According to BBC Sports, Ricky The Hitman Hatton, was approached by Golden Boy Promotions with an offer to fill Floyd Mayweather's newly vacant spot for the September match-up against Oscar Oscar De La Hoya. However, The Hitman declined. "It would be to soon, Richard has only fought two weeks ago" said Ray Hatton, the father and manager of the IBO light welterweight champ.
It seems that Hatton's camp is content with taking the shot at collecting another belt from the IBF junior welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi in the fall. And we can't blame him for not taking it, which would force him to move up in weight against a game fighter like De La Hoya on such short notice.
De La Hoya's camp was no doubt looking for the largest payday in sight, taking into consideration Ricky's cult following and the pay-per-view/ticket sales from his previous fights.
The search for an opponent worth watching continues for The Golden Boy.
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