Hatton v Pac...after-thoughts!!

[Uturn]

I was pretty livid to see Ricky get knocked out in such fashion. After a while though i calmed down abit and come to terms that Pac was just a level above. There was nothing more he could of done to win the fight & he was fighting out of his league but props for taking the fight. Maywheather & Pac are great fighters and to be fair there is nothing really to be ashamed losing to these guys,although he did get knocked out brutally by Pac. I think he can walk away and be proud of himself, he has overachieved if any... props to Ricky...he will be missed once he hangs them up im sure..

[Fighting Champ]

Well I saw the fight again and I wanted to add that Ricky Hatton did move his head and avoided many shots with his head movement. Problem was he doesn't really jab his way inside. I also can tell by the fight that the referee didn't even give him any chance to work in inside. As soon as they clinched they got separated. This is ok for a clean fight, but it takes away Hatton chance to knock out pacquiao from the inside. I'm not saying Hatton would've won the fight, but that he would've had more of a chance.

Hatton just like many other fighters takes a rest in the clinch. If Mosley was separated as much as Hatton was he would have a hard time to avoid Margarito and will have a difficult time to beat Paul Williams if they ever do fight. The other big problem Hatton had was that he is always trying for a combination. This way he avoids protecting his face, because he's always planning to come with rights and lefts making himself predictable and exposing his face all the time.which enable Manny to measure him. The jab can is also used to blur your foes vision a bit. If Pacquiao ever fights Floyd and the referee separates them as soon after they clinch it might favor Pacquiao to win.

[Weebler I]

Well I saw the fight again and I wanted to add that Ricky Hatton did move his head and avoided many shots with his head movement. Problem was he doesn't really jab his way inside. I also can tell by the fight that the referee didn't even give him any chance to work in inside. As soon as they clinched they got separated. This is ok for a clean fight, but it takes away Hatton chance to knock out pacquiao from the inside. I'm not saying Hatton would've won the fight, but that he would've had more of a chance.

He probably wouldn't have won the fight but I agree, Bayless was right on them in the clinch. I knew that would be the case with Arum's fighter and as Hatton is an inside fighter, he could never win. Bayless let Malinaggi hang on all night.

[ellwise69]

So much to talk about in boxing right now, right here's a different take.

Here in the UK i sense a real anger towards hatton for the first time in his career, times are hard economically worldwide and over 20,000 travelled to support him. For all that money they got 2 rounds of action, and some of them are pissed. Hatton really does push his 'man of the people' like a salesman and his customers feel cheated.

I wonder how it will affect his fanbase.

Ps. Any doubts that pacman would win were over the minute hatton walked to the arena, he looked terrified.

You know what...

I've been a big Hatton fan since the start, but saturday's fight got me quite pissed off with Ricky.

Where was your gameplan son? Where was the head movement you promised? He got so caught up trying to hurt Pacquiao he looked shockingly amateur and got picked apart. It was like watching Mayweather v Hatton all over again in quadruple speed.

I know the skill of Pac and the gameplan laid out by Roach was a big factor on Saturday, but I can't help but feel Rick really blew his chance.

He's a great guy and given us some great nights, but I felt so let down by his performance. Had he even seen Pacquiao fight before?!

Sorry Ricky but you sold yourself and your fans short on Saturday.....

and your better than that....