Yup, it's the new me. I used to think Hatton was too big and too tough and used to dismiss claims that Pac could go to 140 and give Hatton a run for his money.
Now that Hatton has been KO'd by Mayweather and hurt twice by a not-so-hard hitting Lazcano, I think his chin wouldn't hold up to Pac's power. Not just that, but any fighter that tries to stand and bang with Pac is going to lose. Hatton isn't a boxer and he's definitely going to want to bang it out.
Pac KO8 Hatton in a thriller.
also food for thought LAZCANO used to Spar with Manny Pacquiao when pacman was a 126 pounder and pacman held his own and out worked him. This was when Roach was the trainer of lazcano as well.
But Hatton to me is too strong for Pacquiao,when he worked lazcano it was because lazacano is a strong inside fighter and pacman bounces in and out...but hatton will grapple with manny and tire manny and hit him on the breaks to ko pacman.
he will fight pacman rough house tactics style.
pacman doesnt have grappling power like hatton.
Hatton will have to eat right hook, right uppercut, and a big straight left first before he can wrap his arms around Pac.
Pac should fight at 135 for a while before he rushes a move to 140. He tried that in the 1st EM fight and got beaten by a physically stronger guy. Pac ain't outgrown 135 yet, hell he just got started. He looked good enough in his 1st LW fight to convince me he could do ok at 140, but not just yet.
That's exactly true... Pacman should stay a little bit at 135... try to clean-up the division first then if time permits, move up to 140 if successful, get more money and retire...
Im hoping this fight Hatton v. Pacquiao gets made!
It has potential to be fight of the year, even fight of the decade if they both just bang it out like Castillo-Corrales I.
Pac should fight at 135 for a while before he rushes a move to 140. He tried that in the 1st EM fight and got beaten by a physically stronger guy. Pac ain't outgrown 135 yet, hell he just got started. He looked good enough in his 1st LW fight to convince me he could do ok at 140, but not just yet.
Right. Because when Calzaghe moved up to win a belt @ LHW I thought he could beat David Haye too.
There's a huge difference between 175 and 200+ (heavyweight). There are only 5 pounds between lightweight and jr. welterweight. Not only that, but this fight has been discussed in the past, unlike Calzaghe-Haye.