can hatton handle pacquiao's speed?

[cuzfozzy]

the intrigue ....

let's get it on !!!!

[trfcdan86]

Hatton is not an elite level fighter!

Seriously apart from Tsyzu who's he beat?

This is an easy fight for Paquiao, he will be far to fast and he will make Hatton look ordinary!

I am happy to put all my points on a Paquiao victory against 5k of anyone elses!!!

[Silencers]

I don't know, speed does give Hatton some trouble like we saw against Collazo and Mayweather, 2 of the fastest fighters he's fought in recent times, those fights were at 147 but those guys were pretty fast fighters, especially Mayweather, Pacquiao is probably just as fast as Mayweather is now, but we'll know for sure when they step into the ring.

Same questions can be posed to Pacquiao, can he handle Hatton's strength and natural power? Hatton is a pretty fast guy himself, although I think he has slowed down a bit in the last few years.

[BennyST]

The answer is yes he can but he is going to knocked out. He cuts up too easily, lacks defenese against the straight right, and will be harder and more often than ever before and he will be koed. Peace

Straight right? You mean the jab for Pac? It's a vastly different punch when used as a jab by a southpaw than when used by a righty as a lead right, you know?

[Benny Leonard]

TIMING...that is one key to handle speed. If Hatton can do it, we'll find out. I'm sure Floyd Sr. is working on him with this. The given with Hatton is that he will try to kill the body to take away that speed of Manny.

[BennyST]

At 140 Pac hits very hard, and with speed. He is also throwing more variety of punches now and improving his footwork. Hatton is gotta get hurt in this one, a good effort but he will be out.

He's never fought at 140 mate. No one knows a damn thing about how he fights a top 140 pound champion yet. No one, not Pac himself, Roach, Hatton, no one, and especially not you. He might wipe the floor with Hatton or he might simply get overwhelmed, 'cause he's not even hit anyone at 140, so we don't whether he punches hard there or not.

[hammerhiem]

Speed, he can handle that no problem, Power no problem, angles and movement that is where the question lies.

I have Pacman by 1-2 rounds but if pacman can't deal with the pressure or power hatton brings (Which i think he can) the it could EASILY go the other way.

I see no way that Pacman KO's Hatton no way in the world.

I'm as sure of that as F.R.K.O is of Pacman winning.

[SkilledB]

The answer is yes he can but he is going to knocked out. He cuts up too easily, lacks defenese against the straight right, and will be harder and more often than ever before and he will be koed. Peace

in this case is a straight left

(pac's a southpaw)

[SAN D13GO VILLAN]

theirs all this hype with paquiao after the Oscar fight, but we have to remember that we still dont know how Paquiao takes a punch from someone bigger then 130 pounder, both Diaz and oscar never hit pac, What happens when some of these bigger guys finnaly touch him?

[lesterprettyboy]

Pac has been sparring with Middleweights for quite sometime so Hattons power should be nothing he cant handle. The only thing im worried about is if Ricky uses his usual "John Ruiz" hug manuever. That **** aint boxing...its wrestling...Thats the only way RH has a chance of winning. He cant outpunch and outspeed PAC...His face is gonna be eating 5-6 punch combos all night unless the ref allows Ricky to clinch and clinch...