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Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton, billed as Undefeated, was a boxing superfight that took place on December 8, 2007, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, between reigning WBC & ''The Ring'' welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and reigning ''The Ring'' light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton. The fight was for Mayweather's WBC & ''The Ring'' welterweight titles. Mayweather defeated Hatton by TKO in the tenth round. ==General information== The referee for the fight was Joe Cortez, with Burt Clements, Dave Moretti and Paul Smith as the three judges. Hatton weighed in at 145 lbs and Mayweather at 147 lbs.〔http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=13491&more=1〕 In attendance were celebrities such as Denzel Washington, Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Wesley Snipes, Will Ferell, Gwen Stefani and Jude Law, and footballer David Beckham.〔http://www.laineygossip.com/Angelina_Jolie_Brad_Pitt_Gwen_Stefani_Gavin_Rossdale_at_Hatton_Mayweather_fight_in_Las_Vegas.aspx〕 At the weigh in the crowd were whipped into a frenzy as Joe Calzaghe (who was there supporting Hatton) squared up to American legend Bernard Hopkins (who was there supporting Mayweather).〔http://www.rickyhitmanhatton2.com/calzaghe-hopkins-to-be-confirmed-later-today-oddspreviewcom-518.html〕 Throughout the weigh-in, fans of Hatton could be heard singing 'Hatton Wonderland' and booed Mayweather.〔http://www.seattlepi.com/othersports/342797_box08.html〕 Prior to the fight, Tom Jones sang God Save The Queen, and Tyrese Gibson sang The Star-Spangled Banner Hatton entered the ring first to Blue Moon, his usual entrance music, Mayweather however chose a change of music for his entrance. In the week prior to the fight sections of the media, largely the British media had hyped the fight as something of a Britain against America fight, comparing the fight to when Lloyd Honeyghan travelled to America to dethrone American Don Curry, then the undisputed world champion, this leading to Mayweather's decision to enter the ring to Bruce Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A.. Shortly before the start of the match, the Hatton fans also repeatedly booed the American national anthem, drawing large criticism post-fight. 〔http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/article3026168.ece〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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