Speed is Manny's advantage so obviously it will be a factor in the fight. Its wierd how some people seem to be suprised by his speed, when it is well known he's one of the fastest, if not THE fastest in the game right now.
But as you say, the main part of Hatton's gameplan, and i'm pretty sure all of his training camp, will be designed to negate the speed and counter it with his strength and power - mainly to the body. Hatton is very good at cutting the ring off and closing in on his opponents constantly. His problem in the past has been closing in with no head movement and no jab and leaving himself open for the counter. This is EXACTLY what Floyd is trying to stop him from doing. So you can bet Hatton's jab, head movements and feints will be very prominent in this fight, coupled with the constant pressure and attacking we are used to seeing from Ricky. Whether it works is another thing..
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