Pacquaio’s Power Too Much for One-Dimensional Hatton
May 3rd, 2009
By Simon Hirst: In a huge suprise, Manny Pacquaio knocked out Ricky Hatton in the 2nd round of their fight at the MGM in Las Vegas. The surprise isn’t so much that Manny Pacquaio beat Hatton, but it’s more the ease in which Pacquaio did it. Before the fight, Ricky Hatton looked sumpremely confident, arguably more confident and relaxed than Manny Pacquaio, but once the bell rung, it was a completely different story.
Hatton got up, but bizarrely, rather than protect himself, preceded to move forward into Pacquaio’s trap and before the end of the round, was down again after a barrage of punches, with a straight left sliding of Hatton’s glove onto his temple.
Surprisingly, Hatton didn’t change his tactics much in the second round and got caught clean by Pacquaio and with roughly a minute to go, Pacquaio caught him clean with a left hook with all of Pacquaio’s power and Hatton was KO’d.
No attempt at a count was made as it took several minutes for Hatton to clear his head and get to his feet. For Pacquaio, he cemented his current status as number one in the pound for pound rankings. For Hatton, it would seem like the end of the road with no clear options ahead of him.
Before the fight, there was a rumoured fall out between Hatton and Mayweather, with Mayweather reportedly being late to training sessions and getting to the actual fight. When Hatton entered the ring, there was no eye contact as they acknowledged each other, which isn’t a good sign.
This cold behaviour between them was highlighted when Mayweather squirted water in Hatton’s face to wake him up. Of course, I personally don’t believe this would have had a huge effect on the outcome of the fight because Hatton’s punch resistance against Pacquaio’s power wouldn’t have changed, but you can’t help but feel it was an unwelcome distraction.
It was also worrying that Hatton didn’t seem to have a plan B should his game plan of trying to bully Pacquaio didn’t work. He didn’t get behind his jab, there was little to no head movement and he was far too easy to hit with the counter punch. Hatton had around 12 weeks to prepare for this fight and as the saying goes, an leopard doesn’t change his spots.
With that said, I think credit should go to Pacquaio who has the world at his feet. With huge potential fights ahead of him, it seems likely he’ll move up a weight division as that is where the big money lies. He has potential fights against Mosley, Cotto and Mayweather to look forward to and i believe he has the beating of all.
Mosley, despite his amazing win against Margarito, may be the next victim of Pacquaio, whoshould he take on and beat Mosley, should change his nickname to legend killer. Then there is Miguel Cotto, who is a very good fighter, has a terrific punch, but can be vunerable if pressured and I feel Cotto may fall into Hatton’s trap and try to bully Pacquaio only to get counter punch throughout the fight.
Finally, there is Mayweather Jr. This is the fight I believe most fans want to see happen, although I think Pacquaio could and probably will take another fight before this happens. Mayweather is a defensive master, but in Pacquaio, he’ll fight someone who is a similiar speed.
I don’t believe Mayweather’s chin has properly been tested. I believe if Manny Pacquaio catches some of the punches Hatton took tonight, then it’ll be a very interesting fight. Of course, there will be those who compare the results, as both Mayweather and Hatton will have fought Hatton, De La Hoya and Marquez.
Pacquaio already wins as he stopped Hatton in 2 compared to Mayweather’s 10 and De La Hoya was taken to a split decision in favour of Mayweather and Pacquiao forced him to quit on his stool. Hopefully, this is some fire that will get Floyd to want to take on Pacquaio should he get past the excellent Marquez, which in my opinion, is far from a certainty.
As for tonight, Pacquiao proved he’s the best in the world and for Hatton, I think retirement awaits. He’s made enough money out of boxing to not need the sport anymore and despite his disappointment, I think it proved the time is right for him to go.
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@PBF, Jr. (or to that sonofawhatever guy who posted that sh*t!)
You think you’re funny? huh!
Well I think you are because you made my day brother!!
YOU NAILED IT!
Cheers to the PACMAN!!
Pound for Pound at its best!!
@PBF,Jr…(or to the person who posted that laughable crap of Sh*t)
You nailed it bro!
Cheers to the PACMAN!!!
Ricky fights the way he fights but was outclassed.From the openings, Ricky fought the way he fought with Paulie but Manny is no Paulie.
Even Oscar and David D admit that it was the speed that kill them. He never learned from them. David D went on to say before the bout to Ricky, don’t fight toe-to-toe with him. The only threat to Manny now is PBF cause his a runner and Manny wont do well with boxers with speed. I think he will tear Cotto up to 11th round and Mosley might caught him with a one punch.
Brahma Bull – you said it all – Amen!
