After Hatton's US debut, I'm not convinced it will be the massive event it should have been immediately post Tszyu. I cannot remember pages and pages of news on that (in US based publications) and I cannot remember the event doing particularly well in the viewing figures.MightyWarrior wrote:I know what you're saying Stu, but you have to admit there would be massive interest in PBF/Hatton - it would be a sell out and a major PPV event, generate pages and pages of news print and set the world of boxing talking for months. And millions on the table for both.
PBF/Baldomir is run of the mill in comparison.
Why is that? Even though Floyd would be a big favorite?
Call it the X factor.
And for those who saw it, I'm not sure they are convinced Hatton is the real deal.
He is also too nice a bloke for the Americans to tune just to "see him get thumped".
In many ways, Hatton at Welterweight is almost back to Hatton pre Tszyu according to Americans - needs to be convinced.
Now if Hatton got to Baldomir first, or even one of Mosley, Margarito or Judah - then we are talking two convining champions taking on each other.