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Hatton should 'finish with win'

07/12/2007

Ricky Hatton's trainer wants the fighter to quit the sport if he beats Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas this weekend.

Hatton, 28, clashes with American Mayweather for the WBC welterweight title in what has been dubbed the fight of the decade.

Both fighters are unbeaten ahead of the showdown at the MGM Grand on Sunday morning.

Oscar De La Hoya has revealed he is serious about fighting Hatton in a super bout next year at Wembley Stadium.

But Hatton's trainer Billy Graham believes the Manchester brawler will have nothing left to prove if he beats Mayweather, who has won titles at five different weights.

"When he beats Floyd his ego should be satisfied. If you have enough money why risk everything? It's a big ask for Ricky to walk away but I'd be happy if he retired," Graham said.

"The last thing I want for any of my fighters is longevity. Longevity in boxing hurts for no reason. I don't want Ricky to fight on for too much longer.

"There's no argument to say [Mayweather] shouldn't be regarded as the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet. He's extremely gifted but that's why we want the fight. Ricky Hatton will beat him."

Hatton's mother Carol revealed this week that her son has agreed to hang up his gloves in the next two years.