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Im pretty sure this topic has come up, but I decided to look at Hattons fight against Paquiao and his fight against Mayweather. Now Hatton's defense is much better against Mayweather in their fight. I don't really want to discredit Pacquiao's performance because I think Pacquiao probably would still won the fight due to his workrate, but I expected much more out of this fight. On paper this fight was supposed to be a clear canidate for fight of the year. Hatton is 30 years old. I agree that Floyd Sr. may be a better trainer. But a trainer and fighter need to have a father son type of relationship, where the fighter trust everything the trainer is doing through a build up for a fight. That's what Freddie Roach and Pacquiao, Roach is the mastermind and Pacman is his perfect weapon. It's funny how Floyd Sr. stresses head movement and Hatton used much more head movement against Mayweather. Im just saying Hatton made a bad move by switching trainers. If Billy Grahams health was bad Hatton should of had graham dictate the training and maybe Lee Beard should do the pad work and play assistant. IDK I think Ricky is kind of vulnearble mentally as a fighter and he needs a father figure as a trainer to boast his confidence.
