LOS ANGELES, Sept 17 (AFP): Unbeaten fighters Floyd Mayweather and Ricky Hatton began the buildup to their December 8 duel in Las Vegas with some verbal sparring Monday.
At a press conference in the Hollywood tourist haven of Universal City - a stone's throw from Universal Studios and its attendant theme park, England's Hatton and American Mayweather took turns taking pot shots at each other as they launched a promotional tour to drum up even more interest in a fight whose tickets sold out within 35 minutes of going on sale.
Hatton played a video which poked fun at Mayweather (38-0 with 24 knockouts) for taking dancing lessons in preparation for his upcoming appearance on the hit TV show "Dancing with the Stars."
"He is doing the show 'Dancing with the Stars' and I think that's how he is boxing," said Hatton, who boasts a record of 43-0 with 31 knockouts. "Floyd always backs up. That's the woman part."
The hugely popular Hatton predicted the mega-fight would earn him even more accolades.
"I was delighted when I won my British title, then I got more and more and the world title," Hatton said. "Now, that is going to be another stage. I will do this job and become the new best pound-for-pound champion in the world."
Hatton, Mayweather exchange verbal jabs
FE Team | Published: September 19, 2007 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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