[QUOTE=mrpain81;4234629][B]If Hatton keeps winning and if Delahoya beats Pacman and Margarito/Cotto/Williams for a title, I have no problem if Hatton wanting to try once again down the line for a welterweight title in a huge mega fight against Delahoya.
well Hatton might be up next for DLH actually .. as if Ricky gets Paulie outta the way next month... Hatton will most likely be chasing the DLH-Pac winner .. and rightfully so.
and again do you really expect DLH to go for Margarito/Williams/Cotto? no way, DLH's about big time events
and IMO Hatton-DLH comes before DLH-Margarito,DLH-PWil or DLH-Cotto
Golden Boy executives have continuously been talking about DLH-Hatton ... so expect Hatton to call out DLH if he wins November 22nd.
"Boxing didn't need to be saved, boxing needs the best fighters consistently fighting each other. After Maywather vs Delahoya the promoters and fighters saw how great that fight sold and the biggest and best fights have been getting signed."
I know it doesn't need ''saving'' that was just the story the media used to run with the fight. I have noticed that after DLH/Mayweather it's really seemed like the bigger and better fights have been getting made .. as 2007 finished with a pretty solid fight line up IMO and even 2008 has had it's big fights (Marquez/Pacquiao 2 and Cotto-Margarito to name 2)
but here's where we differ, bigger doesn't automatically =better in my book as no kidding DLH-Hatton and DLH-Pac are big fights, but does that make them better? to me it just looks like taking the 2 biggest names you can find and throwing them together. sure it's big as you say, but at what point are you going to say
**okay this has no redeming value as a fight and the Promoter's are simply trying to cash out/see how ******/gullible we are as fans. I mean as a fan do we have to be ******/gullible for every BIG EVENT/FIGHT that comes out? where's the threshold here?
"The fight was not great but it still made Mayweather a superstar and he ended up selling big numbers in his very next fight, even Hatton who lost is bigger then ever in the UK. Win or lose this fight Pac will only become a bigger name and star, that's why I have no problem with it."
well yeah and after Hatton Mayweather tried to go after Oscar again .. and well retired. but fighting DLH the first time certainly upped Floyd's profile a great deal and should do the same for Pacquiao. We'll have to see about the outcome as again it depends .. can Pac win ....lose a close decision .. or just get crushed.
Yes Pac's recognition will get bigger, but we cannot accurately measure just how big until after December the 6th. as the worst case scenerio would be Pac losing via one sided kayo. I don't think I have to explain how the perception of the Pound For Pound #1 going up 2 weight classes for a huge payday only to get his ass kicked by a past prime 36 year old
again that's only 1 potential way the fight could turn out, but im saying we'll have to come back post Dream Fight to see just how upped the stock was of Pacquiao overall.
"As for Delahoya, he gets hate if he does or if he don't. People ***** about him no matter what, It's like the guy you love to hate. He has consistently fought the best fighters yet he still gets called a coward and a *****."
well I won't call him a coward or a *****, but he's in the spotlight way too much for my taste, and I think you have to include that into the equasion of people disliking DLH.
he's in the boxing spotlight too much, and I think that's becoming more fact then opinion especially the way it looks now with DLH planning to fight beyond 2008.
and on top of it, how do you think DLH's quotes about "Manny picking on me" or "Im fighting for the good of boxing and for the fans" make him look.
Love or hate DLH, both those quotes make him look like a money grubbing ****** who's trying to disguise the fact that he took an easier challenge .. even if that fighter is the Best Pound For Pound Fighter in the World. Saying a natural 126 or so pounder is picking on you, is just plain rediculous.
I don't have to hate DLH. the things he says in interviews regarding the fights .. and this one, speak for themselves pretty well.
well Hatton might be up next for DLH actually .. as if Ricky gets Paulie outta the way next month... Hatton will most likely be chasing the DLH-Pac winner .. and rightfully so.
and again do you really expect DLH to go for Margarito/Williams/Cotto? no way, DLH's about big time events
and IMO Hatton-DLH comes before DLH-Margarito,DLH-PWil or DLH-Cotto
Golden Boy executives have continuously been talking about DLH-Hatton ... so expect Hatton to call out DLH if he wins November 22nd.
"Boxing didn't need to be saved, boxing needs the best fighters consistently fighting each other. After Maywather vs Delahoya the promoters and fighters saw how great that fight sold and the biggest and best fights have been getting signed."
I know it doesn't need ''saving'' that was just the story the media used to run with the fight. I have noticed that after DLH/Mayweather it's really seemed like the bigger and better fights have been getting made .. as 2007 finished with a pretty solid fight line up IMO and even 2008 has had it's big fights (Marquez/Pacquiao 2 and Cotto-Margarito to name 2)
but here's where we differ, bigger doesn't automatically =better in my book as no kidding DLH-Hatton and DLH-Pac are big fights, but does that make them better? to me it just looks like taking the 2 biggest names you can find and throwing them together. sure it's big as you say, but at what point are you going to say
**okay this has no redeming value as a fight and the Promoter's are simply trying to cash out/see how ******/gullible we are as fans. I mean as a fan do we have to be ******/gullible for every BIG EVENT/FIGHT that comes out? where's the threshold here?
"The fight was not great but it still made Mayweather a superstar and he ended up selling big numbers in his very next fight, even Hatton who lost is bigger then ever in the UK. Win or lose this fight Pac will only become a bigger name and star, that's why I have no problem with it."
well yeah and after Hatton Mayweather tried to go after Oscar again .. and well retired. but fighting DLH the first time certainly upped Floyd's profile a great deal and should do the same for Pacquiao. We'll have to see about the outcome as again it depends .. can Pac win ....lose a close decision .. or just get crushed.
Yes Pac's recognition will get bigger, but we cannot accurately measure just how big until after December the 6th. as the worst case scenerio would be Pac losing via one sided kayo. I don't think I have to explain how the perception of the Pound For Pound #1 going up 2 weight classes for a huge payday only to get his ass kicked by a past prime 36 year old
again that's only 1 potential way the fight could turn out, but im saying we'll have to come back post Dream Fight to see just how upped the stock was of Pacquiao overall.
"As for Delahoya, he gets hate if he does or if he don't. People ***** about him no matter what, It's like the guy you love to hate. He has consistently fought the best fighters yet he still gets called a coward and a *****."
well I won't call him a coward or a *****, but he's in the spotlight way too much for my taste, and I think you have to include that into the equasion of people disliking DLH.
he's in the boxing spotlight too much, and I think that's becoming more fact then opinion especially the way it looks now with DLH planning to fight beyond 2008.
and on top of it, how do you think DLH's quotes about "Manny picking on me" or "Im fighting for the good of boxing and for the fans" make him look.
Love or hate DLH, both those quotes make him look like a money grubbing ****** who's trying to disguise the fact that he took an easier challenge .. even if that fighter is the Best Pound For Pound Fighter in the World. Saying a natural 126 or so pounder is picking on you, is just plain rediculous.
I don't have to hate DLH. the things he says in interviews regarding the fights .. and this one, speak for themselves pretty well.
Gran Campeon
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