Floyd blasts Graham again

Mayweather: colourful kind of guy

I'll be honest with you; I think Ricky has been fighting on his own. I don't see nothing smart, slick or clever that he's been doing.

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Floyd Mayweather Snr has swept into England with another swipe at Billy Graham, claiming Ricky Hatton has been "fighting on his own".

The American has arrived in Manchester to begin working with the Mancunian ahead of the fight with Paulie Malignaggi, live on Sky Box Office on November 22.

Watch Hatton-Malignaggi live on Sky Box Office.

Hatton has recruited the experienced trainer after ending his long-running partnership with Billy Graham following the points win over Juan Lazcano.

Having already promised the boxing world will "see the best Ricky Hatton they have ever seen", Mayweather is excited about the road ahead, which will include a six-week training camp in Las Vegas.

Excited

"I'm excited to be training Ricky and I'm excited to get the chance to see the place," he told Sky Sports News.

"I'll be honest with you; I think Ricky has been fighting on his own. I don't see nothing smart, slick or clever that he's been doing. I'm just trying to say he could definitely be a much better fighter than he is.

"From what I see, Ricky has been fighting on his own since day one. He doesn't throw combinations and he doesn't believe in that 'fancy-fancy' stuff.

"It's not about fancy-fancy. It's about getting the job done and doing the right thing. I'm a colourful kind of guy and I do my thing better than anybody else."

Hatton puts his IBO welterweight title on the line when he goes toe-to-toe with New Yorker Malignaggi at the MGM Grand.

It was at the same venue where he suffered his only professional loss to date, ironically to Floyd Mayweather Jnr, back in December of last year.