Hatton Blasted in Two
May 3rd, 2009
By Darragh Grimes: In the early hours of May 3rd, Manny Pacquiao (49-3-2 37Ko) produced a sensational performance, knocking Ricky Hatton (45-2 32Ko) out in less than two rounds and stripping him of his IBO Light Welterweight title.
In the pre-fight build up, both men suggested that the fight would be a war; instead we saw a massacre.
From the first bell, both came out firing, initially Hatton was able to pin Pacquiao on the ropes, landing his trademark body punches. However, it was the Filipino’s superior hand speed that began to take over the fight and he began landing with worrying regularity.
After eating three more hard shots, Hatton was dropped by a straight right hand, managing to beat the count but on shaky legs. He was soon back on the canvas after another Pacman onslaught. The bell to end the first round couldn’t have come any sooner for Hatton, with the Mancunian hanging on for dear life.
The 2nd round saw much of the same, Pacquiao constantly beating Hatton to the punch, landing hard shots. The Filipino able to throw 3 or 4 shot combinations whilst evading Hatton’s wide punches. There was little evidence of the newly acquired boxing skills Hatton had promised before the fight. The British brawler seemed to revert back to his old style; no head moment, no jab and most significantly, no defence. Furthermore, contrast to pre-fight predictions; it was Pacquiao who seemed to be the puncher of the two fighters.
When the end finally did come, it was chillingly brutal. Just as it seemed Hatton was going to survive another round, Pacquiao unleashed a devastating left hook, catching Hatton flush on the chin. Referee, Kenny Bayless, waved the fight the off immediately, Hatton unconscious on the floor, the count wasn’t needed.
The post-fight statistics showed that Pacquiao landed 73 punches to Hatton’s 18, 65 of them power shots, a reflection of Pacquiao’s dominance in the fight.
The fight again reinforced Manny Pacquiao’s legitimacy to being the best pound for pound fighter in the world, and the Filipino star is now set for a tantalising match up against the winner of Mayweather v Marquez on July 18th. As for Hatton, the fight was an indicator that it may be time for the Hitman to finally draw the curtain on his illustrious career.
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oi there mates..
first of all i would just like to give my respect for The Pac here.
I dont give cridet to hatton less than Manny has, but lets just face it..
Hatton is just been defeated by sum1 who is better than him…capish
its unfair for us to say that he’s been knockout bcoz he is a brit right?
Just thought i’d point out Adam, playing Medal of Honour on your PC dosn’t count for defending your country, if you were really in the army you wouldnt be bragging about it on a internet boxing forum would you? (unless you were a pencil pusher)
Floyd Mayweather Sr. turned out to be the biggest joke afterall!!
as long as floyd mayweather sr. is around, his boxers wont have a chance.
pacquiao answer the question or specteculation of lot of writer and fan or critics that pacquiao has no one punch power in welter wieght division..
about hatton ithink he is improve this fight little bit his job much more beatiful and quick than before. his right hook also have power and speed unfortunately pacquiao was so great ,to much for hatton.
hatton rigth hook is awesome but pacquiao always avoid, ppacquiao alway is improving.so to all welterwiegt fighter,theres new sherif in the welterwieght division
Oh and it’s kinda funny how the fight last night was in America considering that neither fighter was American.I dont ever see that happening in England.
I joined the Military to protect my friends,family,and fellow Americans.And chumps like you deano71 are the cowards that would run for their lives at the first sound of gunfire.I dont need approval from a btch like you.I’ve put my time in.What have you done but run your mouth behind a keyboard.By the way did you see that fight last night?Pretty pathetic huh?Sad thing is that I paid 60$ for that BS.Oh well I guess it helped pay for the MRI that Hatton was gettin after the fight.
You Brits are cryin like I knew you would.Ricky needs to stay in England and fight nobodies or retire.That’s how he can keep knocking people out.I don’t hype American boxers at all.I hype the boxers I think belong at the top and Hatton doesnt even belong in the same building as Mayweather,Pacquaio,Marquez or Cotto.I do like Chad Dawson but my favorite boxer is Wladimir Klitschko.So your racist comments are a joke.Hatton didnt even belong in the ring with Mayweather or Pacquaio.But he got his paydays and I hope he retires or sticks to fighting nobodies.As an American I also picked Froch to whoop JT.Although Froch looked like sht,and I thought he would’ve beaten JT alot easier.Gonna be a bad year for you Brits and when David Haye is doing a Ricky Hatton and taking a canvas nap.You Brits will be cryin again.You call me bias and in the same sentence say where riding Pacquaios coattails?Makes no sense.Pacquaio could beat Hattons ass in his sleep and the unbias people like myself knew it from the start.By the way,has Hatton gotten up off the canvas yet?I got it TVod and have watched it 50 times already.It was like an adult beating the sht out of an infant.Good Luck on June 20th.LMFAO!!!!!!
hatton has been a brilliant fighter and beaten great fighters..from last night i think hes got nothing left, his peak was 4-5 years ago..he came up short against 2 exceptional fighters…no shame in what he has acheived
i wanna hear anything from manuel perez…i want some thoughts of him about this fight.
Dont worry Hitman Fan, theres loads like Big Poppa, they were acting like they had one on the brits when Cotto beat Michael Jennings even though he is Puerto Rican and if Wlad beats David Haye they will be claiming that as a win for the US just because he trains under Emmanuel Steward. I wouldnt be suprised if in a few years they will be claiming victory when Amir Khan wins.
PAC MAN IS A PROUD PHILLAPENE FIGHTER WHO ONLY TRAINS IN AMERICA
I agree with James criticism about the post fight comments of Ricky Hatton’s trainer, Floyd Mayweather Sr.
