one weight and stop these stupid fights
What the hell? “more competitive then malignaggi against pacquiao”…….Paulie is a former world champion and has beat world class opponents….Matt Hatton, who seems like a good guy, is still on the domestic level….
I would not be interested in watching this fight at all.
I dont dispute that mathew hatton has turned into a decent fighter now. But he is not on the same level as mayweather.
He put up a great fight against that d’love or w/e hes called… the one who fought malinaggi twice. I thought hatton did enough to win that belt from him, a draw was a bad decision.
Anyone who disgarees should watch the relief on the face of the champion when it was announced as a draw…
could be an entertaining 3 rounds of punishment.
this is totally ridiculous, even worse than manny vs paulie.
if this fight happens boxing as become a joke.hatton not even the best in britain.only hatton fans would buy tickets,and some others who would like to see hatton thrashed thats all,a total mismatch.if mayweather stoops that low then to me it proves he wanted out of the manny pac fight.
THIS IS WHY BOXING IS BECOMING A JOKE.
very sad day for boxing if this fight happens