When i see these fights, i like to look at the fighter's competition.
Here's HATTON's fights.
His best opponent -- JL Castillo -- and it's not the Castillo from 2 years ago, let alone 5 years ago, when he and Diego Corrales were the best 130 lb fighters in the sport.
SIDE NOTE: There are certain fights that you never recover from, even though you fight on. the battle forces you to leave a piece of you in the ring. There have been several of these fights since 2000 -- the slugfests that shorten your career and extend your stay in a hospital.
Micky Ward v Emanuel Augustus
Barrera v Morales (the trilogy)
Gatti v Ward (the trilogy) The 9th round is still the greatest round in the history of boxing.
James Toney v Vassiliy Jirov.
and the ultimate slugfest:
Diego Corrales (God, rest his soul) v Jose Luis Castillo I
if you need proof of the final round of this fight,
GO HERE. Brings me to tears everytime i see it.
Hatton fought Castillo after that legendary slugfest.
PBF -- fought a better Castillo and had to fight him twice.
Here's MAYWEATHER's fights.
Those are a list of the fighters PBF has fought before he fought the "good Castillo" i.e. - before he ran into Corrales.
Oscar De La Hoya
Carlos Manuel Baldomir
Zab Judah
Sharmba Mitchell
Arturo Gatti
Henry Bruseles
DeMarcus Corley
Phillip N'dou
Victoriano Sosa
He also knocked Corrales down 5 times in their fight.
The point i'm trying to make.....PBF has fought better competition. He's also more skilled. He wins this fight. Easily.........