Cool Floyd’y its the first time I’ve read a comment silly as that.hehehehehe. great job dude hope it sends signals to PBF that his next opponent after JMM will be so dangerous that it might end his career and his life.hehehehehe
Floyd Mayweather Jr your the next. I’ll give you a chance to fight Juan Manuel Marquez to improve your running ability. Run Floyd run, run.
oi there mates!!!!!
Hats off For Manny
I was just thinking, sorry if it got mentioned before, but anyone think Hattons loss is basically a repeat of khan vs prescott?
who’s the joke now floyd ‘loudmouth’ sr.?!!! sometimes it’s better to just shut up! and what kind of a coach are you anyway! blaming the loss all on hatton and telling him to retire!
the pacman wakes up the welterweights!!!!!!
who’s next ? doesn’t matter who , he’ll just run over them oldies … probably they’re talking about the guy’s quickness and power right now …legend killer he is .. pac ,pac , pac
How come Floyd Mayweather became the no. 1 POUND for POUND Boxer he should prove it again. not to shoves anyone around. Manny is the Best Boxer even is floyd is back
Mayweather Sr. just ate his words back! He even said that Hatton did not listen to him that resulted to his defeat. O Common! Reasons! Too much of talking. He’s been too boastful before the fight.
Well,, for Pacman.. You are a great fighter.. No doubt. He is indeed the best boxer of all time.
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
I’m waiting what Manuel Perez wrote on his column, the most unbeliever of what Pac-Man has been…
hats off to the brits…from what ive seen, heard and read these past few days they generally are a boisterous and competitive lot but they know how to take defeat in stride and give credit where its due…being filipino im extremely proud not only of pacman’s performance but also how magnanimous he can be in victory…mabuhay pacquiao!
Pacquiao’s Humble Quotes:
“Less Talk, Less Mistakes”
“No one Knows who will win on may 2nd, only god know who will win..”
That’s what i like about manny he is so humble, kind, warm, god – fearing, and friendly..
He’s a National Hero in the Philippines, every Filipino know his name. He is also a philanthropy..
For Manny Goodluck on your next fights and may God always bless you
Can’t wait to see the De La Hoya vs. Hatton with a tag “Loser vs. Loser”.. Bet that’s gonna be a good fight, maybe fight of the year(year of the losers)
congratulations to the pacman. now it would seem undeniable that the pacman is truly strong in this weight class. but i think its all hiding behind the perception that hatton was the “naturally” bigger fellow. ricky blows up too much between fights but manny slowly increased his weight from his early featherweight years. even in those early years of his career, the pacman had difficulty making weight. but manny has always been identified as the smaller guy above the lightweight divisions, despite weighing around 150lbs between fights. manny overpowered morales, barerra, and marquez (barely) because he was always the bigger guy. now, against hatton, who barely weighs 2lbs above the pacman at fight night is identified as the bigger guy. this made the 2nd round ko of hatton surprising for most people who think of the pacman as a 106pounder, forgetting that he was that light many years ago. the pacman is strong and is a natural junior welterweight. the proof is the ko of the supposed powerful hatton in under 2 full rounds.
Floyd Sr. talk to much. I bet you, his eating his words right now. I think go back and train amateurs like him. Pacman your the greatest.
Floyd Sr. talk to much. I bet you, his eating his words right now. I think go back and train amateurs like him. Pacman your the greatest.
Hatton’s style is based on his previous victories. He used his youth and aggression in all of his fights.
In this fight, Hatton fought exactly as before. There were no head movements and he walked straight into opponents punches. I have never seen any skills in Hatton’s boxing.
In my opinion, Hatton has been overrated and so is Amir Khan.
pacman is to gd he will beat any1 at the moment it will be 1 hell of a fight wi mayweather 50-50 fight both fast and good defence
I Think Hatton should learn from his defeat., don’t underestimate your opponent. good luck to him
way too carelus again, went back to his usual rushing in. didnt pick his punches
im tired of telling all pacman haters I TOLD YOU SO!!!!! now stfup!!! mr perez? where are you now? maybe you got fired now from writing on this website!!!!
nuff of the insults on brits nor any nationality…Ricky is their fighter so expect that they will be passionate about their boy…respect their preference!
Anyway I just recalled ODLH’s comments during the weigh-in when he said to this effect “If Ricky fought me last December, I think he could have KO’d me…”
Well here’s the thing, Manny could have KO’d you Oscar..its just you QUIT coz you had enough of the ass whooping!! LOL
And Mayweather Sr. calling Manny’s punches amateur….well what an amateur punch that was!
PBF now could be throwing fits after seeing the pacman performance…be ready PBF!
