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Mayweather once ordered pilot to pass Ricky Hatton's plane

Published May. 14, 2015 10:53 p.m. ET

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By Larry Brown

Former boxer Ricky Hatton has an unreal story about Floyd Mayweather Jr. that is just so good it’s almost unbelievable.

Hatton, who was undefeated until Mayweather knocked him out in the 10th round of their 2007 fight (back when Floyd actually hit his opponents), has written a new book and an anecdote he told about the undefeated boxer stands out.

According to Hatton, he was flying to New York for a promotional event and that’s when things got interesting.

Below is an excerpt from the book via the Sun Times:

Like I said, that story is so ridiculous it would be unbelievable if it weren’t about such an egotistical guy like Floyd. Seriously though, that is the ultimate “Hollywood” story. My dad used to work at Warner Brothers and tells this great tale about the time a famous actress made the workers get out a tape measure to ensure her trailer was as big as that of another famous actress who was working on the lot at the same time. A freaking tape measure.

Stars, man, something weird happens to them and their egos when they get that famous.

After reading this story, it’s no surprise why the fight between Floyd and Pacquiao took forever to make and negotiate. Who gets introduced first and whose name is the highest or brightest on the marquee really matters to these guys. Given all this information, maybe Mike Tyson was telling the truth when he said this about Floyd.

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