Will Hatton’s Bum Rushing Work On Pacquiao?
January 31st, 2009
By Sean McDaniel: Supposedly, Ricky Hatton has changed a lot since taking on new trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr., no longer madly bum rushing his opponents and leaving himself open for punches on the way in. Let’s hope that’s true for Hatton’s sake, because I think that tactic might not be effective against Manny Pacquiao on May 2nd. At 30, old fighters rarely are able to make notable changes to their fighting style no matter how hard they try.
The question, then, is whether this will work or not? Hatton has had good success with his wild attacks through much of his career, beating a long laundry list of mostly B and C level fighters, while occasionally beating an A fighter. But, he’s had problems in two of his last three fights when making his kamikaze attacks against Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Juan Lazcano.
In each case, Hatton was met with a short left hook when flying forward and badly hurt. I remember seeing Hatton fight years ago and thinking that his wild, amateurish attacks would be his undoing some day when he stepped it up against better competition.
As it turns out, I was dead on right as Mayweather took advantage of Hatton’s aggression and turned it against him by hitting him when he was rushing forward. Against Paulie Malignaggi, Hatton’s last fight, Hatton didn’t come in with his wild attacks nearly as often, but then again he didn’t need to because Malignaggi was so hopelessly over-matched in this fight and didn’t have the tools to make Hatton pay.
Pacquiao does, though. If Hatton decides to try his usual straight line attack on Pacquiao, I can see him failing in a big way against the Filipino star. Pacquiao will time him probably meet him with a either a short right hook or a straight left hand as Hatton comes wildly rushing in, with the end result of Hatton probably kissing the canvas.
The problem for Hatton is that without his wild style of attacking, he has few other offensive tools to fall back on. His jab is poor and rarely uses and his straight right hand and left hook to the head aren’t all that impressive either.
Though he does punch well to the body with either hand, but that’s not something that will work for him against Pacquiao, who tends to fight on the outside rather than the inside, like Hatton. As such, Hatton may have no other choice but to take a big risk by coming in with his risky, wild child style of fighting because if he stays on the outside or if he focuses on trying to pick Pacquiao off with stray lefts and rights, he’s likely to come up empty.
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Im predicting a second round KO, o wait thats what happened last night. pretty poor
Ohhhhhh i see it now. No matter who Hatton has fought theres something wrong with them. They may of been the world champion when he beat them, they may of been ranked 2 in the world or 1 in the world, It doesnt matter theres always something wrong with them.
But as soon as its Pacman V DLH theres no mention of DLH being ill, drained, tired, unfit or what ever the hell was wrong with him, Its just 10 times world champion Oscar Dela Hoya.
Try and keep it honest.
And that DLH you are talking about was the former TEN time World Champ who gave Floyd Mayweather ”who ironically knock out cold your Hatton” a tough Time by scoring only split decision.
DLH was destroyed by the Filipino dynamo, before that dream match you all said that Pacman will be destroyed by the much bigger DLH so what happened…
You guys just cant accept it do you, if you think the guy will be crushed because his smaller your saying it loud, clear and proud as if you all knew everything,and if your prediction came in with different result you keep on searching for excuses…
have the guts to say that Hes the best guy P4P. coz Manny made all of you sports specialist eat your words.
Well Pacquiao got 36 K.O’s and 49 wins WITH A LOT OF QUALITY OPPONENTS, 6 of THEM ARE ALL FUTURE HALL OF FAMER’S so shut up you BRITS.
One more thing this Future HOFER’S got Destroyed by Pacquiao in their PRIME that is why he was considered as the best in Boxing.
All You British fight Fans are beginning to be like Ricky and Floydy Sr. Trying to to reach the stars by saying a lot. having a BIG MOUTH cant win any fight especially if reality speaks against you guys. LOL
Before you start calling this a full gone conclusion, have a look at these 3 videos…
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9pa1H_TLmU&feature=related
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=O4qwBzJKrXY
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6UeYWanxhfs
Still think it’s gonna be a walk in the park for Pacquiao?
