We knew it was never going to be easy, Floyd Mayweather's record speaks for itself, our lad was boxing above his weight and the Nevada State Boxing Commission that oversees the sport in Las Vegas is not noted for impartiality. Television companies also have far too much influence.
Thus Hatton, a fighter who is at his best in close exchanges found himself boxing in an oversized ring that suited his opponent's more mobile style. That along with his physical disadvantages, he is shorter and has considerably less reach than the freakishly long armed Mayweather, may have been what swung the fight.
We must question the wisdom of the Natton camp's choice of cut man though. Mick Willamson is probably very competent at dealing with the facial injuries usually sustained by boxers but as a London Cabbie was he the right man to provide between rounds pep talks.
"All the same, them Yanks, Rick; come to London flashing threir gold cards, buying our companies, seducing our women. The government wants to start teating them like asylum seekers I say. Like what they treats them Alky Ada sewer side bombers. Keep the buggers out or they'll take over. I had that Tory posh boy in my cab last week, wossname - Cameron. I says to him, you don't want to fanny around with them Yanks, they'll take over. ~You want to get old Maggie back, she'd know what to do with them..."
Twelve rounds of that and he would not just lose the will to fight, he;d lose the will to live.
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