Still, Hatton looked to have a laser focus on the reality show. His work ethic was crazy and he spends most of his time gym time hitting Hard, Really Hard. Hatton is looking to win at whatever cost. One segment showed him getting hit over and over again with a medicine ball in the mid-section. Here is one thing that 24/7 revealed….

Mayweather would not let cameras into his sparring workouts….Hatton makes his gym accessible to the public every Tuesday while he is in training. In fact, there were so many people in Manchester at the gym on Hatton’s final workout day that he could hardly make his way to the ring.

This guy is not only fighting for the title, the cash, the fame…but also for a whole city. Hatton is a hero of sorts in the blue collar town in England. The last time he left to go to Vegas he said he would return victorious. He destroyed Louis Castillo in four rounds. Castillo had previously lost two close decisions to Mayweather….

The betting public seems to think that this is a fight that Hatton can win. Old ‘Money” Mayweather certainly is not getting a lot of love at the betting window or on the computer screen. Numbers have dropped like a stone for the favorite, with Mayweather now listed at -210 thoughout Vegas and offshore.  Hatton is currently bringing a +175 price tag where many books opened the Brit at better than a 2-1 underdog. The ebb and flow of the betting line has seen prices from -270 for Mayweather and +210 for Hatton drop 60 cents to -210 for the favorite at Bookmaker and a best price (as of this writing) for Hutton at Pinnacle, +180. Most US facing off shore sportsbooks show this line at +170.

The real cash, especially offshore, is in the selected props and different decisions. I played them at Bookmaker where they have a fat line of +380 on Hatton by a KO, TKO or DQ. Yes, this is a bit of  a stretch as Mayweather has never lost, let alone been KO’d, but does anyone really believe that if this goes the distance Hatton wins? So, I also took a backup play of Mayweather to win by decision at -105. Why pay 210, when there is no way that Ricky Hatton goes down and stays down? He will be yelling for Stella and telling trainer Billy Graham to cut him . . . looking for another shot at ‘Pretty Boy’.

Shop around and see where the most favorable prices can be found but if you were ready to ride the Hatton wagon to big profits, that ship has sailed. Still, any number over +155 or so is a great value for a fighter of Ricky Hatton’s caliber. Sure Mayweather has the belts and the fame, but does he have enough left to prove where he can reach deep down inside and gut out a win against his toughest opponent in years………bettors say NO!