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Mayweather vs hatton fight results

Mayweather vs hatton fight results


Mayweather vs hatton fight results

Floyd Mayweather retained his WBC welterweight crown by scoring a 10th round TKO over British challenger Ricky "Hitman" Hatton.

Hatton applied constant pressure to the champion; however, Mayweather repeatedly scored with ripping counter right crosses that jolted the challenger throughout the title fight. Hatton's mauling tactics piled up points early in the contest, as he pinned the elusive Mayweather on the ropes.

However, the previously undefeated junior welter and welterweight king started to fade by the 8th round, as Mayweather's handspeed and brutal accuracy continued to catch Hatton's one-dimensional attacks in what had become a grinding and grueling battle.

A large contingent of British fight fans cheered their hero from Manchester, England throughout the fight but with but with 1:59 remaining in the 10th, and Mayweather retreating; he unloaded and landed a devastating left hook that caught Hatton flush on the jaw. Hatton's momentum carried his face first into the corner turnbuckle before crashing to the canvas flat on his back.

At the count of four, Hatton managed to make it to one knee and with the referee Joe Cortez standing above him the challenger wobbled to his feet at the count of eight. When the action resumed Hatton still appeared shaken by the knockdown and he attempted to clinch but the champion unloaded a blazing volley of leather.

Moment's later with most of the MGM Grand fight fans on their feet and cheering, Mayweather caught Hatton with two more clean left hooks to the jaw that drove the challenger back into the ropes. Mayweather connected with one final straight right hand to the chin and the referee Cortez grabbed the champion around the waist in an attempt to save the British fighter from any further punishment. However, the off balance Hatton tumbled to the deck for the second time collapsing near the corner and once again he was left staring up at the ring lights.

The official end of Ricky Hatton's quest to upset the two-to-one favorite Floyd Mayweather Jr. came at 1:35 of the 10th round via a TKO.

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