Former junior welterweight champion Ricky Hatton has a tough fight on Saturday in Las Vegas against Paulie Malignaggi, but he is looking for big things in 2009. For months he's been talking about a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr., he's called for possible fights with Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya, but now Juan Manuel Marquez has been added to the list.
"I'd like to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr., Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao or Juan Manuel Marquez. He (Marquez) is one of the best fighters in the world and he has said he would like to move up a weight. But I will only be in the firing line for these fights if I put in a big performance on Saturday," Hatton told PA Sport.
Hatton's big wish is to avenge his lone loss, a knockout at the hands of Mayweather Jr, which took place last December. He wants a rematch so bad that he would rather Mayweather Jr. knock him out for a second time, than not have a rematch at all.
"I wouldn't mind another crack at Floyd. I don't want to be an old man moaning in a few years' time about that fight, I'd rather he knock me out another time. If I have another cracking performance on Saturday then I will put myself in the shop window for another fight with Floyd," Hatton said.
"The new training camp [with new trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr.] has made me into a better fighter."
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