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[odubzstahh]

I think he'll retire & just be on dis promoter tip.

[TheBayveMan]

Pacman beats any version of Hatton imo

i don't think the problem would be Hatton's (in)ability to sustain the pressure, more Pacquiao sussing it out or even using his superior footwork to render it ineffective from the off set

I agree, I was only saying it would be more of a fight if a prime Hatton took on PacMan

[Quality Control]

it'll never happen and probably shouldn't after watching the fight on Saturday, but i'd love it if Oscar fought Margarito at either 147 or 154 and won, and finally he'd either get the respect of Mexican fans, or if not he'd at least have just shitted on their hero again

would be like a scenario from a film

[Jay05]

De La Hoya needs to call it a day

or maybe fight someone beatable at junior middleweight and then retire on a win

tbh i think he will retire now

he has nothing to prove

he has a future career to carry on making millions

and lastly he is smart and he recognised his time is up, he has little to gain in fighting again

Bob Arum would almost certainly choose Hatton as Pacmans next opponent or maybe a warm up fight before. Both fighters are willing to take the fight and the purse would be huge

[TheBayveMan]

it'll never happen and probably shouldn't after watching the fight on Saturday, but i'd love it if Oscar fought Margarito at either 147 or 154 and won, and finally he'd either get the respect of Mexican fans, or if not he'd at least have just shitted on their hero again

would be like a scenario from a film

Margarito would own De La Hoya then his legacy would be shot too pieces again, he wouldnt do it

[Quality Control]

before the Pacquiao fight i wouldn't have counted him out completely

hope his business partner beats Margarito in January anyway... Shane's a pretty live underdog imo

[TheBayveMan]

lol, Mayorga gave Shane so many problems last fight out he shouldnt have taken this fight and Mayorga smokes like a rasta. Shane even admitted he was scared of Berto in the post match interviews, he should of retired. Margarito will own Moseley just as a warm up to the Cotto rematch

[Quality Control]

yeah, that's the purpose of it on paper...

...but i'm not counting Sugar Shane out completely. the Mayorga fight could have been an off night rather than a sign of his years catching up to him. just one fight before that he gave Cotto hell and arguably earned a draw remember... and it's not like Cotto hurt him enough to have damaged him in that fight

and Margarito took a lot of punishment against Cotto and he is human after all, that could have softened him up

[TheBayveMan]

But for a Welterweight Margarito is a freak of nature. He has pound for pound the best chin in the game right now. He just way to strong tall and young for Moseley. I to hope Moseley can pull a performance out of the bag but he wont be able to. When Cotto fights Margarito again the divide in class will be pushed further

[kossa]

i would like to see hatton fight picquiao but at 140 i think he might cause a few surprises

[Grimezville]

pac man vs mayweather would be a sick fight. both pound for pound, i would deffinately pay to see mayweather get beat.

[Cooks]

who said Hopkins' career was over

[Cooks]

reports of a mayweather return

http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=17374

[Quality Control]

Nonito Donaire gonna fight Montiel in '09

i like Donaire but Montiel is one of my favourites right now... i think he can KO Donaire if he can catch him

then winner faces Darchinyan (i think Donaire would beat him again and a Montiel fight could go either way but will def be explosive)

[Quality Control]

http://www.justin.tv/sportinwood2

cunningham vs adamek, great fight so far!

[Quality Control]

Cunningham vs. Adamek >>>> Froch vs. Pascal

need a rematch in '09

IMO Cunningham deserved the win

[Trapstar]

boxing on itv4 now middleweight business

[Quality Control]

watched the Wlad fight instead... was as anti-climatic as any Wlad fight i've ever seen

he did look skillful though and it made me doubt Haye's chances a little more... will Haye's chin be able to stand one of those clean left jab, straight right combos? they looked very powerful

[Jay05]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/7782894.stm

Haye V Vitali confirmed

prob too soon for Haye, but it only takes a big punch (no cliche)

[Cooks]

heard on an interview they had a little scuffle in a restaurant the other day