I am willing to fight REX. If we can raise the money on this site I will fight you anywhere anywhen. Your opinions wind me up you stupid fat yank din.
What the F*** Kostya Tszyu was an old man who already past his prime when he fought Ricky in 05 and yet this British nonsense fans keeps on bragging about his win against this guy. Ricky did not even Knock Out the Smaller Tszyu, he only made him quit in the 11th round;even though I still credit Tszyu for surviving that long against his young and bigger compatriot, it only goes to show that Ricky has really GOT NO POWER at all that is why he was so chilled in taking on the Top Dogs of his division.
On the other hand here is guy that defeated and knock THE BEST FIGHTER OF THE LAND AT THEIR PRIME,. With o’ve course the Exception of DLH; but still Manny made the Bigger DLH say No Mas or No more in the 9th round a FAR CRY from the 11th round that Ricky has done against the Older and smaller Tszyu.
Do YOU GET IT SCOTT D AND MARK E…
TRY TO ANALYZE IT…
What the F*** Kostya Tszyu is already an old boxer who already past his prime and yet this British nonsense fans keeps on bragging about his win against this guy. Ricky did not even Knock Out the Smaller Tszyu he only quit in the 11th round;anyway I still credit Tszyu for surviving that long against his young and bigger compatriot it only goes to show that Ricky has really GOT NO POWER at all. while on the other hand Manny defeated and knock THE BEST FIGHTER OF THE LAND AT THEIR PRIME,. With the Exception of DLH; but still he made the Bigger DLH say No Mas or No more in the 9th round a FAR CRY from the 11th round that Ricky has done against the Older and smaller Tszyu.
Do YOU GET IT SCOTT D AND MARK E…
TRY TO ANALYZE IT…
Pacmans gonna be hit like never before in his career…
Hitman’s gonna be hit like never before in his career…
Pacman by KO inside 8.
Manny has to punch and move in this fight.. but he doesnt shy down from a Brawl. If he doesnt Ricky has more chance. Ricky has to swarm him get hit as little as possible and work manny inside. Get inside in the early rounds and slow manny down. We still dont know if manny can take a pnuch above lightweight/featherweight because oscar didnt even hit him.
I am a huge fan of both of these fighters, i know this fight will be a good one, alot closer than people think. I think it will be a late stoppage.
Either Manny by Stoppage due to a barrage of punches and nothing coming back from ricky. Or a KO body punch by Ricky.
BUM RUSH????ARE WE TALKING ABOUT BOXING OR RAPPING!!against lazcano hatton had a dodgy minute in a rnd and hammerd him for the rest of the fight.and against floyd hatton had to deal with joe cortez who judging by his refereeing standards would have disqualified mosely against margarito!!!!pacman is quality and hatton will have his hands full for 6to7 rnds but he’s a pitbull at 140 and he will bust the pacman up with his relentless aggression.
overall i think the fight would be close but gota giv it 2 the pacman im sure he will win points but not by a K.O.
Blobby….You either have a terrible memory or don’t follow boxing at all (I prefer to beleive the later based on your ill informed posts)
KO Jose Luis Castillo 2007 (That’s only a couple of years ago)
so many of pacman’s opponents have underestimated his power. maybe it’s because pacman doesn’t look that strong even though his body is ripped. he looked just like any regular boxer…but they always find out too late that they are wrong once their faces meet pacman’s fists.!!!.
Pacs foot speed and ability to throw on the back foot will cause Hatton a few problems but as you say, Ukansodoff, Hatton closes down his opponents and makes the ring smaller in the process, leaving litle place to run. Its taken Pac 9 rounds in his past 2 fights to cause his opponents enough damage to stop them, neither of these opponents have Hattons chin or heart, DLH certainly didnt on his outing with the Pac, and i would still argue that its the speed and volume of punches that causes this damage more so than the power, you hit somebody enough and eventually they will fall “sting like a bee” a once great boxer said!!!. Hatton could easily stop Pac with a solid body shot if given the opportunity, Pac doesnt have this ability.
