| By Camilla Mancini
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| | right there".
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| The fight in Las Vegas eight days away,
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| | The "bad guy" as he says the media has
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| between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Richard
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| | tagged him for most of his fights,
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| Hatton has everyone in the sports media
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| | including this one, declares he is ready
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| from America and Europe talking.
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| | for the battle and that he is confident
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| To start both of these men have a nice
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| | Hatton's style will give him a thrilling
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| number of undefeated fights _Mayweather
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| | fight. By December 8th, Mayweather will
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| has 38 (24 KOs) since his pro debut in
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| | have been in training for nine weeks and
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| October 1996, while the Mancunian has a
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| | as he says his body is in better shape
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| career record 43-0 (31 by KOs). But the
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| | than ever.
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| fact that Hatton has a larger record of
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| | "I have tried to approach it like I do
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| undefeated fights doesn't have much to do
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| | every fight. I'm the hardest worker in
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| with the fact that Floyd has been rated
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| | the gym. Everyone says my body looks
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| by the American magazine The Ring the
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| | better than ever. I feel good, and that
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| number one pound-for-pound boxer of the
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| | is why we'll get a great outcome,"
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| world since November 4th, 2006, while
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| | declared the boxer from Michigan. "I am
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| "The Hitman" carries the number eight
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| | always pushing my body to the limit to
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| position in their ranking since this
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| | get the most out of myself. I am
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| November.
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| | disciplined. You don't see me after my
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| Ricky at his 29-years is considered by
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| | fight in no pub, drinking beer. Just
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| some people one of the best British boxer
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| | being around the sport, you know that's
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| in history, as well as his 30-year-old
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| | unhealthy for you."
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| rival it's considered by some on this
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| | Bookmakers estimate him at around 1-2 on
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| site of the pond, one of the best boxers
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| | to beat Ricky, but Floyd is used to
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| ever and has even been compared to the
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| | performing under the load of expectation.
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| great Ali by his current trainer, his
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| | "Hatton is one hell of a fighter. He is
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| uncle Roger Mayweather -something a lot
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| | going to bring his 'A' game. But what you
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| of people, including me, considers out of
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| | have to realize is that all the pressure
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| line, but then again you know what they
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| | is on me every time I fight", said the
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| say…the trash talking runs in the
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| | hot favorite.
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| family.
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| | "When you fight Floyd Mayweather, you
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| But the reality is this: the 5 ft 8
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| | fight the best. If I win, I'm supposed to
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| (1.73) Afro-American has built around him
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| | win. So in boxing, I'm always in a no-win
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| a pretty good career, winning six world
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| | situation. After I win, there's always an
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| boxing championships in five different
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| | excuse. But I do say, judge me for what I
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| weight classes between
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| | do in the ring, not on hearsay or on what
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| super-featherweight and
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| | they write."
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| light-middleweight; on one of which he
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| | So we'll be waiting for the Floyd and
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| defeated Oscar De La Hoya, who by the way
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| | Hatton's show that hopefully will be as
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| had commented that he believes Hatton has
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| | exciting as expected. And I have to say
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| the "intelligent pressure" to dethrone
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| | this; it's not normal for me to take a
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| "Pretty Boy" Floyd of the number 1
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| | site on my articles, but what the hell…
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| pound-for-pound position.
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| | I would like to see Mayweather knock down
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| To what the number 1 boxer answered:
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| | the Manchester boxer -not that I have
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| "Everyone is entitled of their opinion".
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| | something against British. Oh! And maybe
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| "De La Hoya is Ricky Hatton's promoter -
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| | he can use on Hatton one of those moves
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| even if he doesn't want to say it that is
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| | Karina Smirnoff (his partner in the
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| what he is supposed to say".
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| | program) taught him during his
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| "He said he was going to win [against me]
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| | participation on "Dancing with the
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| on May 5. Did he win? There's your answer
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| | Stars".
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