Pacquiao-Hatton.

Why was Pacquiao able to destroy Hatton like he did? Was it because of the problems Hatton had in training? Or was he just tailor-made for Pacquiao? Pacquiao is most dangerous counterpunching and in the middle of exchange. He kept coming at pac and kept getting tagged. Marg too got beat up. Cotto got hurt bad being counterpunched.

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Hatton had the same bad habit. He would throw a punch then fall in face first to clinch. Pacquiao was ready for it. It set up a perfect KO.

Although the Kostya Tszyu fight kind of made Hatton famous and was an amazing fight (being a Hatton fan it was anyway). I always felt it changed him as a fighter. Before that he was more in and out picking the right spots and boxing clever, in the Tszyu fight he basically walked through him and broke him down. Imo he then used that as his main strategy and along with his obvious weight issues in between camps it really cost him at the top level. Edit> saying that I still think Floyd and Pacquiao beat him regardless.

Hatton was weight drained as ****.... look how unhealthy and dry he looks at the weigh in, compared to how he looked for the Mayweather fight... he was done at 140 pounds years ago... but he thought the reason he lost to Mayweather, is because he was too small for 147.... little did he know, it was actually just because Floyd is/was better, and that 147 was actually his natural weight (at that stage of his career).

Seems like a bad style match up, but Hattom didn't exactly fight a great fight either that night.

Pacquiao was much better and tailor made to beat him. Hatton was a mauler charging in to hold and hit. He was not hard to hit and didn't have a great chin. Pacquiao was a sharp shooter with lightning fast hands and one punch power. That result was going to happen no matter who trained Hatton or how well he prepared. Hatton had far too much overconfidence. He should have looked to stay on the back foot and attempt to counter not rush forward chin up

Pacquiao was much better and tailor made to beat him. Hatton was a mauler charging in to hold and hit. He was not hard to hit and didn't have a great chin. Pacquiao was a sharp shooter with lightning fast hands and one punch power. That result was going to happen no matter who trained Hatton or how well he prepared.

Totally tailor made for Pacquaio. Didn't help he was on the decline either. https://i.makeagif.com/media/3-18-2015/UX9XPZ.gif

Totally tailor made for Pacquaio. Didn't help he was on the decline either.

One of the best highlight KO's. Hatton made a mistake by trading punches with Manny.

Why was Pacquiao able to destroy Hatton like he did? Was it because of the problems Hatton had in training? Or was he just tailor-made for Pacquiao? http://i39.tinypic.com/alg7bp.jpg

Hatton said it himself how to beat Manny!! Instead of training hard, he watches tv and have a good time.. thinking that everything is already set in stone. He should not blame others for his own actions or INACTION! 12 effin weeks of training the right hook, roll under and still fell for it. You cant teach old dogs new tricks.

I think Hatton trained longer than usual for that fight. You could make a case that he had the wrong trainer, not much he could do anyway, stylewise it’s already a problem add the fact that that was Pac’s absolue peak, moving towards him with your hands down didn’t help as well.

Hatton was done after the Floyd fight anyway, he even said himself. He looked poor v Lazcano and was even getting help from the ref when he was rocked and then he beat Paulie but then every decent fighter he faced did. It's a mix of being almost shot and living a poor lifestyle of drink, drugs and ballooning in weight, that caught up with him. Also it was basically a bad style for Ricky, probably any version of him. You can't really go lunging into a prime Pacquiao trying to block shots with your face. And let's not forget, Pacquiao was probably juicing around that point. Even Roach doesn't seem that convinced that Ariza wasn't giving him something.