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On this Saturday night, in the MGM Grand in Vegas, two of the greatest pugilists to ever take the stage will face off against one another. Both fighters enter this match without a blemish on their records, Mayweather with a record of 38-0-0 and Hatton with a record of 43-0-0. Whenever Mayweather takes the stage, it is always a spectacle as his offensive flurries and precise counterpunches can amaze anybody. But Saturday night is a whole new monster, with both fighters being undefeated and the fight getting the hype it needs to be one of the greats. The world of boxing needs this fight to be successful and to be exciting, especially after the let down that was Mayweather vs. De La Hoya.

This fight comes down to whether or not Mayweather is going to come out with his counterpunching style out, or if he is going to be putting pressure on Hatton. Mayweather has won both ways, but when he gets aggressive is really when things get exciting. I think he will go with the latter, and attempt to be aggressive and put pressure on Hatton, which is the opposite of what he did to De La Hoya and part of the reason that fight was a bust. Every fighter that goes up against Mayweather wants to mimic what Jose Luis Castillo did to him, coming to closest anybody has to defeating Mayweather. According to this article, the best way to get after Mayweather is to push the fight to the ropes and keep the action away from the center of the ring, which is what I think Ricky Hatton will do. Mayweather is going to realize this, and put the same pressure back on to Hatton, and the fight is going to get electrifying.

I’ve never had an affinity for Mayweather and his big mouth. Always thought he was a little overrated since the quality of boxers today isn’t up to par with what it used to be. So, to predict the fight, I say Hatton by decision.