Mayweather Jr vs Hatton

Who won Mayweather Jr vs Hatton?

Floyd Mayweather Jr beat Ricky Hatton by technical knockout in the 10th round on Saturday, December 8th, 2007, at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This contest was for the WBC welterweight championship of the world.

Mayweather Jr vs Hatton stats

Back in December 2007, Floyd Mayweather Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 38 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ricky Hatton made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 43 wins and 0 draws, with 31 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Hatton had a slight advantage in power over Mayweather Jr, with a 72% knockout percentage compared to Mayweather Jr's 63%.

Floyd Mayweather Jr was the older man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Mayweather Jr had a height advantage of 1 inch over Hatton. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Both Floyd Mayweather Jr and Ricky Hatton fought out of an orthodox stance.

Mayweather Jr's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Hatton's, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 1996, 11 months earlier than Hatton, whose first professional fight was in 1997. He had fought 111 more professional rounds, totaling 403 compared to Hatton's 292.

Mayweather Jr vs Hatton form

Mayweather Jr remained undefeated as a professional.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Oscar De La Hoya on May 5, 2007, by split decision in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Zab Judah on April 8, 2006, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten DeMarcus Corley on May 22, 2004, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Before that, he had defeated Phillip Ndou on November 1, 2003, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids.

He had won against Jose Luis Castillo on April 20, 2002, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Mayweather Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 1 month and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What time did Mayweather Jr vs Hatton start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Mayweather Jr vs Hatton?

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