How would Ricky have done if...

[- JCHING -]

I have watched the fight 4 times now and it's just shocking how Ricky didn't listen to a single thing Mayweather had taught him. Basically every defensive aspect of Mayweather Snr's teaching over the past 3 months had just been thrown out the window - particularly in the first round.

Now, had Ricky actually listened to Mayweather Snr, and kept his gloves up, used head movement, feints and didn't start over aggressive - would Ricky have had a chance to beat Manny?

In the second round, Ricky didn't do too badly. He even shook Pacquiao up with 2 or 3 cleanly landed shots early on in the round. With a better defense, that round would have been pretty close. If he had made it through to the third round and settled more into the fight, coupled with a better defense, does anyone think he would have done quite well? There were signs in the second Ricky could do damage, but his defense was non existant. Pacquiao himself said Ricky was strong and had a powerful punch.

I take ABSOLUTLEY NOTHING away from Pacquiao, by the way. He did something incredible that night, something that no other fighter could do and at a weight he has never faught at. But if it was the Ricky some of us were expecting, how do you think Ricky would have done, considering he had the power to hurt Manny?

[-EX-]

I still think he may have been stopped(not like that tho). I think he wudda seen the second half of the fight maybe somewhere round 8-10. I'd give him props if he could stay on his feet all night with some1 so much more skilled than him...

[Bobby Shaw]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8032198.stm

Explains why Ricky didnt listen to Floyd.He had contempt for Floyd and illtreated Floyd.This ****** superiority complex this nobody has ended him in hospital

[MR. V]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8032198.stm

Explains why Ricky didnt listen to Floyd.He had contempt for Floyd and illtreated Floyd.This ****** superiority complex this nobody has ended him in hospital

good read. was looking for some words from ricky post fite. couldnt find any. thanks mann. good to hear hes doing okay and humbly accepts defeat.

[tjadl6386]

I think it would have lasted longer if Ricky followed the gameplan.

[Silencers]

I actually think Mayweather instilling that defense was part of the problem really, I thought Hatton looked 'caught in between iden******' at first, like he didn't know whether to move his head or move his feet, whether he should have thrown the jab or the hook, it just looked like the style that Mayweather tried to teach him and the old style were clashing in there.

Anyways, even if he had been able to execute what Mayweather taught him, he still would have gotten stopped, it was pretty clear Pacquiao was just too quick for him, he didn't know where to look first when Pacquiao was on the attack.

[TheGreatA]

He was caught coming in. If he had fought more defensively which was supposedly the plan (Hatton said he was supposed to move to the left and use the jab) he may have lasted more rounds but surely not the distance.

[MOTHER DUCKER]

First 30seconds of the fight he didn't look to bad lol, if he could have kept guard up/head movement etc i think he could have lasted to 8 or 9, which i was expecting anyway. Ill probably get **** for this but he did seem to hurt pac once or twice when he got up close clinched and he did some dirty tactics. Hitting back of the head a bit and a few shots to the body, dont get me wrong pac wasn't "really" hurt but he certainly felt it.

[D-MiZe]

He needed to survive the first few rounds, once Pacman got tired, Hatton should have gone to work.

[ACHlLLES]

He needed to survive the first few rounds, once Pacman got tired, Hatton should have gone to work.

Good luck with making someone like pacquiao tired. He probably has the best stamina in this sport.