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Boxing: Ricky Hatton has Oscar De La Hoya in his sights after beating Paulie Malignaggi

Ricky Hatton's boxing career has gone from high to low to rising again and at 30, after 46 fights over 12 years, he stands on the verge of bringing it to a rousing conclusion outdoors in Britain next May. The only choices now that the light-welterweight has to make after beating the Italian New Yorker Paulie Malignaggi impressively at the MGM Grand Arena on Saturday night concern the venue and the opponent. He could fight either Oscar De La Hoya or Manny Pacquiao at Wembley in front of 90,000 fans or in Manchester before 60,000. Hatton's father and manager, Ray, wants De La Hoya, but the fighter's new mentor sees Pacquiao as a much easier opponent. When asked in the moments after Hatton's 11th-round stoppage of the tricky Malignaggi whom he would prefer Hatton to fight, his trainer, Floyd Mayweather Sr, said: "Oscar is a much bigger guy. And he punches much harder. But it is a fight that could be won. You gotta understand, I know De La Hoya too, very well. I don't see Pacquiao winning [against De La Hoya next month] in no way, form or fashion. Hatton would have a much better chance [against De La Hoya] than Pacquiao has, anyway." However, Hatton has a solid business relationship with De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions. De La Hoya, a modern legend who has won world titles at six weights, is nearing the end of his career at 35 and fights the brilliant Filipino Pacquiao in the same Las Vegas ring on 6 December.Hatton heads to Mexico today with his friends Liam and Noel Gallagher for four days - to the annoyance of his girlfriend, Jennifer Dooley - then returns to Las Vegas to watch the fight in two weeks' time and begin negotiations for the bout in May. It has the potential to be the biggest event in the history of British boxing and revenue from tickets and television could exceed $100m (£67m). Whoever he fights, it is an ending Hatton would not have contemplated here last December, when he was knocked out in the 10th round by Floyd Mayweather Jr. That boxer's father, Floyd Snr, was in Hatton's corner on Saturday night for the first time.But for the economic downturn and the fact that Malignaggi's light-hitting style was never going to move many tickets, the king of Manchester would have brought considerably more than the 5,000 or so fans who descended on Las Vegas over the past week.Among them, sitting in a nearby bar watching on television, was Hatton's former trainer of 12 years, Billy Graham. "It is sad," a Hatton insider said. "But it's all about ego in this game. I think Billy just couldn't bear not to be here."Ricky HattonBoxingguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2008 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds

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