Pacquiao-Hatton: Straight Left, Right Hook Will Do Nice For Manny
April 18th, 2009
By Ron Santos: I am afraid to say it is not good news for Ricky Hatton. The problem with Ricky’s loss to Floyd Mayweather jr is that a blueprint was made. Watching all Ricky’s fights after that loss, both Juan Lazcano and Paulie Malinaggi attempted and certainly landed the ‘check left hook’. The only problem being was that Juan Lazcano lacked the ability to land the hook over and over again and Paulie just pure and simply punches as hard as a ballet dancer. Neither of these fighters are the same calibre as Floyd or Manny.
The fundamental difference between these fighters is that Manny has evolved into a better fighter whilst Ricky is still a one trick pony that just attacks and tries to overwhelm opponents. For example, Morales game plan for the first fight of the trilogy was to attack Manny as people thought he could not fight on the back foot. This proved to be correct. In the next fight, Morales tried to use that same tactic again but a different result this time.
Many showed signs of improvement and become the first person to not only stop Morales but also the only person to absolutely dominate him. Then the third in the trilogy, Manny’s transformation complete. Manny was dominant in the very short fight, with the most notable knockdown for me was when Morales was attacking Manny on the ropes and Manny simply took a step back and landed a perfect left hook. It is also clear to the progression of Manny’s movement and tactical ability in the Oscar fight.
Luckily I have had the pleasure of seeing Ricky train and whilst it was exciting and very entertaining I kept noticing something strange. Also noticeable in the first episode of Ricky vs Manny 24/7 was that Mayweather Snr is standing orthodox and getting Ricky to slip the punches. Surely it would be much more helpful to switch it over so that it was southpaw? It is all good and well that Mayweather Snr entertains us with poems but he will soon need to be writing a poem explaining why Ricky came short again.
The thing with Ricky is that he is a world champion and that is it. He is not a great champion as he is considerably far behind a lot of fighters on the world stage. For example take Oscar dela Hoya, just retired and boasts 10 world titles at 6 different weight divisions.
Ricky struggles at welterweight and bloats too much between fights to even consider lightweight. It is good to see Ricky learning the basics from Mayweather Snr but I just feel that in every situation that Manny has an answer for Ricky’s one dimensional style. I hope Ricky studies the Oscar vs Manny fight because I feel Manny is going to do the exact same thing to Ricky.
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this article was spot on!! a little biased but ended up being correct as the fight was definitely one sided!! to say the least!!
scott d ….. i have actually watched all of pacquiao’s fights and hattons fights. the only time i saw him box was after he was knocked down for the first time against eamonn magee.even in the malinaggi fight he was still getting caught with the check left hook.
and about ur southpaw comment…. it is just a waste of time for Ricky to keep training against an orthodox fighter. he needs all the help he can get.
and for oscar….. manny’s two losses were at lower weights but u have to take into consideration that when manny first started boxing he was fighting guys much much heavier than him!! he used to get on the scales with weights in his pocket so he could fight to earn money!!
I’m a fan of Pacman but i’m not discounting Hatton. Although Pacman evidently improved a lot, Hatton’s hands are not handcuff once he steps into the ring on May2.
C’mon guys, let’s respect everyone’s opinion. Let us just enjoy come fight night.
Oscar that was 19-forgaten when Manny was sill an infant.
if hatton can just land a few shots he has a great chance. i have not seen a single sight that has talked about the fact manny has been knocked out twice if i am correct and at a lower weight. ricky has a good chance but i think his face will be in bits at the end of the night even if he wins.
Jon, i never said that Hatton training to fight a southpaw exposes his tactics, i said “Do you really think Mayweather snr doesnt know that Pacs a southpaw? Do you really think he will send Hatton in there unprepared?”, in response to “Luckily I have had the pleasure of seeing Ricky train and whilst it was exciting and very entertaining I kept noticing something strange. Also noticeable in the first episode of Ricky vs Manny 24/7 was that Mayweather Snr is standing orthodox and getting Ricky to slip the punches. Surely it would be much more helpful to switch it over so that it was southpaw?”
Think before you type.
And why is Hatton one dimensional? I have a theory, the Hatton haters on here, yes you too jon, have likely only seen 2, possibly 3 of his fights, and that will have been the last 2 or 3, you have no idea of his boxing skills prior to the Mayweather fight so you base all your comments on just 4% of his fights, rather than seeing the bigger picture. You all seem to think he is a straight up brawler, what you dont know is that he can box, he can move and he has a pretty mean jab which he can lead from successfully and create angles for further attacks. Yes he keeps coming forward, he is an aggressive fighter. This bulldozer gameplan he used over the past couple of years worked and he forgot his roots, that changed in the Malignaggi fight, even a novice like yourself would have seen that.
By your reckoning, Pacquiao is one dimensional. He gets in, throws flurrys and gets out. Basing on his last 2 or 3 fights of course, but the bigger picture shows he can brawl and fight effectively on the inside as well as moving and jabbing on the outside both attacking and defensively.
And by the way, im not English.
