A bit of chess going on at the moment with the Mayweather, Hatton and Pacquaio parties. It wouldn't surprise me if all of them ended up fighting each other at some stage, but it's about money alot of the time in boxing these days.

All three are in an amazing position to negotiate a deal - Hatton because he's the biggest draw in boxing (besides De La Hoya maybe), Pacquaio because he's pound for pound king and Mayweather because he's retired and undefeated.

I think Hatton would rather fight Pacquiao because of the weight division he can fight him in, and I think it will happen next year in the UK. The winner will undoubtably fight Mayweather.

If Ricky loses to Pacman I really don't know where he can go, Mayweather will not be interested. Unfortunately I don't see Ricky beating either man. Pacquiao will ultimately fight Mayweather for the unofficial best fighter on the planet title, and it is a tough one to call.

Theres noway the Hatton-Pacman fight will be at Wembley. It would mean showing it at 5am to accomodate HBO.

actually when ODLH was talking up a potential fight with hatton he mentioned a sunday,evening fight @ wembley which would have gone out at sunday afternoon in the states...

Just bang em all out me.

Well that was a shocking decison.

Holyfield won that by a street IMO.

hatton v pacman looks like happening on may 2nd in vegas...

Seems a done deal and falls on the same weekend as Murrayfield Magic which is superb. It'll be in Vegas aswell not at Wembley. Hatton plans to start training 12 weeks before the clash, which shows his intentions.

Who do we fancy for the win then? For some reason I can see Hatton getting embarrassed

Hatton definately.

De La Hoya starved himself to 143lbs at one point to make sure he made 147lbs which affected him so bad his stomach shrank to the point where he barely put on 2lbs after the weigh-in up to the fight.

Pacquiao is a great fighter but his victory over De La Hoya was a distorted one given the physical state of De La Hoya.

Hatton believes he cannot be beat at 140lbs and I agree with him, he will bully Pacquiao and win IMO.

Pacquiao will be more comfortable at 140 too though. I think it has the makings of fight of the year already anyway, and I can't wait!

I think the mexicutioner will have a bit too much for Hatton.. But saying that, no one knows what Hatton will be like with so much time with Mayweather Sr

I agree with that. Hatton victory late on.

Hatton fighting at his preferred weight makes it more interesting but I cannot see him winning tbh.

Pacquiao is another level.

David Haye's fight with Vitali Klitschko has been cancelled due to Klitschko's mandatory defence against Chris Arreola. Haye now looks set to face his brother. This could be a blessing in disguise for Haye.

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Greed on the pac mans side it seems

Could Jennings v Cotto produce the underdog story of the year on February 21st? How much did that defeat to Margarito take out of Cotto's tank and is he too busy looking past Jennings to a rematch or Pacquiao?

Not a chance. It would be the biggest upset in boxing since Douglas/Tyson.

From what I hear, Amir Khan has landed a fight with Barrera (yes, the Mexican legend). Now when I was first told this I laughed and thought Khan would get KOed, but thinking about it, Barrera is really a featherweight (at the most) who'll be fighting at lightweight. And he's 35, which is REALLY old for a lightweight fighter. I'm convinced Warren wouldn't make this fight if he thought Khan would lose badly.

If Jennings had been up in that class and got battered previously then that would have been my take on it as well. Thing is, for whatever reason he hasn't so no-one knows how he'll cope with the step up. I just get the feeling Cotto might be taking him too lightly.

I hope he does step up well, but I just think Cotto will be too strong, and I don't think Jennings has the chin to stand up to what Cotto will dish out. Particulary early in the fight.

Amir Khan vs. Marco Antonio Barrera ?

Bloody hell. Even though he's 35 he'll have so much experience and could show Khan a thing or two. It could be a big mistake though.

Its on the BBC ticker now, its going to be on the 14th March.

An odd fight for Khan

I can't help but get the feeling Khan is making yet another HUGE mistake. Barrera is a proven world class fighter.

This may well lead to the end of the road for Khan.

Lightweight is a good few divisions above Barreras natural weight though