Is Pacquiao The Next Golden Boy? No, Because Manny’s Going to Lose to Hatton
April 16th, 2009
By Manuel Perez: If people think that Manny Pacquiao (48-3-2, 36 KOs) is going to be the next “Golden Boy,” then I say they’re going to be sadly disappointed when Pacquiao is knocked out by Ricky Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs) on May 2nd, at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pacquiao, 30, isn’t the one that should be facing Hatton in this fight, it should be Juan Manuel Marquez, because he was defeated by an incredibly 12-round questionable decision by Pacquiao a year ago in March 2008.
Right now, boxing is looking for a popular fighter to step in and fill the void left by the great Oscar De La Hoya’s retirement from boxing. Whoever the fighter that emerges as the next Golden Boy, they have pretty big shoes to fill because De La Hoya was the best for 17 years, winning 10 titles in six different weight divisions.
There will never be another like De La Hoya that much is for sure. But some lucky fighter will step up soon to take over the mantle De La Hoya left, but it sure isn’t going to be Manny Pacquiao, I can tell you that. It especially won’t be Pacquiao after he’s handed a nice sweet loss by Hatton.
Getting beat by Ricky will remove Pacquiao from the running for this excellent award and put him at a lower class that I feel he should be ranked in given his lack of quality fights the past few years.
I don’t think Hatton will be the next Golden Boy either, because he’s not going to be around long enough to make that happen. If he Hatton did stick around for another six or seven years and fought and beat quality opposition like Marquez and Victor Ortiz, then I would immediately bestow upon Hatton the prestigious Golden Boy crown.
However, Hatton won’t be around much longer, so he’s out of the running. But you can be assured, it won’t be Pacquiao either. The same goes for WBC lightweight champion Edwin Valero (25-0, 25 KOs), who’s build up a perfect record of knockouts, albeit against largely soft opposition.
If anyone is going to take over the Golden Boy title it’s Juan Manuel Marquez (50-4-1, 37 KOs). He’s fought the best during his 16-year pro career and only has one loss that I consider to be legitimate, his first fight which ended up as a 1st round disqualification to Javier Duran in 1993.
The losses to Chris John, Freddie Norwood and Pacquiao were all victories as far as I’m concerned, showing how badly some fights are sometimes scored. The only problem with Marquez, 35, is that he doesn’t have too many more years left before he starts to show signs of fading as a fighter.
However, he’s incredibly youthful in the same way as Bernard Hopkins and he may be able to fight into his 40s like Hopkins. In that case, Marquez definitely will be the next Golden Boy.
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You’re clearly a hardcore marquez fan but just like any boxing fan people have their preference I do agree that marquez has heart
but you have to agree that after seeing the fight with hatton and pacman
you have to at least acknowledge that what you saw was the potential to be great
its been a while since someone came around with two strong hands good footwork and good head movement
-In the fight if played in slow motion you should catch that pacman was able to dodge pretty much all shots taken from the outside by hatton only 2 ever hitting him 1 in the first round and 1 in the second
-im not gunna count your man out well see what hes got
-if he beats mayweather then well talk
- Pacquiao fan
hey what’s all about this nonsense? i think you pretty f***** up your story here…your bet, hatton has lost to pacquiao in only 2 rounds via k.o! i’m sure you’ll be embrassed to death by now you loser hahaha
WELL I GUESS THE FIGHT LAST NIGHT… SHOULDVE SHUT YOU UP… BECAUSE RICKY HATTON WENT DOWN THREE TIMES WITHIN TWO ROUNDS…
Hey Manual Perez,
I’m going to be the next Golden Boy. Your predictions are horrible.
-Pacman
mr.perez, i dont know why you even write about boxing when anybody who reads your article just know how biased you are. you claim that pacquiao will lose his fight with hatton because marquez is better than him? talk about, demented logic…
not once in your article did you mention anything about the skills of hatton that would beat manny.
with how you voice your opinions, it seems like you are claiming that you are a lot better than boxing experts of the ring magazine, boxing writers assoc of america,yahoo sports, espn, and a lot more who have given manny pacquiao recognition. not only that, although you are entitled to your own opinions, you are insulting our intelligence by even sharing it with others. marquez is out of the running, get over it.. this is a classic case of SOURGRAPING
sorry it will be the other way around!
mexican pinoyster – one fact is,when fighters face crisis inside the ring,THEY ALWAYS REVERT TO THEIR ORIGINAL AND BASIC fighting styles,be it by being hurt,by frustration,reflex,or by instinct.if you review pacquiao’s fights,you will see a HUGE difference in the way he fights.earlier in his career,when pacman gets tagged,he tends to brawl,go all out,go for broke,but he seems to have overcome that mindset thru subsequent fights….evolution of a fighter evolves on NOT ONE SINGLE FIGHT…i beg to differ in that,pacquiao has developed “boxer” skills now.he is now a boxer/puncher kind of fighter…and my hats off to the guy,he’s a very humble guy,plays basketball,chess and darts,..plays the guitar too…and i like hatton,too.very “one-of-the-boys” kind of guy.but i have to go for a pacman win by tko because of a hatton cut.
ooops,sorry wrong article…:
i am a fan of both guys.sure,fms is one obnoxious character,but that’s no excuse to diss hatton’s accomplishments.like the others said,the article is too biased….in this fight though,i’ll go for the pacman….he developed from a one dimesional,one-punch pony to a complete boxer/puncher he is now…kudos to mr.roach..aside from that,pacman is an awesome athlete,moving up in weight,playing basketball…plays darts too,and plays the guitar…awesome guy…i like hatton too…he’s so “one of the guys”….great fight,can’t wait.pacman win tko,because of a hatton cut.
