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FREDDIE ROACH believes Ricky Hatton's aggression will be his undoing against Manny Pacquiao.
Roach will be in Pacquiao's corner when the pound-for-pound king faces Hatton on May 2.
And the legendary trainer is confident his man will come out on top in Las Vegas.
He said: "It will be a great fight in the first half but Manny will get to him in the later rounds and will knock him out at some point.
"Ricky is very resilient but his come-forward nature will walk him into some shots and that will get him out of there."
Hatton, 30, has been rejuvenated under the coaching skills of Floyd Mayweather Snr.
But Roach claims not even the experienced American can teach an old dog new tricks.
He added: "Floyd is trying to improve him but I don't think you can change Ricky at this point in his career.
"Once he gets hit, he'll lose composure and revert to what he does best — and that's fight.
"Ricky talks about having worked on his defence and head movement but he is what he is. He's been doing this for a long time.
"They'll have a gameplan coming into the fight but after the first round he'll go back to his natural style.
"That's good for him in some ways because that's the best shot he's got at beating Manny.
"If he tries to outbox Manny and fights like Floyd teaches, then he'll lose.
"He teaches one way and one way only — and that's not suited for Ricky in my opinion. He'd be foolish to try and outbox Manny."
Roach will be in Pacquiao's corner when the pound-for-pound king faces Hatton on May 2.
And the legendary trainer is confident his man will come out on top in Las Vegas.
He said: "It will be a great fight in the first half but Manny will get to him in the later rounds and will knock him out at some point.
"Ricky is very resilient but his come-forward nature will walk him into some shots and that will get him out of there."
Hatton, 30, has been rejuvenated under the coaching skills of Floyd Mayweather Snr.
But Roach claims not even the experienced American can teach an old dog new tricks.
He added: "Floyd is trying to improve him but I don't think you can change Ricky at this point in his career.
"Once he gets hit, he'll lose composure and revert to what he does best — and that's fight.
"Ricky talks about having worked on his defence and head movement but he is what he is. He's been doing this for a long time.
"They'll have a gameplan coming into the fight but after the first round he'll go back to his natural style.
"That's good for him in some ways because that's the best shot he's got at beating Manny.
"If he tries to outbox Manny and fights like Floyd teaches, then he'll lose.
"He teaches one way and one way only — and that's not suited for Ricky in my opinion. He'd be foolish to try and outbox Manny."