I can see this fight being a war, an even war at that. It is about time the writers on this site see that.
This site is very divided on this subject. Im dismissing the actual article cuz its cleary biased.
Hatton has not only fought B and C class opponants and we all know it. Hatton hasnt changed his style under Mayweather Sr, hes just tryin to get a bit of finesse in his work. Hatton has shown this finesse before he just doesnt use it.
Hattons style isnt classed as bumrushing or thugary its a well known tactic called PRESSURE BOXING.
IF Hatton can take Pacmans power and he does have power, then he should win this fight. Speed has nothing to do with it when Hattons PRESSURE BOXING cuz he closes down his opponant no problem. He got into Mayweather plenty in that fight Cortez just stopped him doin it.
IF Hatton or his facial skin cant take Pacmans power then hes guna get beat. Pacquiao will hit him alot we all know it especially cuz Hatton takes alot in all his fights.
Dont forget Pacman cant take power too well himself hes just usually good enough to not take much. And hes guna have to take some against a much stronger guy in Hatton who throws ALOT.
Ricky doesn’t have a brittle soft chin as you put it. Mayweather ko’d him the one and only time because he made him tire himself out and he was dead on his feet.
Hatton took punches on the chin from Tzu who hits a LOT harder than either Pac Man or Mayweather and walked through them unfazed. The only way Pac Man will KO Hatton is if he can wear him out by turning him like Floyd did. He wont be able to do that because Ricky is bigger and stronger than Pac whereas Floyd was bigger than Hatton.
ov’course Diaz will tell the World that he wasnt hurt but what was the end Result of that fight…He was KNOCK OUT in 9th ROUNDS; for me he said that just to protect his career saying that he was not hurt by the P4P king..lol, to Tell you Diaz is a former Welterweight not a legit lightweight if you have questions try to look on his previous fights or more so his biography.
Yah I heard that before in DLH fight many say’s that Manny can never win against the golden boy coz hes got no power in the welter division, what did Pacman do, he made Oscar quit his stool so as not to do more damage in his career, if he didn’t quit he should have been be knock out cold by the PACMAN.
I say it again to all the Ricky Hatton fan. If Mosley Knock the granite like chin of Margo by BARRAGE of punches. What more can Pacman do with the soft brittle chin British fighter… tell me…
No matter how you defend Ricky the Hitman, one thing is for sure it will not be so nice for you guys on May 2nd.
Pacquiao came into a poor family in an equal poor country; by that reason he uses this as his motivation for success to support his family and help his people, unlike Ricky who was born with already having spoon on his mouth, his desire and determination are somewhat not enough for him to overcome the P4P king.
in this article it says hatton wants to change. hes not changing, hes attempting to fight like the ricky 5 years ago.
the left hook was a power punch from Manny. Hatton use to have a power punch but not anymore. I can’t remember that last time Hatton actually knocked someone out.
Diaz was a mess and was KO’d by the sheer volume of punches, not just a single left hook. He absorbed plenty of punches until the KO in the 9th. So again, Pac has no real power punches, its the sheer number of punches he throws that causes KO’s at his heavier weights, its only a matter of time before all the punches jar the opponents head enough to daze them into a knock-out state.
Hatton does have a good single punch knock-out blow, whether it be to the body or head.