Those comments come as no surprise as Floyd Sr. has no class! He’s a front runner and was all mouth during the pre-fight and at the weigth-in. Where is his support for his fighter? Floyd Sr. was more concerned with boasting how he is the greatest boxing trainer in the sport and criticizing Freddie Roach. Hope Floyd Sr. likes the taste of crow because that is what he’s eating now. Do you suppose Floyd Sr. will be brag now that he’s only second best to Freddie Roach?
Ricky Hatton deserves better. He seems like a decent person and deserves a trainer who will support him even though he lost the fight. Floyd Sr. and his brother Roger continually demonstrate that they have no class whatsoever.
Hey Big Poppa, we have loads of new prospects, and i don’t think you can say that, there’s Shane Mosley and bernard Hopkins in the P4P top 10, so just shut up. Pacman aint even your fighter.
I feel sorry for ricky’s family,but he didnt respect pacquiao’s power,he didnt keep his chin down…..”BANG!” “zz zz zz zz”
OH AND-”BIG POPPA?”
Lets hope david haye proves you wrong next month.
Carl Froch got Lucky – Taylor threw it away! HE has no stamina whatsoever Froch is not world class! His next fight will prove it to evryone! HE didnt even get shown on live TV! Just goes to show how much he is rated by the british public.
Calzaghe fought washed up Roy Jones and Hopkins! British Boxers are rubbish! I like Hatton and I believe he was the best british boxer last night british boxing died with Hatton’s career!
Adam we dont drink beer in mugs and you are the most bias person on the planet.
Well done to the pacman for his performance.
I certainly wouldnt say ricky is shot but there was evidence in the fight that his best days are behind him. His susceptibility in taking shots wasnt great.. was that down to the lifestyle catching up with him or Mannys power, who knows.
Same really cos there was no jabs, no head movement and poise that was promised!
I have a sneaking suspision that there could have been some unrest between Ricky and Mayweather before the fight, if there was im sure it will be known soon.
But take nothing away from Mannys gameplan and execution it was perfect!!
I feel MAYWEATHER would lose to PACMAN on POINTS it would be possible for PACMAN to stop him though
great win for pacman who fought his way hard to where he’s at as a true blood and guts warrior. the time hatton stepped up he got crushed against mayweather and pac, and looked lousy against collazo. marquez vs. mayweather will be more competetive. hoping jmm wins but mayweather will make it an ugly affair unwilling to take chances winning a 12 round unanimous dec. congrats pac….
ricky could not handle the presure that the mgm brought 2 him nore the 1 pac man gave him bye ricky go play soccer with your son and prey he dosent wont 2 strap up
Ricky is a great boxer, its just that Pacman has the better trainer. I don’t know how Sr. trained Ricky, but whatever Ricky had been paying him, it was not worth it. not even close.
why diminish pac’s win by implying that hatton was shot? any one here saying that is doing adiservice to a great fighter who PREPARED and that was his advantage, I bet Floyd Mayweather Sr. has more to ofthe blame to take for talking all that crazy retarded stuff to Roach, those are the types of comments that get a opponent pumped. here is what floyd thinks of HIS fighter:
Hatton’s trainer, Floyd Mayweather Sr., called on him to quit.
“I would suggest he retire. At the end of the day, it’s his decision,” Mayweather Sr. said. “He tried twice. He failed twice. He lost to my son and to lose to someone below that, it’s time to leave the ring. He made a good profit. Sometimes you have to go when your prime is still there.”
I would say if ricky did something wrong, it was in hireing this guy.
Have yo seen the fight? its a brawl ramon, its just Ricky keeps on clinching like a b***h and the fight end so soon that you never recognizes it. its Pacquiao’s brilliance of controlling the fight that made it a one sided affair.
And for Kieran Philippines is an Island Nation located at South China Sea near Singapore and Malaysia. Also don’t make that excuse that Ricky is already old cos his not his just 30years old. in fact Manny started boxing much more earlier than Hatton. so don’t make that alibis cos it only makes you d**b. just admit it dude.
whose next? bring it on!!!!!
he still have a shot but he need 2 have a trainer like roach… a trainer that teach boxing not jus do a lot of talking and rhyming like mayweather… and 4 mayweather sr. better he ask his son 2 give him a new job as a raper…… he has a career there.
Funny how some of you yanks are clinging on to mannys coat-tails and knocking british boxing,He is from the philippines,do you even no where that is?Calzaghe smashed roy jones and beat hopkins,Froch knocked out taylor,Hatton destroyed mallinaggi ,And i don`t need to remind you how many fat sloppy americans have lost to klitshko do i?It is not about nationality it is an individual sport.Manny was simply fantastic,And as nice as ricky is he is not a top level boxer.He should retire he has taken a lot of punches in his career and if he isn`t careful he will end up 40 years old and not being able to talk properly.
4 years ago blast cotto blast em all atv 140 manny is a different class i agree, but sure hatton got hit with harder shots than that against koysta zu, just his age his lifstyle his boxing style caught up with him. i love ricky 2 bitts and now i just want him 2 retire.
And your beloved David Haye will be next.
Ricky got his ass whooped.He should go back to the pub and stay there.A couple mugs of beer will be the only thing he’ll be knocking down for awhile.Shows how much you Brits really know about boxing.The real fans that have no bias and watch boxing for the love of the sport and not just because there’s a boxer of their nationality fighting knew what was gonna happen from the start.I just didnt think Hatton would go out like a btch like that.
No’p not yet maybe Ricky can have another shot at the welter division where he can fight Miguel Cotto for the WBO welter championship, that would be great if that happens both ferocious body puncher.