Chanting In A Boxing Wonderland (Part 3 of 4)

The camera shoots to the dressing room of the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world today. His orange and grey robe hangs behind him, orange and grey gloves being fitted snugly over black fists rolled into white tape. Floyd Mayweather Jr. has a homeboy cool that never wanders. He is a star and knows it. Likes it. 38-0 and best in the world? He'll tell you so and not shyly, but he needs to prove it tonight against the gritty and talented Hatton. The arena boos its displeasure when Mayweather appears on screen in his dressing room. The thumping drums and blaring horns the Brits have lugged with them begin to dilate.....

"There's only one Ricky Hatton,

"There's only one Ricky Hatton,

"Singing what's along,

"Singing a song,

"In the Ricky Hatton wonderland."

Mayweather, ever unphased, a tight, smug grin sneaking out of the corners of his mouth. He is helped to a small gulp of water from a bottle glistening with moisture.

Lito's boys run into the living room as Hatton comes into the arena for the biggest fight of his career. The boys glance at the screen and say something to their Father about a score on their video game. They receive a bit of attention but as timing is everything, they would have received far more fanfare from the group 20 minutes earlier. It is the main event, they will understand and partake one day, and the room tenses up even more.

Hatton's Army is rabid. The arena takes the feel of a home game for the Brits, even the feel of a soccer game. I may have found the perfect way to get involved with soccer. Have their fans come over and we watch boxing together.

Mayweather looks the part of champion. His many title belts are never far from our view and neither is his swagger. Hatton is coming over the sea a challenger, at a higher weight class than he is comfortable with, to face a lightning quick and cagey champion. Sweat drips from each fighter as the introductions are made, the bright lights and the big city draining each combatant, drop by drop. Stars like Brad and Angelina litter ringside. Sugar Ray Leonard is on hand also, to view the fighter that now hold the title he once proudly wore. Fight night has arrived.

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