Scott did you not watch the fight vs Diaz? Manny knocked him out with one single left hook. Diaz says Manny has no power? Diaz obviously has more smack than sense, did you see the state of his face. The fact he couldn’t get up off the canvas says it all.
i say it’s an even fight…i just hope no lucky punch lands and the better fighter wins!
pac not got enough power to ko hatton it all depends who gets to fight the way they like to fight, if hatton aload to fight on inside then he will win, if pac man gets to fight on the outside and has enough room to move about then he will win
Pac had no power at Lightweight, as i said on another article, David Diaz sat in his corner and said Pac didnt hurt him, it wasnt his power, it was his speed. No Pac doesnt have the POWER (as in 1 punch power) to KO Hatton, what he can do is hit him enough so the continuous blows eventually take there toll, but we are talking a hell of a lot of punches here as Hatton can take it
Owen are you sure you are a fan of boxing/… How come you that you got into the conclusion that Manny has NO power… shame on you dude you know nothing, before you say anything or post a comment make sure that you have evidence to back it up…
Pacquiao has NO POWER.HAHAHA…
48 WINS 36 via KO and you say Pacman has NO POWER… let me ask you SPORTS GURU OwenKORowe what’s the RECORD of your IDOL RICKY… and TRY to compare it…
Hatton has no jab???
I distinctly remember him jabbing Mayweather straight in his Pretty Boy face in the first round of their fight and Mayweather got a fright. Though that was the only real clean shot he got in there!!!!!!!!!!!! But thats not the point here.
Mayweather is a far more intelligent fighter than Pac. Hatton CAN jab, he WIll change his style of fighting for Pac and its going to be a lot closer than the writers on this site make out.
I have a feeling Hatton is going to surprise a lot of people in this fight, and this website will be due him an apology for its one sided Hatton-bashing.
I have said this in almost every article about this matter….and lets face it, there are a lot.
PACMAN DOES NOT HAVE THE POWER TO KNOCK OUT HATTON.
Pacman has been at this weight once against DLH who was not even 50% the fighter he should have been. Hatton is at his natural weight.
Dont get me wrong, Pacman is the more skilled fighter but the winner of this fight is going to be the man who gets to fight his way.
Pacman on points if it is fought on the outside.
Hatton win if he can keep the punches short and inside bullying.
Yeah you have a point but with Pacman’s barrage of punches will surely and am confident that this will make Hatton say goodbye.
pacman is not a one-punch knockout artist type. early on, i don’t see his power destroying hatton, even if hatton is walking in.
i think hatton might do very well putting the pressure on pacman. if manny has to fight stepping back, or fight inside more -this could be a close one. hatton has to make pacman work -make him uncomfortable -i’m not sure pacman has felt the pressure of a real 140lb fighter in his prime. the fight against oscar was a joke. hatton will be A LOT tougher.
Is there any change in Ricky’s Fighting style/… LOL…
Hatton will always force his way in and before he lands anything against The Pacman, He will be blooded and battered before he knew it his kissing the canvass.
Biased article, I think Hatton would win this fight against Pacman if he goes back to his old self and trys to smother and muscle Pacman on the inside. I think Pacquaio wins if Hatton tries to box on the outside. I can’t say whether or not I have ever seen Pacman fight on the inside, I have seen him in wars but never really fight on the inside so its hard to say how Pacman will react. I will pick Pacman by decision, but if Hatton can mix it up and give Pacman some different looks I think he has a fair chance.
It worked against Tzu, the difference in the Mayweather fight was that Mayweather used the clinch against Hatton and made him tire himself out by constantly turning him. Only when Hatton was dead on his feet was his usually iron chin open to a KO.
Pacquiao isn’t in Mayweather’s league and in all honesty I don’t think he is as good as Tzu was either. He is a better boxer but not neccessarily a better fighter.
I want Hatton to win but couldn’t pick a winner of this fight. Pacquiao is the p4p number one but no Mayweather and he is the smaller man fighting at Hatton’s natural weight in which he has never looked less than unbeatable.
mr blobby is also a joke, much like ur article. it will depend on how well hatton cuts ring down. if it turns into a punch fest hatton is favourite
Pacquaio is gonna get creamed, im predicting round 6 he gets bashed up ref stops the fight. Trust me, Mr Fletch knows it! LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hatton is gonna get creamed, im predicting round 6 he gets bashed up ref stops the fight. Trust me, Mr. Blobby knows it!