DOES RICKY HATTON EVEN STAND A CHANCE?
By Oleg Bershadsky The clear media favorite in this fight, not surprisingly, is Floyd Mayweather Jr. He is the best pound for pound boxer in the sport, with superior hand speed, and natural talent rivaled by no one. If these advantages weren’t enough, he will also be fighting on his home turf of Las Vegas, Nevada, and not having to adjust to the time difference may be another advantage he has over Hatton. So does Hatton even stand a chance with all this stacked against him? How can he hope to beat a better boxer with tremendous defense, away from his home town of Manchester? Ricky Hatton while seemingly a huge underdog has a real shot to win this fight. For one he is a pressure fighter like no other and what separates him from other pressure fighters is his intelligence. He doesn’t simply throw punches hoping to hit something, his aggressiveness is controlled and is part of a strategy that surpasses a mere desire to put pressure. On top of that Ricky Hatton is fighting for an entire co
