Hatton: Why I tured down a Mayweather fight twice this year

johnswan1 · Post by **johnswan1** » 05 May 2006, 03:29

When asked about whether he turned down Mayweather:

RICKY HATTON: Well, me personally it wasn’t done but I mean I can’t be speaking for their – you know for my team or – to be honest this year it would be stupid to admit with a fight with Mayweather because I have so many problems with – problems outside the ring where my father promoted (INAUDIBLE) obviously we were sitting trying to do a deal with HBO.

I was in negotiations with that when my current promoter and he’s my new promoter, you know, from Artie Pelullo, Robert Waterman and Dennis Hobson. He was who had the court case with Souleymane M’Baye was claiming (INAUDIBLE) fight. There were so many things going on and it’s been difficult to – you know to basically get on with the fighting so to speak, you know, with the negotiations.

But I think the sensible thing is, you know, I’ve – I don’t think that when I come straight out of England and fight in the first time in America and fight Floyd Mayweather, you know. To be perfectly honest with you I think that would be a stupid thing to do.

I mean for instance Floyd Mayweather, you know, said on many occasions a few years back he would come to Manchester and he would fight me in front of me own crowd and he would knock me out and do all this crap what he’s been saying and now he’s all of a sudden decided – seems a bit cautious (INAUDIBLE) and don’t – during – over the last 12 months he didn’t want to come to Manchester.

So, you know, if I was going to be (INAUDIBLE), you know, maybe he don’t want to fight me. He said he was going to come to Manchester now he’s changed his mind. So I’m not inviting Floyd. Floyd’s not inviting me. You know and I had a lot going on in the last 12 months but me and Floyd will get it together. So I’ll fight everybody once but I think – you know I have not fight in the United States for a number of years now so I think it’s important that I’ve done my deal now with my new promoters and we’re with HBO and we know what direction we’re going.

Hopefully the court case with my (INAUDIBLE) promoter with (INAUDIBLE) – will get squashed and the case with Souleymane M’Baye and then you know we can start looking about positive things like a fight with Mayweather but it’s a been a difficult 12 months for me and ...

I mean I’m not saying that, you know, my feet have turned down a fight with Mayweather it may be that (INAUDIBLE) answer for them but there been a little bit confusion, you know, over lately what me team would be. You know, I’ve just only just recently signed with HBO and Dennis Hobson and Robert Waterman of Fight Academy and Art Pelullo of banner Promotions and it’s nice to know what direction you’re going in.

I think you need to know what direction you’re going in before you can make a decision like on a fight with Mayweather.

When asked about a fight with DLH he said:

Yes. That would be absolutely fantastic. You know – you know (INAUDIBLE) a great champion but by fighting great champions then I think Oscar De LA Hoya and Floyd Mayweather service at that bout you know.

So I’m happy to get, you know, to do this three-fight deal with HBO. Obviously in these next three fights I wish to establish myself in America because otherwise the American fight fans will probably see, you know, little bits of me on the television.

They haven’t really seen me fight there [U.S.] live yet and in the flesh so to speak. So I think over the next three fights I want to establish myself in (INAUDIBLE) and I think hopefully those fights – De La Hoya and Mayweather fights are dream fights for me and fights I want to be involved in.

Coconut · Post by **Coconut** » 05 May 2006, 03:54

It's fair. A Mayweather fight would be a circus. Might as well make it not all a new experience. Plus exposure = more cash.

That said, I doubt the authenticity of this transcript. There's no swearing and he doesn't refer to himself in the third person.

johnswan1 · Post by **johnswan1** » 05 May 2006, 04:22

It was apparently at an international press conference on Wednesday.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 05 May 2006, 04:29

If anyone can translate what Ricky said into English I would be very grateful.

numpty · Post by **numpty** » 05 May 2006, 04:32

You know

Goz · Post by **Goz** » 05 May 2006, 05:16

"The case with my INAUDIBLE promoter"

New game from Ricky Hatton, fill in the blank!

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 05 May 2006, 05:19

Perhaps Warren has lost his voice?

Autobarn · Post by **Autobarn** » 05 May 2006, 06:20

"I mean I’m not saying that, you know, my feet have turned down a fight with Mayweather it may be that (INAUDIBLE) answer for them but there been a little bit confusion, you know, over lately what me team would be"

what?

nickd · Post by **nickd** » 05 May 2006, 06:23

Hatton's feet are not keen on the fight then.

That looks like it has been translated from English to foreign for the international conference then back to English.

I assume in that sentence 'feet' should be 'team'.

jeej · Post by **jeej** » 05 May 2006, 06:30

All I can really say is (INAUDIBLE).

Sweet P · Post by **Sweet P** » 05 May 2006, 06:44

He must have been pissed when he took the interview, Either that or he was stunned by the question and he did turn down the fight.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 05 May 2006, 07:17

nickd wrote:Hatton's feet are not keen on the fight then. That looks like it has been translated from English to foreign for the international conference then back to English.

I assume in that sentence 'feet' should be 'team'.

Yep, I reckon so too, it's completely garbled.

johnswan1 · Post by **johnswan1** » 05 May 2006, 07:28

I'd say it's probably more of a case of the US journalist who wrote it down struggling with the Manc accent!

lirva33 · Post by **lirva33** » 05 May 2006, 08:59

in other words, I am a chicken shit.

steve689 · Post by **steve689** » 05 May 2006, 13:18

lirva33 wrote:in other words, I am a chicken shit.

You said it

mattym · Post by **mattym** » 06 May 2006, 15:13

lirva33 wrote:in other words, I am a chicken shit.

next time you make a post lirva, before you click submit, just think "do we need this, am i in ANY way extending knowledge or enlightenment upon this discussion" we get it you dont like hatton, but this is a boxing forum, not a yo momma so fat contest, so if you feel the need to express an opinion do it in a way that doesnt make u sound like a dickhead. cheers. ps what have u got against hatton?