PSA: That was the best Hatton, ever. And you're a fool if you deny it.

Look at the first couple of minutes in the fight. Hatton was really energetic, and Manny was really uncomfortable. Manny was landing a couple of counter hooks but nothing serious. And then Manny simply figured Hatton out. Manny doesn't fight like Floyd "Potshot" Mayweather, he counters with hard, sharp counters after he lands that first counter. That's what really dug De La Hoya in. Mentally it makes fighters hesitate, and that's what happened, Ricky began hesitating and it made him throw wild shots. That's all Pacquiao really needed. Manny has the best timing in the game right now, I mean when you fight at 122, 126, 130, 135 all of those guys are much faster at those divisions. When you move up to higher weights its like fighting in slow motion. Another thing to note is that Malignaggi would have went the distance with Hatton had Buddy Mcgirt and Lou Dibella hadn't been paid off to stop it early. That was a Malignaggi with no offense really, so we were made to believe "Ricky was new and improved", when really he wasn't, he was still punching with his head in the air. Now if a guy with no offense/power can go the distance, what could ever make you believe Hatton had a decent chance of defeating Pacquiao? And Hatton didn't look "faded or shot" in that fight. He actually was very disciplined in between the fights, and they had a 12 week training camp. So stop claiming Hatton was shot in order to bump up your boy Floyd! You can't fool me! This is a Public Service Announcement from The Untouchables. Liberating the boards from nuthhuggery since 2009.