(THE RICKY BRIDGE SONG)
“LONDON BRIDGE TUNE”
Ricky Hattons falling down falling down falling down
Ricky Hattons falling down
On the 2nd round
Scott I admit at first I was so livid about the things that Brits Fans commented about Manny, especially at the DLH fight it seems there were so much doubt about Manny’s performance against that legend, excuses and alibis are all around. you all demean the guy and by doing so you also belittle us his countryman.
More so Ricky seemed to be so over confident against this little Good Guy from the Philippines that he always say the outcome of the fight even it wasn’t started yet. remember what Ricky promised you all English Fans he said that “you all wont go home disappointed”.hahahaha!!! Too much Confidence will Kill you!
to some ricky becomes a very ordinary fighter only after his devastation. but before it ricky is great, undefeated, too big and powerful for pacman, etc.
“Been going through some documents,and you’re not gonna believe this but,The pac-man IS Mexican.”
To M.Perez- WTF?????????Are you on crack??? Im a Filipino and im telling you his pure filipino……some mexicans look like FILS. and vice versa..
Adam with regards to Brits looking like fools, I would point out in the context you’re using ‘to’ it’s actually spelt ‘too’.
I’m sick and tired of being right.What the fk did I say for the last 4 months.Ricky is not on the same level as the best boxers in the world.Ricky is a rich mans Mickey Ward.He got his azz kicked and all you Brits look like fools.Ricky’s to big,Ricky’s to strong,Ricky’s to this and that.Ricky must have been to tired because he was sleeping on the matt like he was gonna do a mattress comercial.And the Brits big bad David Haye will be next.
Rex, im sure Manny earned a lot of respect from Hatton fans, nobody has done that to him and you have to respect the opponent who does.
I have always paid for his fights and will continue to do so until he quits.
On your point about PBF the only reason why he was recognize as the best before is because He was an American who loves to TALK!!! if he happened to come from a 3rd world Nation I bet he cant even fight in a Major Championship Bout, cos his style is so boring to watch; you could even fall asleep watching him fight.
Pretty Boy Floyd epitomizes a Soldier who chose where he will be assigned. He chose to DODGE the best welter out there most especially Miguel Cotto and Shane Mosley.
Is there really any need for all the childish insults??
Ricky Hatton was beaten by the better fighter on the night. I am a big big Ricky Hatton fan and I had put money on him to win by KO last night.
My own personal view is that Hatton lost the fight as much as Pacquiao won it, by the way he charged in.
However clearly Hatton can’t keep it together mentally when fighting at the very top level and that is what seperates the very good from the great.
Well done Ricky for going out having always fought the best. No shame for only having lost to Manny and Floyd.
Pac Man you have a new fan in me. Awesome stuff.
Mayweather sr you are the joke as hitman hatton will link up with the Roach, he will rise up to fight another day but mayweather sr will just fade away, hatton fought the best and was laid to rest but their are others out there he can get the best, his link up with Roach will put a smile back on and mayweather sr your just gone gone gone, go cry in the corner and blame everyone else but look in the mirror sr and the shame wears well, Roach is the best and your a wthered old man so go back to the minors where you might have a fan, your son better watch it because he is just like you and after fighting the Pacman he will retire to…………..
Paul Williams is 6’2″ and yet his fighting in the Lower weight Class that’s why he doesn’t get enough recognition, if He fights guys Bigger or Taller than him then I will put him there.
One thing Paul doesn’t bring excitement to the game simple as that.
pac’s win is amazing. never thought ricky would be beat that way. props to ricky though. was surprised that he went in and got introduced ahead of pac. heard he agreed to it because he recognized pac as pfp and despite the fight being for his titles and belt. hope he’ll do well and not suffer any serious injury or adverse effect from the fight.
I was drawn to this article because it finally did justice to Pacquiao’s *power*. Whenever Pacquiao is sized up against other fighters, especially the recent 4 or so fights, it’s always been about “speed” (Pac) versus “Power”. But the replays are a living testament to the raw power of Manny’s punches. Maybe his punches are so powerful *because* they’re fast, but I think Pacquiao’s proven tonight what his punch can do.
Despite Pacquiao’s popularity though, I feel that Pacquiao is still grossly underrated.
I am really getting tired of you so called boxing fans dogging Floyd. If you are a true fan of the sweet science, then you have to love Floyd. The art of the game is hit and not get hit and no one does it better. If you want to see fighters beat the crap out of one another, go watch that MMA crap. Everyone wants to praise Oscar but he only really beat aged champions and average fighters. He lost to every true boxer he was in the ring with. I give him credit for his class and business sense but he was not the great fighter everyone makes him out to be. Please get off his d**k!!!!! For the record, Floyd would kill Cotto and Margarito. Neither fighter would be able to catch him, besides Margarito’s credibility is shot. My hats off to Pacman for finally getting rid of Hatton who is really an below average fighter that built his record in England. He has been inflated for about 3 years now. If he fought more in the states during his career, he would not have the record he has and he would have never won a belt. I am sick with the current state of the boxing fans of today. 95% of them don’t understand the science and there is so much band wagon riding now. On a finally note, Paul Williams is the best fighter right now and I don’t blame any fighter from 147 to 160 for ducking him!!!!!
