Hatton camp considering options
A row over money has seemingly scuppered what would have been a highly lucrative clash for both fighters, with Hatton’s camp becoming disillusioned by Pacquiao’s claims and walking away from the negotiating table. While the English light-welterweight champion and his team are now looking at alternative opponents, Pacquiao’s stance appeared to soften slightly yesterday as he called Hatton out and urged him to cut out the “middlemen”.
The fighters had agreed before Christmas to split the purse equally but it emerged earlier this month that the Filipino superstar was demanding 60% for the contest, which was set to take place in Las Vegas on May 2.
