It was the Floyd fight that started it. He got the whole country backing him, believing in him, it was his grandest opportunity and he knew it and came up short despite a valiant effort. He believed he could win with probably doubted himself that he would. But he probably didnt think in a million years he'd be KO'd in such embarrassing fashion.
The PAC fight was just devastating, as in that fight Hatton was the man, the reigning champ, the pre fight favourite in a lot of bookies and experts eyes, expected to mail this little Asian bloke, and a terrible training camp, plus peaking weeks before, added to a decline in punch resistance and catching a great fighter in his prime put paid to his dream of rematching Floyd.
The devastating loss at the hands of Pacquiao was the straw that broke the camels back.
But the Floyd fight was the pot of gold, the long term dream and losing that fight in which he carried so much pressure for is what set him off.
The PAC fight was just devastating, as in that fight Hatton was the man, the reigning champ, the pre fight favourite in a lot of bookies and experts eyes, expected to mail this little Asian bloke, and a terrible training camp, plus peaking weeks before, added to a decline in punch resistance and catching a great fighter in his prime put paid to his dream of rematching Floyd.
The devastating loss at the hands of Pacquiao was the straw that broke the camels back.
But the Floyd fight was the pot of gold, the long term dream and losing that fight in which he carried so much pressure for is what set him off.
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