@ danny cerda
floyd sr no longer trains dawson, eddie mufsta does (former light weight champ) but I did notice hatton converted back to his old ways once he got hit, my 10 year little girl could of hit hatton last night, (i am not joking either) the only good thing is now when he fights pbf in dec, hopfully people will stop the pbf is cherry picking, i think we all agree pacman is the p4p champ no questions asked…..how can you not like pacman??? I’m just doing my job lol
Yo Mark F,it was’nt Oscar that was telling every1 he was weight drained for his fight with Pac-Man,he never mentioned that ever…It was all the professional boxing analyst that said it…Why? its TRUE!!
you need to remember that Manny is always very, vary dangerous in the first round. Ask Marquez – it’s a miracle for me how he got out of this and basically won the rest of the match. Another thing I thought – judging by Pacmans last fights, when he turned more to boxing and speed – that his power won’t have such a huge impact on Hatton. He went very, very easily, way too easy for my liking. Loss is not a surprise, but the way he lost is. There was definitely something wrong going on between him and Mayweather Sr, which of course is not an excuse. He would have lost anyway
That is Ricky’s style old brawler type who doesn’t care whether he was hit a lot or not.
Respect to all of the Brits hope the next time Manny Fights which more likely be against an American, hope you support him just as like you support your own Hero Ricky Hatton.
Seems like this is a idscussion on the fight more than the article and i wouldn’t have it any other way. Just for anyone who did read the article, i made a mistake in that there was a few seconds left, not a minute. misread my notes.
As for my opinions, i see two options for hatton. join the has beens and fight old guys such as DLH. Despite the shocking nature of pacquaio’s win, i still think he’d give DLH a good fight although if the blueprint to beat hatton wasnt clear enough before, it is now. I think this is a fight that they’d both think they could win.
another option is to try and clean up some titles on his way out. I think he has the beating of timothy bradley who doesnt have the speed to cause hatton too much trouble.
the final option is a domestic dust up with a certain amir khan. khan may have a title should he get past kotelnik. khan would certainly pose a big problem in the speed department for hatton, although according to barerra cannot punch properly and we all know about his suspect chin. i think this has the making of a excellent test.
In my personal opinion, i think he will retire, but hatton is very much a peoples fighter and may decide he doesnt want to go out on a loss and i think should amir khan want it, a fight could be made. it wud be billed as hattons last chance vs khan turning into a big name fighter.
Hatton charged in like a madman..where was the composure? defence? jab?
He just rushed in like a mental case as he did v mayweather, but this time he was caught quick.
I actually thought he was doing ok in the 2nd round, and thought if he got through that round hopefully he could have went on to hurt paqiuo, but that punch was devestating
What else can hatton do now? Whats the point of going back for another belt at light welter, and are there any other superfights he can take? Time to hang up the gloves ricky….thanks for the memorys
“Been going through some documents,and you’re not gonna believe this but,The pac-man IS Mexican.”
TO m.perez
WHO THE HE’LL ARE YOU KIDDIN’ FLUSH HOLE!
Before Manny was asking Respect and its very hard for other people to give him that much recognition even after his superb performance against ODLH. but now in this moment hope that he can have what is rightfully his and that is complete Respect for the Greatest the Living Legend.
Hello to everyone. I am a Filipino. in Pacman’s entrance theme, the song was all about his pride of being a Filipino. Hattons theme was all about him But Manny’s theme was all about what he is fighting for, the Filipinos.
He really works hard. he extends his training more than you’ll ever know. That’s what makes him different. He tries to look up and respect every opponent that he faces therefore his focus is to become better than his opponents. I already watched him from the time he has beaten barrera. he has changed a lot.
for ricky, he is a nice guy. there is just always someone better. nothing in this world is constant and things change.
for Manny’s next fight, a battle with mayweather jr. would be good BUT IF Marquez beat Mayweather jr. on July 18 a 3rd match between them would be the greatest. Marquez really is the best match for pacquiao at their class. and as for mayweather jr., the hit and run boxer, Marquez is a good counterpuncher, don’t ever underestimate him. Because people now don’t see the greatest boxers through numbers anymore, like your 39-0-25 record if i am not mistaken, it is how you have improved and how you challenge BETTER opponents.
