 Floyd
Mayweather Jr. Opens as Big Favorite verses Ricky
Hatton
It's the United States verses Great Britain as Floyd
Mayweather Jr. has opened as a big -335 favorite
verses Manchester, England's Ricky Hatton at +265.
You can bet this fight here
"Because
we have two undefeated fighters from two different
nations, the US and Great Britain, this is going to
be one for the ages," commented Sports911.com
reporter, Carrie Stroup. "Especially where
bookmakers are concerned. There is expected to
be heavy betting action on this fight."
Fight
fans could open an online sports betting account at
Sportsbook.com here
Mayweather (38-0 with
24 knockouts) will be fighting for the first time
since his victory over De La Hoya in May.
“I am the best fighter in boxing today and I’m
prepared for any challenge my team puts in front of
me,” Mayweather said. “And with Ricky Hatton, it’s
already personal. He has talked and disrespected me
so much in the past months that I can’t wait to get
him in the ring and show him he is not even on my
level.”
Hatton (43-0, 31 KOs), from Manchester, England, has
fought once before at 147 pounds, winning the
welterweight belt from Luis Collazo in 2006. He
moved back to 140 pounds and captured his third
world title. His most recent victory came in four
rounds against Jose Luis Castillo in Las Vegas in
June. Ricky
Hatton says he is determined to make Floyd
Mayweather eat his words when the two meet in their
welterweight fight in Las Vegas on 8 December.
Mayweather has already kicked off the war of words
ahead of the super-fight, labelling Hatton "fat" and
"garbage".
But Hatton told Five Live: "Soon the talk stops and
we'll be in the ring.
"In Vegas I did not meet anyone with a good word to
say for him. The way he disrespects fighters, it's
no wonder everyone wants me to knock him out."
Mayweather, considered the best pound-for-pound
fighter in boxing today, will start the match as the
overwhelming favourite, despite coming out of
retirement to take the match.
The Ricky Hatton
Jose Luis Castillo fight proved to be very popular
among Sports911.com readers back in June.
Floyd Mayweather
Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton goes off at December 8.
Those looking to bet on Hatton
early can get him at +265 odds or a US$265 payout
for every US$100 bet.
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Dan Shapiro,
Sports911.com
Originally
published August 3, 2007 1:34 pm ET
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