I watched it closed circuit in Vegas and it was incredible. Alot of Hatton fans left after the first round and the rest fled immediately after the 2nd.
I was expecting a late KO but after round 1, I knew Hatton was done. KO in the 2nd round was beatiful, perfectly timed and placed. I was scared for Hatton when he was down and I felt really bad for his family.
I was at ring side and was screaming my tits off.
I thought Pac would pick him off coming in, but it could have gone either way.
Blown away by the destruction.
I honestly thought of a 50-50 fight when fight got signed. Then as fight got closed, I predicted a Pac KO/TKO win in the late rounds.
I watched the fight with my Dad and sister around 3am. And we we're so shocked it all happened in a blitz.
After the KO shot: "Oh my gosh! Is he dead? Nooo."
i had pac in 5. i knew he was gonna win the fight but i was very surprised it was as brutal as it was. u dont exactly predict knockouts like that, and even if u do it would still be shocking just cuz of the brutality.
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Re: Pac Has too much speed for DLH, Pac will beat Hatton!!-- Roach!!!
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You are living too much through Manny. Roach has turned into a piece of shit. He doesn't care what happens it seems as long as he makes the big bucks.
ODH would kill Pac. If Hatton fights him, it would be a mauling. Hatton is way to strong for Manny. I know you don't see it but Manny is a really little guy. A good big guy beats the shit out of a good little guy 9 times out of 10. That is a fact.
If you actually liked Manny, you would not wish for him to jump up in weight anymore than he is already doing.
I'm following Manny coz I believe he will be one the Greatest. I have no control over him. I'm just predicting who he will be fighting in the future. I based it on what I saw in Pacquiao and his potential opponents in the Ring. Even with his Draw with JMM and his loss to Morales, I never Doubted him. MAB, Ledwaba, Sasakul, Julio etc those Fights make me a Believer.
But when he KOed Morales that's the time I predicted that he will go for Hatton and PBF. I also thought that he will go for Chico or castillo First but Chico Died and Hatton eliminates Castillo. Pac already Cleaned up all the Legends from 112- 130.
At 135 there's no Legend there. Casa is the closest but JMM will eliminate him.(we will see Pac-JMM 3 soon) At 140 there's only Hatton and he's ready to be taken out by Pac. Maybe DLH and PBF in the future too.
I want to see Pac's full potential. That means taking risk and taking Big fights. You Probably think PBF retirement is Great coz he avoids Margarito and Cotto so he won't get hurt because you like him too much. But can you call PBF Great if he never fight these bigger guys???
Pac is Great coz he keeps Challenging himself. And he still wins not like Hatton who tries but loses and doesn't look good when he moves up in weight.
for me as expected. i predicted rd 5 or less. And this was when Pac was still campaigning at 130. I said it will be so easy for Pac. Check this post I have in 2007 at esb.
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The fact that you even said maybe is ridiculous. Pacquiao would have no chance against Hatton, Mayweather, or De La Hoya. What advantages would he have that would work in his favor?
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I bet my House, My soul, My name, Pac KAYOs Hatton. I just watch PBF_Hatton in Slowmo. Hatton will turn into English Pinata. That will be Pac's Pinata for his 30th bday next year. Mark my words on This. This fight could happen end of next year or early 2009. Pac will retire Hatton. Is there any Bigger fight for hatton other than Pac 140 & Below???? This will happen... I can't wait.
After Pac retires Hatton, Floyd will come out of retirement just to fight Pac. Floyd got old & rusty, Pac got Bigger Physically, Pac will have a better chance, I give him 50-50 chance.
DLH-Pac only if DLH can make 147.
I think a lot things played into Hatton's quick KO by Pacquiao 1.) Losing 40lbs+ to make 140 and weakening his chin 2.) New trainer in Mayweather Sr. 3.) Not listening to Mayweather and using head movement....this all adds up to Hatton rushing-in and doubling Pacquiao's power.
I was mostly leaning towards Pacquiao leading up to the fight. Then I saw the weigh in and Pacquiao looked absolutely shredded and un****withable. That convinced me he was knocking Hatton out. I didn't expect it to happen so quickly, though.
I was a little surprised but not jumping out of my seat with shock. I wanted Manny to win but wanted Ricky to last a few more rounds to make my PPV worth it.
it was an absolute beat down. when people think that round is close i know there is no hope for accurate judging in boxing.
Pac was winning the round but it wasnt a beat down.
up until the KO shot, i thought the 2nd round was reasonabley close, and Ricky might be able to get back into the fight. I was cheering for Ricky so was probably clutching at straws.
3/4 through round 2 i thought it could still be competitive (as opposed to the end of rd1 when i thought it was already over as he had no legs left, the 2nd KD wasnt even that clean a punch)
Then BOOOOOOOOOM!
it was an absolute beat down. when people think that round is close i know there is no hope for accurate judging in boxing.
what did you guys feel when Ricky got that right in that affected Manny in the second round?
up until the KO shot, i thought the 2nd round was reasonabley close, and Ricky might be able to get back into the fight. I was cheering for Ricky so was probably clutching at straws.
3/4 through round 2 i thought it could still be competitive (as opposed to the end of rd1 when i thought it was already over as he had no legs left, the 2nd KD wasnt even that clean a punch)
Then BOOOOOOOOOM!
Before the fight I didn't know if Pacquiao could hang with a bigger opponent like that. After first knockdowns I was happy and cheering Pacquiao on...After the 2nd round knockout I was in shock....My eyes and mouth were wide open. I never thought Pacquiao would destroy Hatton like that. Had to watch the fight over just a few minutes later because I still couldn't believe what I just saw lol.
When i first heard of this fight i knew it was a mismatch, but i fell for the hype and ordered the fight thinking it would be competative. How wrong i was.