All Time Top Pound for Pound Fighter in the World
1. Sugar Ray Robinson
2. Manny Pacquiao
3. Henry Armstrong
4. Muhammad Ali
5. Joe Louis
5. Roberto Duran
No wonder mayweather sr. doesn’t have a trainer of the year trophy and a long shot in the hall of shame….he blongs to the balbber HALL of SHAME…cant wait to listen to his excuses and his poems….he only trains boxers that already been trained great trainers previously…so he need to shut up. he never trained boxers from the the getgo to a championship..he stunk big time.
big poppa did you just say that lennox lewis….’wasnt that good’?…..jesus.
wow….i think we have all just witnessed something and some-one special in manny..i tipped hatton to win,but i never imagined that manny would destroy ricky so easy..the mayweather snr parntnership has been a disastor,what on earth have they been workin on for the past 12 weeks or isit just as simple as, thats hattons style and no-matter wot hel never change..wher now for hatton??? id still love to see him n cotto get it on,but doubt cotto will give him the chance..id retire with my brain intact and speech working properly,and enjoy life and work towards promoting british talent across the waters..thanks for your humbleness ricky,but its time to go!!
boastful pommie..
went to fight manny..
2nd round hit by a leftie..
nighty night Ricky…
Speed, Skills and Power has made the difference!
Sorry for my late comments we’ve got party here with my friends in our place for Pacquiao’s Victory.hehehehe.Anyway I was so stun about the outcome of the fight I just cant believed that it ends that fast and one sided, What I expect is for the guy who always brags that his the bigger and stronger guy will get at least into 3rd round cos that is what I predicted. well a win is a win I just hope that all those who belittle Pacquiao will now think and say his the Best of all time. much respect to Ricky but he should be with coach Roach now or the least he should retire.
Floyd Mayweather Sr. should have worked out plans on how to stop Pacman instead of making silly poems. But anyway, we can’t really blame him for that because that is the only thing he is good at. Writing senseless poems & blabbering.
All warfare is based on deception, pretend to be weak that he may grow arrogant – Lelouch Vi Brittania
Now all you know
Im gonna put the cat amongst the pigeons here but those who are calling for Hatton v Khan would only see a repeat of this fight, maybe a few rounds longer. Roach had already masterminded this win, he would literally just tell Khan the same instructions. Plus, Manny and Roach are on tape saying that Khan is actually as fast, if not faster than Pacman, + he is bigger anyway!
Im afraid its time for RIcky to hang up his gloves. He brings nothing to a fight now apart from a big following, if Khan beats Kotelnik and Witter wins his next fight (for the WBC which Bradley just vacated) than Britain will have two light welter champions again, and Hatton would have no choice but to fight one of them, or Bradley.
Personally i think Hatton only has himself to blame for this result. Mayweather had done a blinding job with him workin the pads and teaching defence and combo’s. Watch youtube for the what mayweather says to hatton at the end of round 1 – move your head, feint, get your hands up, all things ive been telling you from day 1. Hatton simply just chose not to bother….
R
What did I told you?! in analyzing fights you have to go to their previous fights and compare them to each other. as what I’ve said before its the Left or Right Hook that will make the difference between the two protagonist. well hope Ricky would hang up now to coach Freddie cos am sure he will be great.
Im English, and wanted Hatton to win though i am a big fan of Pac-man and predicted that he would win, this was nothing to do tactics, Pac-man is better than Ricky and went up to Rickys weight to prove it.
Too many fighters have under-estimated pacman, De La Hoyas excuse about being weight-drained was pathetic, especially as it was him who called pacman out and like ricky last night thought size would be enough.
This puts ricky behind Marquez in the p4p rankings though, he was floored 3 times in the opener and adjusted brilliantly to earn a draw.
Anyway get well soon ricky, if Khan wins the WBA title you should be his first defense
Hatton doesn’t seem to have a strategy during the match. He just kept coming right back in. I guess he couldn’t think up of any plans anymore but just wanted to give a nice punch to Pacquiao but could barely do so.
So what does his proud coach say about his star now?? Knocked down at round 2. Wow.
Manny Pacquaio once called Mexican Assasin, now he’s Western Assasin lol
Pac man was a total professional and humble with it, whereas Hatton seems to treat training and conditioning as an inconvenience to his pies ‘n’ Guinness lifestyle. It’s easy to look good when your opponent can’t match you, but, like Hamed or Tyson, he’s exposed when up against someone who fights back and, like Bruno, he treats boxing as a sentimental popularity contest.
That first knock down did the damage. Why did Hatton walk right back in. Don’t understand. Knew it was over right then.
