I think he meant hell would freeze before Floyd agrees to fight in these conditions. I think Floyd would fight Ricky and his brother in their basement for the right price.
yup, for the right price and the little risk, he goes for it
I think he meant hell would freeze before Floyd agrees to fight in these conditions. I think Floyd would fight Ricky and his brother in their basement for the right price.
ahhhhh! i just re-read cj' post, and noticed he said "hell" and not "he'll".
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I m so friggin tired of this argument. It's pointless and there is nothing WE can do. Hatton fought some 147 guys Floyd fought some 140 and 154 guys. Who freaking cares? I commend Ricky on attaining a belt a weight class higher then he should fight at and I commend Floyd on getting a belt 1 (or 2) weight classes higher than he should go. Both are fantastic feats and we should offer them both praise for their accomplishments. The end. This is a stupid argument and people (on both ends) should shut up already.
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Not what i asked. Where are they ranked at 147?
At 140, Castillo was ranked #1 and Lazcano is ranked #7.
Shanes right, espn doesnt even have him ranked. He may rated 7 by the IBO, but give me a break.
1. Ricky Hatton (43-1)
For those American fans worried that they might not be able to see Hatton's comeback fight against Juan Lazcano (37-4-1) this spring, fear not. Hatton's new promoter, Golden Boy, made a deal with Versus to televise the card live. Great news for all of us.
Next:May 24 vs. Lazcano.
Witter's mandatory defense against prospect Tim Bradley Jr. (21-0) will take place in Witter's native England but will be televised on a special edition of Showtime's "ShoBox." Props to Showtime for picking up a solid card that also includes the intriguing super middleweight eliminator between Carl Froch and Denis Inkin.
Next: May 10 vs. Bradley.
3. Paulie Malignaggi (24-1)
The "Magic Man" will appear on the Hatton-Lazcano undercard on Versus knowing that if he and Hatton win, they'll meet on HBO in the fall. Unfortunately, Malignaggi's fight is about as uninteresting as it gets: a contractually obligated rematch against Lovemore N'Dou, the man from whom he took the title in uncompetitive fashion last summer.
Next: May 24 vs. N'Dou.
4. Ricardo Torres (32-1)
It shouldn't have taken this long, but Torres finally has agreed to give Kendall Holt a rematch of their controversial fight this past fall, which Torres won via 11th-round TKO in his native Colombia. Here's hoping the referee for the rematch will be better equipped to deal whatever might happen.
Next: July 5 vs. Holt.
5. Kendall Holt (23-2)
His loss to Torres in the fall was not televised in the United States, so most fans didn't get a chance to see the chaos of the wild fans throwing things into the ring during the fight or the abject failure of referee Geno Rodriguez to control the fight. The rematch, thankfully, will be in Las Vegas and air live on Showtime.
Next: July 5 vs. Torres.
6. Andreas Kotelnik (29-2-1)
Give Kotelnik a lot of credit. He went to Gavin Rees' home turf in Wales and knocked him out in the 12th round to claim a title after some disappointing results in his most significant previous fights: a split decision loss to future titleholder Souleymane M'Baye in 2004; a decision loss to future titleholder Junior Witter in a 2005; and a draw with M'Baye in a 2007 title shot.
Next: TBA.
7. Vivian Harris (28-3-1)
The former titleholder's name surfaced as a possible opponent for welterweight prospect Andre Berto for a Feb. 9 fight on HBO, but the way Harris has looked lately, the network wanted no part of him. Hard to blame HBO for that one.
Next: TBA.
8. Gavin Rees (27-1)
When Rees won a title from M'Baye last summer, it was a huge surprise. When Rees lost it in his first defense via 12th-round TKO to Kotelnik on March 22 it didn't come as much of a surprise.
Next: TBA.
9. Souleymane M'Baye (36-2-1)
The former titlist will face Herman Ngoudjo in a title eliminator with a shot at Malignaggi's belt on the line. M'Baye probably will have to go to Ngoudjo's Canadian turf for the fight because his handlers won the purse bid.
Next: TBA vs. Ngoudjo.
10. Steve Forbes (33-5)
For the biggest fight of his career, a shot against Oscar De La Hoya, Forbes has already dealt with some controversy. He fired trainer Roger Mayweather and replaced him with his brother, Jeff Mayweather. It all stemmed from Floyd Mayweather not wanting his uncle Roger to train Forbes to beat De La Hoya because if Forbes wins, it would ruin Floyd's massive payday for a rematch with De La Hoya in September.
Next: May 3 vs. De La Hoya.
Nah he would never fight Big Show in a real match..
Nah. its just that by losing he might lose the op to get more big fights (not that I think so but he - pbf might).
Why would he do that? I'm talkin about a boxing match with someone around his weight class. He definitely tried to set up big fights earlier in his career but now he's taking it one fight at a time. I don't think a man with his skills is worried about losing. He's looking to make the most money no matter who he's fighting IMO.
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If flody wants to remain a superstar, he can't lose.
Well I'm pretty sure he thinks he can't lose.
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I'm talkin about a boxing match with someone around his weight class. He definitely tried to set up big fights earlier in his career but now he's taking it one fight at a time. I don't think a man with his skills is worried about losing. He's looking to make the most money no matter who he's fighting IMO.