Mayweather: Insists he is not so bad

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Floyd Mayweather has insisted he has a "good heart" really despite being portrayed as the bad guy for his WBC welterweight showdown with Ricky Hatton.

Mayweather's loud, brash attitude, mixed with his constant trash-talking, has won him few fans this side of the Atlantic - however Pretty Boy claims it is all part of the act.

Mayweather said: "Everybody is entitled to judge a person how they want to do - but I've got a good heart. I never did anything illegal and all I did was go out there to dedicate myself to the craft of boxing.

"People portray you as they want to portray you. But I conduct myself like a gentleman. I'm not out there pushing Ricky Hatton off the stage or shoving him. I'm just saying I believe in my skills.

Good guy

"Each fight has to have a good guy and a bad guy. When I fought Oscar de la Hoya I was the bad guy, but when I fought Zab Judah I was the good guy - because he was even worse than I was.

"That's the hand you're dealt and you have to deal with it. You fight through everything.

"Everything is a struggle - but you don't let anything break your confidence and just stay focused and just be you."

Despite his constant criticisms of Hatton ahead of the December 8 showdown in Las Vegas, Mayweather insists he is not underestimating the Hitman.

He said: "I don't overlook any of my opponents.

"I always approach every fight in a great manner and I am always pushing myself to the limit and trying to get the best out of Floyd Mayweather.

"I'll continue to do that. I always train hard and I dedicate myself - so that in 20 years' time when my grandkids read stories about me they'll know that I was one hell of a good fighter."