What if Pacquiao fought Hatton first?

Ricky also never had a good fight after Floyd beat him so... thats reaching because ricky didnt look good and was hurt multiple times against luis collazo, kosta tszyu, and juan arango and guess what? (gasp) all before he fought floyd btw he looked great against malignaggi after he lost to floyd

unless ricky magically turns into a supreme counterpuncher, there would be no difference

no he didnt. ricky hatton has never had a good fight at 147 and without bad judging he would be 0-3 Ricky also never had a good fight after Floyd beat him so...

The only difference is people saying Pac broke him and Floyd retired him. Hatton is a prime example of why you should never compare fighters because of one common fight. Hatton's style plays both into Floyd and Pac's style, except Floyd's style is to humiliate you and Pac takes you out as fast as possible.

What if Pacquiao fought Hatton before Mayweather did? Hatton retires instead of fighting Floyd

pac till wins floyd fought a better hatton so it be a better fight but style wise pac all wrong for hatton no he didnt. ricky hatton has never had a good fight at 147 and without bad judging he would be 0-3

pac till wins floyd fought a better hatton so it be a better fight but style wise pac all wrong for hatton Yep...this guy knows what he is talking about :boxing:

I'm assuming you mean the 2009 Pacquiao vs the 2007 Hatton? Probably same outcome, different round. 2007 130 Pacquiao moving up to 140 would have been a problem, Pacquiao was still skinny at the time.

early KO for Pac still. I don't believe there is much difference between the Hatton that Mayweather fought and the Hatton that Pacquiao fought.. people put too much emphasis on ONE loss. If every fighter got devastated after their first loss we would have never had Pacquiao, Hopkins, Marquez and every other fighter with L's on their record. Hatton has even said himself that it was the Pacquiao fight that drove him into depression.

Right hook roll under + Straight left= GGPO.

I don't know whether he'd have flattened him the way he did but he'd at the very least tear Hatton's face up and force a stoppage.

pacquiao was at 130 during 2007.. but he already expressed his desire to fight hatton that time. if TS means the version of pac who fought hatton at 2009 against the hatton floyd fought at 2007, i'd say similar outcome. he may last longer and wouldn't stumble at round 1 but then he'd still get KOed. too open and too rushing for pac.. just all wrong. pac is also too good in 09.

I can see a case for the fight going longer than what it did. Either way, Hatton still gets KO ed.

pac till wins floyd fought a better hatton so it be a better fight but style wise pac all wrong for hatton

Well that would have been a problem. See.....Floyd fought Hatton in 2007, Manny was only at 130 at that point. Manny was rehydrating to 140+ at that point though, and he only rehydrated to 148 for Oscar so I don't know if that would have made much difference.

Same outcome. Yep or at least similar outcome.

same outcome. dont buy the notion that floyd "cracked" hatton's chin. as if floyd is some devastating puncher to crack a chin for good.

Well that would have been a problem. See.....Floyd fought Hatton in 2007, Manny was only at 130 at that point.

Same outcome.