Hatton vs Pacquiao: Dont Be Suprised If Hatton Wins

[cace]

i hate hatton
but yeah, i agree this fight is not as foregone a conclusion as many say it is, i think its a 50/50 fight
but i dont think it will be close, one style will dominate the other im just not sure on which one yet

[-MAKAVELLI-]

much respect to hatton and im not takin anything away from his chances



but



being a come-forward fighter that has major problems against southpaws with handspeed, he's gonna get worked...pretty bad

[Pullcounter]

This fight is winnable by Hatton.. If he keeps his cool.. and outsmarts PAC.. and Hatton's ring smarts are vastly underrated on these boards..

PAC is not loaded with ring smarts.. But his Trainer is.. I think this fight will be much more cerebral than people are imagining

nah, if hatton is allowed to hold and hit then pac is in bad trouble and probably loses.

[Guest]

Hatton is World Class. I will put my money on him.

[Savino]

good write up. Hatton will put on a wonder show with Big Floyd in his corner. he shown after 7 weeks with him he improved abit now 13weeks with him he will only get better under Floyd.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

nah, if hatton is allowed to hold and hit then pac is in bad trouble and probably loses.

that's another important angle to this bout....we cant have ricky's next door neighbor being the ref

[Technical_Skill]

much respect to hatton and im not takin anything away from his chances



but



being a come-forward fighter that has major problems against southpaws with handspeed, he's gonna get worked...pretty bad

To be fair hes going up against a guy who isnt that hard to hit either, you think manny can run for 12 rounds without getting caught up inside? Its not a direct comparison but look at paulie, he's very quick and he couldnt get away from hatton, in the end he got destroyed inside because he wasnt ready for the rough-house tactics hatton brought to him. I dont think Manny has faced someone who will bring it to him inside like hatton will, and hatton can be heavy handed.

[fcastro1]

people seem to realy diregard pacs last two performances. pac has improved. pac has moved in weight so he knows he cant blow these bigger fighters away. now he is using better boxing skills. better footwork and defence, add to that his already awesome firepower. that is why he has looked impressive. Hatton has a chance but its hard to see him beating this better improved pac.

[Technical_Skill]

people seem to realy diregard pacs last two performances. pac has improved. pac has moved in weight so he knows he cant blow these bigger fighters away. now he is using better boxing skills. better footwork and defence, add to that his already awesome firepower. that is why he has looked impressive.

I agree, Pac isnt as left handed as he once was, but Hatton will bring a challenge very different to the one posed by de la hoya. De la hoya was totally fried in that fight with Pacquiao.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

To be fair hes going up against a guy who isnt that hard to hit either, you think manny can run for 12 rounds without getting caught up inside? Its not a direct comparison but look at paulie, he's very quick and he couldnt get away from hatton, in the end he got destroyed inside because he wasnt ready for the rough-house tactics hatton brought to him. I dont think Manny has faced someone who will bring it to him inside like hatton will, and hatton can be heavy handed.

Paulie Malignaggi got his as5 kicked because he has the punching power of my 7 year old niece….Manny Pacquiao is a whole different ball game my friend…handspeed and a southpaw stance are weaknesses of Ricky and will be on full display from the opening bell