By Mark Vester
Freddie Roach, trainer of Manny Pacquiao, sees his fighter taking out Ricky Hatton after a good six rounds of action. Pacquiao meets Hatton on May 2 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Roach says the fight will be action filled for the first half and then Pacquiao's speed will pull him ahead for a late knockout win. In the last few weeks, Roach has predicted a ninth round stoppage of Hatton.
"Manny has the perfect style for Hatton. It will be a good fight for six rounds and then Manny's speed will take over and we will get Hatton out of there somewhere along the line," Roach told the Manchester Evening News.
Roach has issued a warning to Pacquiao about Hatton's possible use of dirty tactics in the fight. He expects Hatton to try to rough Pacquiao up on the inside.
"Hatton is much younger, a more vibrant guy, and will give us more difficulties," said Roach. "He will come and truly believe in himself. And he is kind of a rough fighter who will come in with shoulders and elbows, and try to mug us a little bit. It's a different style to Oscar but we will train for it and get in the right sparring partners."
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