Hahaha! couldn’t agree more with the heavyweights in this site.. ukansodoff & Scott D.. we share the same sentiments of Perez’ articles, buddies…
Yeah….
If only boxingnews will show who is the author, i won’t visit the site.
But either way, I’ll visit the site but not to read Perez’ articles, only to insult his intelligence (if he has, BUT sure, he don’t have even a BRAIN at all). jejejejejeje……..
Manny Pacquiao has NEVER fought a pressure fighter like Hatton before. Pacquiao’s fans and even his trainers are in for a HUGE DISAPPOINTING SURPRISE on May 2nd because the BEST POUND-FOR-POUND BOXER in the world, Ricky Hatton, will KO Pacquiao in under 3 rounds.
Hatton is JUST AS FAST as Pacquiao. He’s TOUGHER than him. He’s UNDEFEATED at 140 lbs. And he’s an even better all-around boxer now than he was 4 years ago against Kosta Tszyu.
Congrats to Ricky Hatton the REAL pound4pound champion!
Manuel “the sourgrape” Perez!!!
I bet when Pacman wins against Hatton, this sourgraping MOFO will write about the fight saying..Hatton was shot, he was drained, he trained himself too much, pacquiao wasnt even good..he got lucky…the typical load of crap Perez comes up with.
good idea mr. perez…., but u hav a wrong opinion! sorry mate
Im not a big Pacman fan but I know he is a very good boxer and has done great things (yes he did lose to Marquez but by 1 round- in my opinion). But you hate on him to much and when someone is so biased against one fighter no one cares about your opinions (just like other writers on this site).
I want Hattton to win and lets hope he does, but who knows what will happen.
As usual Manuel Perez LOVE JMM … ur hatred of the Pacman is blinding u old man. and again ur prediction will be wrong. i remember u saying Pacman will never stand against Morales. ur predictions are always crop. I dont know why u even write about boxing. u dont know how to be fair. stop writing about this sport and instead write a love story – i love u JMM by Manuel Perez.
What alot of people dont know is Hatton can box a little bit. he beat a cuban before turning pro you dont do that with no boxing ability. Hattons last few fights when he had Billy graham in his corner all Hatton did was go out like a Bull in a china shop trading on brute force and leaving behind his boxing foundation and skill set. You can get away with that for so long against lesser opponents but against top class fighters (Mayweathers, Pacmans) it wont work. Mayweather senior has slowed Hatton up and got him boxing again moving his head being smarter I think this will show against pacman. I cant see Hatton just trying to steam manny
I think he will take his time and in the later rounds if he cuts the ring off catching manny and forcing an up close fight which will suit Hatton Manny I feel will struggle against the bigger man. Manny needs to stick to fast in and out tatics hopefully catching Hatton wearing him down or maybe cutting him.
everytime manuel perez writes, you’ll know it’s anti-pacquiao.
Hmmmm. Oscar was a great fighter but he lost a lot of big fights for various reasons. I think his popularity overtook his actual ability. He’s a good guy though and deserves his place in the hall of fame.
There’s only one Golden Boy and he cant be replaced how many 6 weight world champions and 10 time world champion have there been only the 1 and you will not replace that no matter how good these fighters are now. as for the hatton pacman fight i think those hatton hatters will be shocked pacman is a good fighter but he fought a drained ODH, on may 2nd let the best man win as it will be an excellant fight.
It is pretty obvious that Perez is a big fan of Marquez and prejudiced against Pacquiao. I don’t think anyone will take the “Golden Boy” mantle. Oscar was a very good fighter who never avoided anyone. He has carried the sport of boxing with his ability to draw attention to the sport. He’s a first ballot Hall of Famer. Marquez is a gifted fighter with both a heart and head for boxing, but he does not have the drawing power that Oscar did and he never will. You could argue either way on the fights with Pacquiao. He was robbed against John. Pacquiao is a very good fighter as well. He has faced the best competition that has been presented him and has turned in great performances. I think the fight with Hatton will be much more interesting than Perez thinks. Hatton has the power, but Pacquiao has the speed and boxing skills. Mayweather Sr. says that he has retooled the Hitman’s arsenal, but I think that fighters revert to their old styles unless like Pacquiao, they have been retooling over several fights. We have seen Pacquiao add more tools to his set of skills in the last few fights. Hatton has been the same fighter up until this training camp. If Pacquiao gets into a brawl with Hatton it could be a short night. However, if he boxes and punches like Freddie Roach has worked into his game plan, then Hatton could well get his second loss on May 2nd.
Oscar was the “Golden Boy” and if i remember correctly he lost. Your hatred for Pacman is driving you way too much here.
Chill out, have a taco, take a deep breath and relax.
there will never be the second OSCAR but there will always be a new and much greater MANNY PACQUIAO. I don’t care what you think about my Men coz I know after his path of destruction on your LATINO guys his now lock up his eyes in destruction to all white and black guys willing to face him on the squared ring…