Hatton’s mistakes were simple: Charging in aggressively instead of creating space to offset Pacman’s punches, and; not having a backup plan, e.g., standing outside behind his jab in order to get to the later rounds when he may have been able to get inside and do some damage. Don’t write the Hitman off just yet. Pacman was great, but if Hatton develops better defense and learns from this, I think a rematch would be very interesting and could possibly go the other way.
HELLO PEREZ HOWS YOUR DAY? DID YOU WATCH THE FIGHT? PLEASE KINDLY COMMENT ON HOW DID PACMAN WON. PEREZ I’LL WAIT FOR YOUR NEW WRITE UPS AND BIASED COMMENTS…..
whoever is pitted against manny, they are in for a hell of a fight! the only one i think who can beat manny is manny himself! i don’t think even mayweather jr. can handle his power right now. he’s fast, strong and unstoppable!
Marquez is no match for Pac-man. No matter what he does he’s just plain #2. PBF bring it on…
Big poppa shut your mouth, ricky is class and so is joe.
Im in shock i thought hatton could have won this won but it was a 50/50 toss really. Manny looked absoultely awesome and freddie’s game plan was perfect. I laughed when people said it would be over in 3 rounds but how wrong i was. Hatton just walked forward with little head movement and got counterpunched. I dont no what they worked on in the gym but when the bell rang it all went out the window. Pacman is a boxing superstar and some fantastic fights are now ready to be made. Ricky hatton will always be remembered in britain for what he has achieved and i really hope he is ok =)
It really is time that british boxing fans got real!
Whilst Hatton has been a very good fighter he has come a cropper on the two occasions that he has met a truly great fighter. Such are very rare.I have a little doubt that De le Hoya at his peak would have taken Hatton apart.
I would imagine that we will now see Amir Khan take the place of Hatton and Prince Naseem as the next “great” UK boxer regardless of his glass jaw.
Most of the fans who follow these over hyped idols could’nt tell a fighter from a fish but long will their self delusion exist!!
ps mayweahter jr wouldnt get 25.500 fans see him box in england woud he fair enough he better boxer then hatton but not as popular brits follow there boxers win lose or draw unike americans,
hatton v kahn thats fight ricky should go 4 now then retire he still biggest fighter out there who else gets 25,500 fans in another country come see them box!
wheres Rex GIACOMO? i tip my hat to you, you called it well. Ricky was terrible, he might as wel have been with Billy Graham. The warning signs from the opening bell were their. He got a good shot in against pac and then went back to face first fighting. Hattton needs to hang up the gloves, hes taken too many to the face now. Hes made alot of money and now he should spend it with his family.
hatton v kahn that next fight ricky should go for make lot money then go out
MICHAEL MOORER TOLD EVERY FNG BODY THAT MANNY PACQUAIO PUCNHES LIKE A FNG HEAVY WEIGHT,
DID ANY BODY LISTEN, now for pacmans next opponenet listen what they say, and study pacman,
IM STILL IS GREAT SHOCK,
hattons tactics where not changed, i seen no difference, no head movement, no speed,
i feel sory for hatton, really i do, i dont know what next for him,
MANNY PACMAN, HE LIVED UP TO HIS NAME,, HE ATE HATTON.
i think ricky was trying to say im bigger and stronger, yh that what diaz and de la hoya done, and look at them,
Been going through some documents,and you’re not gonna believe this but,The pac-man IS Mexican.
“Froch” like your namesake,you’re a twat.
First of all I just want to say Manny Pacquiao is a hell of a fighter, the way he has carried power through the weight classes is just ridiculous but then to couple that with his speed and timing well he’s just ridiculously good and I wish him well for his future fights.
I find it wrong though people slating Ricky Hatton, okay if you don’t like him fair do’s you want Pacman to win but at least show a bit of respect. Boxing is going to miss people like Hatton because quite frankly its shy of marquee names, there are not a hell of a lot of fights out there that are going to sell out the MGM Grand eg Cotto v Margarito was huge but even that struggled.
Okay Hatton has now shown he’s not in the same league as Mayweather or Pacquiao but he’s made some great events and unlike a hell of a lot of boxers out there he has tried to find the best fights going.
I honestly thought Hatton could win, it was an optimistic view because being a Manc we are fiercely proud of Hatton. I thought he had a great chance with it being his weight class, I thought he could maybe bully Pacquiao in the 2nd half of the fight and this is boxing afterall boxers gather hype and momentum and sometimes that all has to come to a halt with a loss and I honestly thought Hatton was the man to bring Pacquiao’s momentum to a halt.
