Comments on: Ricky Hatton Vs Manny Pacquiao Preview

By: PinoyAko

PinoyAko — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:40:44 +0000

Speed kills. I think pacquiao will dominate the fight.

By: getemkid

getemkid — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:11:39 +0000

how can you say hatton is fighting at home in las vegas? youve obviously never been to las vegas. Filipinos are the third largest minority in the city. not to mention all the people coming from california.

By: Tim G

Tim G — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:02:47 +0000

Going to this fight!!! cant wait!!! only chances for hatton is if he can land crushing body shots early before rd 5 or so. Pac man’s stamina is far superior and if Hatton tries to go 12 with the p4p king he will get owned… For every one punch hatton lands pac will land 4 or 5. If you cant touch or see your target your power doesnt matter..

I am literally putting my money on the pac man KO by round 9.

By: The Brahma Bull

The Brahma Bull — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 09:11:02 +0000

Hmmm! Let’s look at your categories. Speed, I assume you’re talking about hand and foot speed. Experience, I assume you’re talking about all the training and fights they’ve been in. Power, I assume you’re speaking of all the power they can exert, from their legs, arms, hips, etc. Body Shots, I assume you’re speaking of everything below the neck down to the midsection. Chin? Hmmm! I believe this category should be Head Shots. I mean, the chin is only a part of the head. It’s like talking about body shots but only speaking of the sides, only of the chest, only of the midsection, etc. If you think about it, Hatton has really only knocked out others by hitting them on the sides of their bodies, not really the midsection nor the chest. When he was knocked out by Mayweather, he was hit on the side of the head, causing him to hit the post. I don’t remember him getting hit on the chin. So, if you think of all the times Hatton and Pacquiao have been knocked down, Pacquiao has only gone down from body shots (twice) and Hatton was knocked down (twice) by head shots from Mayweather. So, if Hatton gets the vote on Body Shots, Pacquiao should get the votes for Head Shots. Whether it’s giving them or taking them, I really don’t think Hatton has the advantage on both. In your comment, the Chin category talks about who can take a harder punch to the chin, not who can give a better punch. Therefore, you said that Hatton has the advantage. As far as body shots, you said that Pacquiao is at a disadvantage because he was knocked down twice with body shots. So, doesn’t that mean Hatton is at a disadvantage when it comes down to the chin because he was knocked down twice with head shots by Mayweather? And yes, it was twice. He was knocked down the first time and knocked down and out the second time. Well, you specifically said that Pacquiao’s weakness is the body because he’s been knocked down by body shots. Then you have to say that Hatton’s weakness is head shots because that’s how he was knocked out. Therefore, it should be 3-2 in favor of Pacquiao. If you don’t agree, then your comment about Pacquiao’s weakness being the body doesn’t count(invalid) because you said, “If Manny Pacquiao had any weakness it would be his body, due to the fact that he was knocked out twice by body blows.” Overall, it was a good analysis but I had to bring up that point. Reading the Chin category really had me thinking.

By: anti-hatton

anti-hatton — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:37:18 +0000

let’s just see whos gonna win the fight…

mabuhay Pilipinas…

By: Don

Don — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:09:23 +0000

I like this division (light welterweight) unified. Throw in JMM and Bradley in the mix after. Say within 12 months. Then we can all say all hail! the real king of junior welterweight.

By: SoDamnInsane

SoDamnInsane — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:25:01 +0000

I’ll predict that this will gonna be the fight of the year. With manny with a slight edge, this is rumble! I hope manny wins! i can’t wait to see this fight.

By: adamfillingham

adamfillingham — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:35:46 +0000

Rex Giacomo
He hasnt fought nobody. Remeber before the Hatton fight Mallignaggi was no.2 in the world and the IBF champion. Dosnt that count for something.

By: Rex Giacomo

Rex Giacomo — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:53:57 +0000

I cant wait for the post fight interview on May 2nd, I just wonder what will Ricky use as his excuse and alibis after the surely beat up/whoopp ass’in that he will get against the P4P King.

By: Rex Giacomo

Rex Giacomo — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:42:04 +0000

Malinaggi is practically a dope and all of Hatton’s previous opponents!there’s no juice in his padded record, I think he only beats and swat those TAXI drivers like boxers in his 12 year pro career.

By: steve

steve — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:39:28 +0000

Dont forget Ricky unexpectedly beat Malinaggi from the outside last time out and I think he may do the same here. IF he can get his jab landing from the start this may force Manny to come inside – if he does its a dangerous game with Rickys short hooks. I’d love to see Ricky win but wouldn’t begrudge Pacquiao winning either – I just hope to see a classic fight on the night!
Overall prediction is Hatton within 6 rounds…..

By: Kris

Kris — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:59:14 +0000

My money is on a Hatton win by knockout in the ninth round. i simply think pacquiao will put up a hell of a fight but the wear and tear from hattons shots are going to wear him out and the pacman will go down, but it is still going to be a great fight, hatton will control the tempo not allowing mannys speed to disrupt his flow and mannys punches will get through but not hard enough to stop ricky.

By: AlfredTheG

AlfredTheG — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:44:43 +0000

The consensus here seems to be that Pacquiao will take the early rounds before Hatton wins it in the later stages by KO. Got to say, though, if Ricky does nothing significant in the first 3 rounds, I think Manny will dominate the rest of the fight.

Pacquiao has the greater stamina. Forget 12 rounds, he could fight 24 if needed. If Hatton just walks directly forward, like he’s done in almost every fight, Manny will land shot after shot and the fight will continue that way until Ricky is inevitably stopped.

Hatton can’t match Pacquiao for speed so he’s got to play this smart. He’s got to control his aggression and use the jab to get inside and slow Manny down with body shots – early. Otherwise, it’s going to be a pretty one-sided fight, in my opinion.

By: angrykid

angrykid — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:48:10 +0000

I think the fight really is going to be very close indeed! and could easily go either way hatton to me has far more power and still great speed but its just weather he can cut down the ring to hit pacman, on the other hand can he keep out of pacmans barage of super fast blows,i really hope so…

i would love to see hatton win and have a rematch
with mayweather with all the new training under his belt.

By: Don

Don — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:19:14 +0000

I have a lot of respect for hatton. he’s a good fighter. Though his win against malignaggi was not really convincing, pacquiao is no malignaggi and is certainly faster and quicker than floyd mayweather. if pacman stays on the ropes, yes hatton will shine. but if pacman brings the fight in the middle of the ring, body shots are hard to come by as he found out last time he fought the last p4p king mayweather. hatton’s fight with floyd proved that he has problems landing power shots against fighters with fast foot speed. taking into consideration a southpaw.pacquiao showed speed during the dela hoya fight; that’s at 147. after shedding 7 pounds, pacman will be even potentially faster.Hatton can win if he lands the power shots before he gets the middle of the fight say before 4 and 5 round. the last two fighters who fought pacman suffered facial reconstruction in the middle rounds. it will be an interesting fight. a good match. something floyd mayweather should tune in or attend before he unretires.