PACQUIAO has power too 37 K.O’s remember?!!!
scott d u are blatantly english. ricky hatton is one dimensional and is a one trick pony. it is not exposing the gameplan by ricky hatton training to fight a southpaw u fool. and lala …… there have been many world champions that have lacked ability. to be a great world champion u need more, and although ricky is a good champion, he will always fall short against great champions.
great article!! it is about time someone put an article on here praising pacman instead of manuel perez putting a hating down on pacman.
what about hatton’s ability to cut off the ring, something de la hoya has never been able to do. your mostly basing someone’s ability on their performance against a weight drained and ageing fighter. david diaz is also a human punchbag. hatton fared well in the first few rounds against mayweather, confusing him with his footwork. what about ricky’s body attacks? i think both their strengths and their flaws make for an interesting fight.
how the hell can a one trick pony become the best light welter weight in the world(it must one hell of a trick),rickys obviously a come forward fighter,but hes done away with everybody but pbf,and done it in style,manny is not pbf and if pacman and pbf ever do fight (and i stress do,because rickys gonna hammer in)i think floyd would give him an arse whoopin,most of what iv seen of manny is exactly the same as rickys come forward approach,manny may be fast but so is ricky,well see if manny can handle rickys power,because lets face it,oscar was not anything to go by and ricky wouldv done exactly the same thing but i recon ricky wouldv got it done quicker,,bring on 2nd may
wait until may 2nd mate then you can use that wonderful thing called hindsight when mannys career will be in tatters he’ll be another cotto or pavlik ie. knocked of his pedastool
There are plenty of Hatton haters on this sight and lots of pacman lovers lets just see what happens on may 2nd, from both sides lets just get the excuses ready aspecially those of you over the water in the US as you usually have plenty.
In the Luis Collazo fight Hatton had some bad moments but won the fight. Altough Malignaggi does not have a KO power he surely have the speed, the only jabs that effected Ricky (Malignaggi fight) was the first round, from round 2 onwards it was a different story.
I think Ricky will be effected with Pacquiao speed in the first few rounds but I think from round 4 onwards again will be another story that will pressure Pacquiao till the end.
I think we dont need to be told anymore what Hatton or Pacman brings to the table. Weve seen them doin their things for a number of years now.
The only thing we need to know is whether Hatton can cope with Pacmans speed and movement and if Pacquiao can keep enough distance between them all night so Hatton doesnt start to bully him against the ropes.
And to be honest we are all goin over the same shit here. Fight night will be when we find out and not before. Are we really guna keep repeating ourselves or can these people write something new for us to talk about.
2 things tho, those that point out that Hatton coped easy with another slick boxer in Malanaggi are right but Hatton got hit quite easy that night against a guy who cant punch for shit and Pacquiao has that level of skill but is a very damaging puncher with it.
And those that claim Pacman can cope with the strentgh of a Light Welter, im sure he can, but Hatton isnt your normal LIghtwelter, he makes the strongest of them look visibly weak so that argument doesnt wash with me either.
it’s a great fight i think but Manny will pull it out in a very flashy way. Though ricky claimed improvements in speed and foot the real thing here is you cannot do it overnight… the fact that he is still slower than pacquiao is a big exploitation and his skill like a fighting bull will not work if you can’t even find your target. He’ll just move forward and find Manny’s fist beating his face
Lets get the Party started for Manny Pacquiao’s up and coming victory over Ricky Hatton, every one is invited even the British fans can go and Party with us at ROCKWELL/EASTWOOD/ATC and Makati City MAY 3 at 8pm. SEE YOU ALL THERE…
And now it seems that with the kind of comments that HATTON always say and throw on to Manny P. shows that his afraid that’s why to negate the animosity he keeps on posting predictions to the media.
Just take this Facts; RICKY was Knockout for the first time by PBF by a left hook considering that Pretty boy wasn’t a pure southpaw still he was knockout,FACT! now MANNY is a pure/full blooded lefty it is sure that Ricky will get a hell of that power punch barrage by the PACMAN. the more scary thing is that Manny is not anymore the same guy that he was a year ago.he became bigger better and bolder.
The writers on this site have been very quick to bring up the facts of Manny’s improvements but failed to mention Ricky’s.
Ricky is not a one dimensional fighter, yes he is aggressive and is a pressure fighter who will always come forward, but he can also box very well, he has great speed and closes off a ring like nobody else. The difference between Ricky’s Lazcono fight and Malignaggi fight are like night and day. Against Lazcono, he bullied him on the inside and tried to bomb him out, against Malignaggi, he boxed, jabbed his way in before trying to unleash hell on him, all because he has been forced back to his old style.
The Manny vs Ricky argument always falls back on the Oscar DeLa Hoya fight, in which Manny faced a static target who couldnt answer his attacks let alone chase him. Yes he looked impressive and moved well, but so do i around a static target such as a punchbag, but thats not to say i will look good against a moving target.
As for this 24/7 crap, just because HBO filmed it, doesnt mean its all true. Neither Roach nor Mayweather snr will want to advertise their tactics to the other team, so showing it on tv wouldnt be wise now would it? Do you really think Mayweather snr doesnt know that Pacs a southpaw? Do you really think he will send Hatton in there unprepared? Do you think Roach believes Hatton will just charge forward with no defense and no thoughts for Pacs speed? Do you think Roach isnt concerned about Hattons speed? 24/7 is giving an insight into the preperations, not a blow by blow tactical analysis from each side.
Perhaps Ron Santos is this site’s answer to Manuel Perez? Such a pro Pacquiao article posing as analysis of the strengths of one fighter and only the weaknesses of the other is not worthy of being called a serious article. Let’s get some REAL analysis please.
you said ricky lacks ability…..how the hell can a boxer who lacks boxing ability win a world title? i dont care what you say, that doesnt happen!
Im really struggling to understand why some people think ricky isn’t going to last 6 rounds =S. Diaz took manny 9 rounds and sed his power wasn’t the problem he was just too fast. Diaz isnt a big puncher but hes also smaller than hatton and he survived even though he was out on his feet after round 7. Ricky is the biggest opponent pacman will have faced and although hes fast he is going to get tagged in this fight. I just really cannot understand people not giving the best light-welter ANY chance at all i guess ill put my money on ricky. CMON THE HITMAN!!!!