Hatton steps up Mayweather heat

Hatton v Mayweather
Date: Sunday, 9 December
Starts from: 0100 GMT
Location: Las Vegas
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Ricky Hatton had to be pulled apart from Floyd Mayweather in a post-press conference melee in Las Vegas.

"There's a time to laugh and joke and be my usual sarcastic self but the fight's two days away now and I've done my laughing and joking," said Hatton.

"When I leaned on him he said, 'don't touch me'. I gave him a 'you're dead' gesture then I smiled. If he's annoyed at that wait till the bell rings."

The pair fight for the WBC welterweight crown on Saturday night.

Hatton is convinced he has managed to get under the skin of a fighter who clearly revels in his enormous self-confidence and seemed visibly perturbed by his rival's antics.

Source: BBC Sport