Okay so what are the excuses?

[letsgobrady]

i wonder if people still feel like ricky is better than calzaghe?

[GrizzleBoy]

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=267287

Pac was cursed from the beginning and was destined to lose when his mom flew to Vegas to watch her son fight, then Hatton's mum came to Vegas and neutralized the bad juju.

True.

[Squabbles94806]

No excuses? I'm shocked. There's gotta be one. Is Pacquiao still overrated? Pacquiao's an average fighter...he's alright, nothin special or spectacular about his fighting style. He's just a Filipino to me. Ha Ha Ha....Where are the Paco critics at? They gotta say sumpin...

Hatton was on the canvas for a minute. By why didn't Bayless count him out. Obviously he wasn't getting up, but give the man some decency and count him out. Paco scored a TKO, not a KO.

[Motofan]

No excuses. Manny is just flat out the man right now.

[rorymac]

No excuses from me. I'm shocked it happened so fast. It looked like the old Ricky. You could almost tell from his facial expression when he was thinking of attacking which was all the time. He was noticably slower than Pac and left himself wide open.

I think he should retire. It will not be satisfying for him to not fight at the top level and I'm now convinved that unfortunately he does not belong there. Too bad. I really like him as a person and fighter.

Now my two favoritte fighters have retired I hope (Hatton+Calzaghe). It's gonna be a dull life from now on.

I agree with every word you just said, especially the last sentence.

[letsgobrady]

No excuses? I'm shocked. There's gotta be one. Is Pacquiao still overrated? Pacquiao's an average fighter...he's alright, nothin special or spectacular about his fighting style. He's just a Filipino to me. Ha Ha Ha....Where are the Paco critics at? They gotta say sumpin...

Hatton was on the canvas for a minute. By why didn't Bayless count him out. Obviously he wasn't getting up, but give the man some decency and count him out. Paco scored a TKO, not a KO.

if you think manny can beat shane,floyd or cotto then yes he's overrated but if you just believ that manny is a great fighter and a hall of famer than no he's not overrated

[mickey malone]

Nightmare! I came down with the flu yesterday and had to cancel my trip to the local snooker club where they showed the fight..
A mate just brought round the video, and I now feel even worse.. Not just gutted because Hatton got beat, but because he got totally thrashed & completely owned..
I'm embarrassed I picked him to win & he should retire without hesitation..
Not in my wildest dreams, did I envisage Hatton presenting himself as a static target & hanging his chin out to dry, especially after being given a 2nd stab at P4P greatness..
His tactics were reckless & totally unprofessional.. Floyd senior didn't appear to give a ****.. Hatton totally f**cked up by leaving 'his friend' Billy Graham who must be absolutely devastated.. Hat was a much better fighter under him, but still defected into the uncomfortable realms of the 'enemy'.. So so wrong..
The flu was a blessing in disguise, cos I'd have been even sicker staying up till 5am in order to witness that..
All said... Well done to Pacman.. His performances of late would send a shiver down the toughest of spines.. He trully is a pheonomenon & should fight Edwin Valero ASAP.. We probably haven't seen the best of him yet but If he stays with Freddie Roach, we will for sure.. Good luck Pac!

[gingeralbino]

Pac's on drugs no-one can be that fast without performance enhancing drugs.
Not only that but Ricky Hatton took a dive, the way the odds dropped on Pacman just before the fight. Thats why his bird wasnt cheering the manchester mafia said they'd kill his son if he didnt go down in the 2nd!!


In all seriousness, what a performance from Pacman. Cant wait for Floyd Pac now. Defence master v attacking master.

[Left Hook Tua]

Hype/promotional talk can make one person think another person can do something that same person probably thought that other person wouldnt be able to do before the hyping started.

Therefore, when their original beliefs are confirmed, they start to think back to the reasons why they thought he couldn't/wouldn't win in the first place before the hype/talk, hence we have "excuses".

Not enough time to change tactics with new trainer.
Floyd Jr ended him already.
He's an overrated come forward boxer with no defense who hasn't done anything special.
etc

But when it comes down to it.

Hatton cant change.

Team Pac did their homework, studied Hatton hard, and the result was that PacMan ****ed the ****ing **** out of Hatton.

That's pretty much it really.

what does that have to do with not using blue moon as his ring entrance music?

twat.

[Left Hook Tua]

i wonder if people still feel like ricky is better than calzaghe?

his resume still is.

maybe not in number of wins but in the competition.

prime floyd mayweather jr. and prime manny pacquiao > past prime bernard hopkins and shot roy jones jr.

past prime kostya tszyu and past prime jose luis castillo > shot chris eubank