I don’t think Hatton fans will offer up excuses for him, the best boxer one and Pacqiuao has justified all the hype behind him, he’s superhuman.
hattons a bum hatton call it a day
The result was very predictable if a little premature.Hatton fan here,but the hitman should now retire as it seems his punch resistance has COMPLETELY gone.All credit to the pac man,that was a peach.Ricky mate,time to step down and good luck,we wish you well.
right i diddnt see that happening at all. I had a feeling that pac would win but i diddnt see it happening in that fashion. But lets give pac some pure credit if he diddnt get any for beating dela hoya then he should get it for this fight he truly is one of the best boxers to ever lace a glove. He has it all and has achieved everything just an outstang talent. Mayweather v pac should be interesting cant wait
I think hatton still has something left in the trunk. But if he can’t compete with the best of them…Mayweather,Pacquiao,Cotto,etc. Then why continue?
First it was the Mexicans, now it’s the brits, could the Americans be next? Bring it on!
pacquiao vs floyd is ithink is the best fight for pacquiao . 2nd vs cotto. how about cotto first then floyd or may be floyd is next ahhhhhhhhhhhh this is so complicated but fun this welterwieght is so much loaded
Lets be honest…it was mannys easiest fight ever and the only shock is that anybody actually believed hatton was going to win. THIS IS WHY HATTON DIDNT DESERVE 50%. IT WAS TOO EASY.
im just glad that hattons annoying and unknowledgable fans have been shut up for good.
People were saying hatton to win by KO!!!! it shows what ppl know. he never stood a chance and i said it from the start. iv no problem with ricky but his fans annoy me they all talk crap.
IT WAS EASIER TO BEAT HATTON THAN IT WAS TO BEAT A WEIGHT DRAINED DELA HOYA
At least the part-time boxing fans can go back into the woodwork. I like Hatton as he is a nice guy and a Mancunian like myself (although hes a City fan which is unfortunate), but i hate the fact that when he fights everyone suddenly becomes an expert. People who never watch boxing are saying “hatton will definatly knock him out with a bodyshot”, probabaly because they love hatton and vaugly know he is good going to the body.
Either way i shouldnt be such a boxing snob but it does annoy me. There the same kind of people who go to fights and get hammered so they cant even remember anything of it! Rant over
Okay, now let’s wait and see which excuse people are going to use to explain Hatton’s loss. Let’s see. How about Hatton being weight-drained? How about Hatton being washed-up? How about Hatton being too tired from 12 weeks of training? I’m thinking of others but I’m waiting to see what Manuel Perez has to say or all the idiots on youtube saying that Pacquiao had no chance against a bigger, more powerful Hatton. So far, no excuses yet. But somehow, there will be one. No matter what Pacquiao does, there always seems to be something wrong with the person he fights against. The only thing wrong with the fighters he’s faced, from what I’ve noticed, is that they have hidden their fear by trying to put down his accomplishments. If Ricky hadn’t put down Pacquiao’s performance against De la Hoya, I would still have respect for him. Now, I don’t have much respect because Pacquiao put him down in a 1/4 of the time he put De la Hoya down. After this bout, now everyone will consider all of Hatton’s accomplishments as nothing. Kosta, Paulie, Luis,etc., will all seem like a joke after the beating he received. He should’ve given props to Pacman, not taken him lightly, trained as if his life depended on it, and kept the comments to himself. If he did those things, maybe he would have prepared for taking a beating instead of giving a beating. Maybe he would have done much better. This might be a lesson for all boxers to never take their opponents lightly. Since this is boxing, you never know what might happen. If you think like the Pacman, then you’ll know every fighter has great qualities and that they will be dangerous. He knew that coming into this fight, therefore, he trained properly. Plus, no matter what Freddie Roach said, Pacman never took Hatton lightly. Maybe this is Mayweather Sr.’s fault. Maybe he should have never made Ricky Hatton believe that Manny Pacquiao was the inferior fighter. Who knows? All I know is that Manny Pacquiao will always be known as a great fighter, no matter what happens. So will Ricky. Ricky will always be known as a great fighter. But, he will also be known as the great fighter who thought he was better than everyone else, but really wasn’t.
I honstly didnt know how this fight was gonna go, but that was by far the last thing that I expected. Dont get me wrong there was always a KO possability, but 2nd round TKO is unbeilveable! I didnt like the look of Hatton in 24/7 or at the press conferance the other day, but i am still totally shocked at how terrible Ricky was. By far the worst performance of his career. He really has some tough decisions to make, if that defeate was at 147lb then i’d simply say go back down and get after Bradley in what would be a good fight, but this was a bad KO in his own weight class, he was properly schooled by a guy in his first 140lb showing. Its sad to say but that has to be it for ricky.
