Mayweather Jr. vs. Hatton: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
Floyd Mayweather Jr. (Money) challenges Ricky Hatton's (The Hitman) WBC and The Ring welterweight belts. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
| WBC | IBF | TheRing |
|---|---|---|
| sWL w1 d0 | ||
| WL w1 d0 | WL w1 d0 | WL w1 d0 |
| sLT w1 d0 | ||
| LT w1 d3 | LT w1 d3 | |
| sFT w1 d8 |
| WBA | IBF | TheRing |
|---|---|---|
| WL w1 d0 | ||
| sLT w1 d0 | sLT w2 d1 | sLT w1 d3 |
Date
This fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Ricky Hatton took place on at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US.
Tale of the Tape
At 173 cm, Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the taller of the two by 3 cms; Ricky Hatton is 170 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 183 cm, Mayweather Jr. also has a significant reach advantage of 18 cms over Hatton's 165 cm. On top of that, Mayweather Jr. also has a 15 cm ape index advantage over Hatton.
Mayweather Jr. is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 38-0 (24 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 3 days ago against Oscar De La Hoya, which he won via 12 round split-decision.
Hatton also comes in with an undefeated record of 43-0 (31 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 15 days ago against José Luis Castillo, which he won via 4th round KO.Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Mayweather Jr. will be 30 years and 9 months old. Hatton will be 29 years and 2 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 53-47 in favor of Floyd Mayweather Jr. Here is the prediction for Mayweather Jr. vs. Hatton.
Result
Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated Ricky Hatton via 10th round TKO to retain the WBC and The Ring welterweight titles. Hatton's undefeated record of 43 wins comes to an end, and Mayweather Jr. advances his win streak to 39. Mayweather Jr. is now 39-0, and Hatton 43-1.