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Ricky Hatton has accused Manny Pacquiao of being a one-dimensional fighter ahead of their Las Vegas showdown.
The Manchester fighter says Pacquiao is in for a tough night when the two men square off at the MGM Grand on May 2.
Hatton comes in the contest full of confidence after dispatching Paulie Malignaggi in 11 rounds last November.
"Manny fights the same way all the time. He's effective at what he does but he's not a versatile fighter," Hatton said.
"He's never met a man as fiery, ferocious or rough as me - and certainly not as big and strong.
Easy target
"I don't think Manny is the most elusive. He comes very square-on and he's there to be hit.
"And if he gets hit he's going to get hit by the biggest man he's ever faced. It will be a very explosive fight."
Hatton went on to pour scorn on suggestions former flyweight Pacquiao's inside-the-distance win over Oscar De La Hoya on his welterweight debut last year.
Risking a ticking-off from his promoter, the now-retired De La Hoya, Hatton said: "I don't think Manny has fought at this weight before. With respect to Oscar, he was fighting a punching bag that night."
Solitary defeat
Hatton is putting the finishing touches to his first full camp under new trainer Floyd Mayweather Snr, who joined up at short notice to mastermind Hatton's superb win over Malignaggi.
And he maintains he has been turned into a much better fighter than the one who was hammered to defeat by Mayweather's son, Floyd Jnr, in December 2007 - even going as far as claiming his solitary loss changed him for the better.
Hatton added: "I think the Mayweather fight really changed my career. I had too many fights where there was no real thought in the way I was fighting and that culminated in my defeat to Floyd.
"I said to myself, 'come on Ricky, you've always had the ability, you just aren't using it any more'.
"That's why I went to work with Floyd. And I think you've already seen the difference."
SOURCE: SkySports
The Manchester fighter says Pacquiao is in for a tough night when the two men square off at the MGM Grand on May 2.
Hatton comes in the contest full of confidence after dispatching Paulie Malignaggi in 11 rounds last November.
"Manny fights the same way all the time. He's effective at what he does but he's not a versatile fighter," Hatton said.
"He's never met a man as fiery, ferocious or rough as me - and certainly not as big and strong.
Easy target
"I don't think Manny is the most elusive. He comes very square-on and he's there to be hit.
"And if he gets hit he's going to get hit by the biggest man he's ever faced. It will be a very explosive fight."
Hatton went on to pour scorn on suggestions former flyweight Pacquiao's inside-the-distance win over Oscar De La Hoya on his welterweight debut last year.
Risking a ticking-off from his promoter, the now-retired De La Hoya, Hatton said: "I don't think Manny has fought at this weight before. With respect to Oscar, he was fighting a punching bag that night."
Solitary defeat
Hatton is putting the finishing touches to his first full camp under new trainer Floyd Mayweather Snr, who joined up at short notice to mastermind Hatton's superb win over Malignaggi.
And he maintains he has been turned into a much better fighter than the one who was hammered to defeat by Mayweather's son, Floyd Jnr, in December 2007 - even going as far as claiming his solitary loss changed him for the better.
Hatton added: "I think the Mayweather fight really changed my career. I had too many fights where there was no real thought in the way I was fighting and that culminated in my defeat to Floyd.
"I said to myself, 'come on Ricky, you've always had the ability, you just aren't using it any more'.
"That's why I went to work with Floyd. And I think you've already seen the difference."
SOURCE: SkySports
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