Deciding Factors for Pacquiao/Hatton Official Thread.

[mellow_mood]

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[MANGLER]

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Hatton's clinching could be a major factor.. My question is, will pacquiao allow himself to remain tied up? I think he'd be inclined to push off and start over each time. Pacquiao has too much gas in the tank to just rest in the clinch while Hatton worked him over.

I'd guess the main things Pac and Roach are working on for this fight are how to deal with clinching, plus conditioning Pac's body to be able to withstand what Hatton brings to that area.

If you take away those things, which are arguably two of Hatton's best weapons, I don't see much of a problem.



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[DrewWoodside]

I'd guess the main things Pac and Roach are working on for this fight are how to deal with clinching, plus conditioning Pac's body to be able to withstand what Hatton brings to that area.

If you take away those things, which are arguably two of Hatton's best weapons, I don't see much of a problem.

If Team Pacquiao can eliminate excessive clinching and body punching I don't know what Hatton's plan b is. I see all other routes for this fight to lead back to a Pac win.

[IMDAZED]

Hatton's jab.

[GP27]

Agreed. I always thought this could be a major factor. Ricky has had a few problems with southpaw's in the past. Floyd took him out with the left, and Pac's left is super fast and very hard. He has a very impressive right hand these days, too.

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Floyd took rick out with that roy jones check hook. Rick has no, well he just has nothing for that. pac has a str8 left that is so solid.

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If Team Pacquiao can eliminate excessive clinching and body punching I don't know what Hatton's plan b is. I see all other routes for this fight to lead back to a Pac win.

Agree with you, Drew. I'm having a hard time thinking of any advantages Hatton has over Pac if clinching and body shots are ineffective. Hatton isn't faster (hand or foot), and I don't believe there's a great deal of difference in punch power. Both can **** hard enough to earn their opponent's respect, so it comes down to chin and overall skills. Overall, I think Pac is a way better, more skilled fighter. As for chin, well as you said yourself, Pacquiao "puts most bobble head dolls to shame", so catching his chin could prove quite difficult.

To me, almost everything adds up to a Pacquiao win, and probably by late T/KO. However, Ricky is a very tough fighter and it'd be foolish to count him out, so I'm prepared to be proved wrong.

Pac by late T/KO in a tough fight.



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[The_Demon]

i think hatton will surprise a few people in this fight.hatton is good at not letting fighters get into there rhythm and its vital he doesnt let pacman settle down early.hatton has 2 be smart aswell and not take to many shots and waste to many punches.when he does connect he will back manny and up punish him in my opinion.hatton has brutal power

[Jose Rizal]

Pac's footwork (in-and-out and lateral) and foot speed are very important factors in this fight. That combined with his upper body and head movement as well as his fast and active hands in combination punching, counter punching and blocking, makes Pac very hard to hit these days and should negate most of his opponent's efforts to get in close because they will be either be eating a lot of leather going in or won't find anyone home. The double jab and feinting would be vital for Pac as well. Of course there's his lightning fast and powerful left straight (lead or set up with jabs or feints) which is his main weapon.

He's not feather-fisted and with his high work rate, the damage accumulates over time to the body and head so that his opponents tend to slow down by the halfway mark (looking washed up or shot) making them more and more vulnerable and going into a defensive mode until they're finally ready to be taken out. Sometimes early in the fight he can land a stunning blow and he'll be on that mofo like a shark smelling blood and going for the kill. If need be however, he's got the stamina to maintain a very torrid pace for 12 grueling rounds.

[lest26]

yes hatton struggles with southpaws, but ive seen pc look very shaky on the back foot while under pressure, this is an area Haton excels in and pacs ability to fight under pressure and going back will be the defining factor, Mayweather was under lots of pressure and was lucky Hatton lunged in when he did coz he caught him flush and sweet, ive seem Hatton get caught exactly the same against eamon mcgee, but hatton got up that time, so i think pacs best chance will be to counter Hattons attcks, i dont think pac will have Hatton on the back foot at all, Pac can be hurt to the body as has been seen a few times in the past, this is where the majority of hattons KOs have come from. Hatton cuts eay but is rarley effected by them, ultimatley i see Hatons pressure tactics and inside fighting nulifying the speed of pac and him feeling the power early on making pac try to stand toe to toe but but subcoming to the imact of them body shots.