Manny on the other hand now has the world at his feet, an outstanding performance in a new weight class, and undoubtably in my view the best P4P fighter. There are some cracking fights out there for him, the obviouse move though has to be the winner of Mayweather vs Marquez. Many times on this site i have called out for a 3rd Marquez fight at 140lb, that in my view would be a top clash, however i struggle to see Marquez handing Floyd his first defeat, and so am now very much excited about a PBF vs Pac-man bout, one which i’m sure would answer many questions about both men.
Hattons tactics were suicidal. But i have no doubt that had Hattons defence and timing had been better it would of only prolonged the innevitable.
Don’t blame tactics, Mayweather snr or Hatton’s lifestyle! He was outclassed and annihilated! Overhyped boxers fall down hard! SOmebody mentioned he should fight Timothy Bradley! Hattons over! Bradley would destroy him! If you want to see a fight make him fight a bum! Even Bobby Pacquiao would beat him!
I read an article on here a month back in which the guy stated hatton would get destroyed! And alot of british people complained saying the piece was bias! I’m British and It did seem the article was biased but he was right! HE was absolutely destroyed and I couldnt be any happier! British boxing is rubbish and it was exposed last night!
with the way pac-man keeps going his could kove up to heavy and beat the bro’s! lol
great fight by manny and after that performance he really is by far the best our generation is likley going to see.
full credit to hatton though, he really is a top guy and a very good fighter, but was simply beat by the better man. i don’t knowwhere he goes now though, retirement beckons i think. but i would like to see him go out on a high, so a comeback against holt and then a win against bradley would be great. lets just hope he gets through his brain-scan without problems.
but what about pac-man? i would like to see him move up to welter and fight mosley, see how he does at that weight and then fight mayweather.
again, well done pac-man.
Hatton, didn’t listen to a word or a thing Floyd Snr said.
Please don’t be slagging off his credentials as a trainer. He’s was Oscar de la Hoya’s trainer and currently trains undefeated light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson and undefeated super featherweight champion Joan Guzman.
He is an outstanding trainer, and anyone who disagree’s should watch Guzman and Dawson fight – he teaches “HIT AND DON’T BE HIT” but Hatton simply thought he could bulldoze a smaller man, same way he thought he could bulldoze Floyd Jnr. Limited fighter with an inability to adapt or learn any other skill in boxing outside of a shap bodyshot.
I tipped Hatton to win, it would of been far from a shock to my system had he lost but to lose like that was a shock. I never saw that happenin at all.
I want to say Hatton handed his chin up on a plate for Pacman and the tactics were just plain suicidal, and they were, but even before he got hit proper for the 1st time there looked a gulf in class between them.
Hatton DID have the power to hurt Manny, theres no doubt, he got a couple in there and they were felt but i think even had he been more careful hed of been caught sooner or later.
to Perez ko!, better hide for a moment.
good article there, poor old hatton. Pacman is amazing though, definately p4p no1. full respect to him, just simply too good.
I for one was shocked Pacman held as much power as he did at the weight!!! it goes against Human physics. It was very disapoiting to see Hatton come out to fight with the only tactic of throw meat hooks and hang your face and chin out to dry. Where was all the defencsive stuff Mayweather snr had apparently installed? Billy Graham could of come up with that game plan. Take nothing away from Pacman he was fantastic on the night and showed exactly why he is consided p4p. I would like to see him take on PBF, thats a real fight but on what I saw against Hatton PBF wont be in any rush to sign up for that one.
i’m in shock!!!what a punch!!all the respect to pacman boy is he good.both fighters showed class in the build up and i expected hatton to be too strong but pacman was so quick and was suprisingly stronger and had more power!!!i feel sorry for ricky coz he’s a top bloke but it’s time to hang up the gloves.also we now know why de la hoya did’t trade with pacman,well done manny you are true class in and out the ring.
My heart is broken but I still love the Hitman, I think Hatton should go after Bradley and Urango and get the IBF belt again.
Manny Pacquiao what a fighter..
I hope mayweather sr coaches mayweather jr for his fight against pacman.
lololololol
lets get one thing straight from the off i don’t want any yank pussies slagging off hatton on this site he got beat and soundly so but i said all along it would be a short fight but expected hatton to be too powerfull but hey pacman was awesome and iv’e all the respect for him.hopefully he’ll fight floyd and shut his big mouth once and for all.i’d like to see hatton have 1 more fight against witter and then retire.
What the hell was hatton working on in his camp. didnt see any change in his style. pacman was to quick and to powerful for hatton. hatton should hang up his gloves this was abad loss and cant see a come back from this. Im a huge hatton fan and have been for many years but his time has come. Cant w8 for a pacman Pbf fight, really like to se him knock mayweather out also.