Just Rewatched Pacquaio-Hatton!

[oaba09]

Excellent post! Green K given!

[Tito1]

Its been awhile since I saw it and one thing really stuck out to me. Hatton is a super big strong 140 pounder. He was probably regarded as the biggest & strongest but physically, Pac made him look like a little boy. Pac looked much stronger in both ways. He was much stronger looking. His body looked bigger & stronger than Hatton's. He was also literaly stronger. Everything he throw looked way more forceful than Hatton's. Everything hurt him.

Thats why I keep going back to this. Everyone so underestimates Pac's strength & size. He is not this little dude moving up in weights. That may be what the facts are but when the fight gets here, he always looks like the bigger & stronger guy by a mile. I have no doubt that he can compete at WW after watching how physical he looked against Hatton. I also saw the Oscar fight the other night and came away with the same feeling. I felt that the Pac who fought Oscar could easily compete at WW and I actually think Pac is even alot bigger & stronger now than he was at that time. Cotto can definatly win because he's a strong monster and a freak but if everyone is waiting for this little Pac to show up and be so outgunned physically then they better keep on waiting because its not going to happened.

Everyone keeps singling out Pac's speed. They keep saying that its speed vs power and the big man vs the little man but Im telling you that this cat is as strong & powerful as an ox. It honestly wouldnt shock me one bit if he actually looked just as powerful as Cotto tonight even though Cotto also looks like a manchild when you watch old clips of him literaly chopping guys down. I just love the way Pac is growing physically and fundementally. His right hook is crazy good now and everything he does is with the highest amount of speed & power but it looks so effortless. You can still argue things about Cotto, Mosley, and the other big WW's but Pac is definatly on par physicaly in every way with Mayweather and I actually think he may be ahead of him in alot of ways. His strength & power are off the charts right now and when you combine that with his speed, the super underrated Southpaw style, and his ever increasing pure boxing skill, dude looks "nearly" unbeatable. That doesnt mean he wont lose. Cotto "can be" just that good also

Cough Cough,you cant compare Hatton to Cotto,Hatton went in amateurish hunting Pac anfd got caught, he never followed May.Sr. instructions to keep hands up and jab, Cotto has completely superior arsenal to Hatton,plus beleive me Cotto has a nice hard jab, which is key in whipping Pacman, Cotto will neutralize Pacmans in and out with jab, will get impatient and start brawling Cotto, and then good night!

[boxasmash]

Pacquiao is strong no doubt but Cotto is a frigging monster at 147 strength wize,he bullied the hell out of Mosley.

[taino78]

well yeah like dlh hatton had to lose like 40 pounds to ge back into jww limit, it was said he walked around about 180.

[DLT]

Cough Cough,you cant compare Hatton to Cotto,Hatton went in amateurish hunting Pac anfd got caught, he never followed May.Sr. instructions to keep hands up and jab, Cotto has completely superior arsenal to Hatton,plus beleive me Cotto has a nice hard jab, which is key in whipping Pacman, Cotto will neutralize Pacmans in and out with jab, will get impatient and start brawling Cotto, and then good night!

I agree. Im not really comparing Hatton to Cotto as much as Im just saying that I think physicaly Pac can hold his own at WW. Everyone acts like if he will lose to these guys just because there so much bigger & stronger but I just dont think that is reality

[oaba09]

I guess the main point of the TS is that people should stop underrating Pacquiao's power....

[DLT]

Lets not forget that was where manny had the most power, and where jmm was at his best. Other than the second round marquez never looked hurt against mayweather.

Thats true but in Floyd's defense, JMM was so mesmorized by Floyd's speed that he fought super cautious in that fight and even thought Floyd was the bigger guy, you could tell that he was scared to go all out on O because JMM always looked like he was in perfect position to counter and both guys knew that was the only way he was going to land anything significant. When its JMM vs Pac its way more action so there will always be more oppurtunity for guys to get hurt

[Tito1]

I agree. Im not really comparing Hatton to Cotto as much as Im just saying that I think physicaly Pac can hold his own at WW. Everyone acts like if he will lose to these guys just because there so much bigger & stronger but I just dont think that is reality

I see your point, somewhat, but I would agree with you if Pac fought top WW at their 147 weight and not draining them, theres a reason roach calls for draining fighters,or else I dont think he's confident fighting *****,Mosley,Marg,Cotto, at 147 thats where we would see the power disadvantage that Pac would have IMHO

[NakiFan]

Yeah, for sure Pac's physicality and strength are under-rated, but Pac would be wise not to turn the fight into a test of strength with cotoo.

Cotto's only advantages in the fight are strength, power and durability.

If Pac boxes Cotto and keeps away from him its pac all night long baby.

[hammerhiem]

well yeah like dlh hatton had to lose like 40 pounds to ge back into jww limit, it was said he walked around about 180.

Don't talk ****, I met Hatton 3 weeks before he started training and he was about 165 he puts on about a stone (14lb) between fights.