Too Much Is Being Made Out Of Pacquiao’s Win Over Hatton
May 8th, 2009
By Manuel Perez: I think people are blowing up Manny Pacquiao (49-3-2, 37 KOs) to be some kind of superman after his win over Ricky Hatton last weekend. The win was a good one, I agree with that, but in looking at the bigger picture of Hatton’s diminished punch resistance and his failure to follow instructions from his trainer Floyd Mayweather Jr., it’s no mystery why Pacquiao was able to beat Hatton.
I think right now many of the boxing fans that are crowing about how great Pacquiao is after this win aren’t seeing the complete picture about this fight. Hatton looked awful in there, as if he hadn’t learned a thing from his 10th round TKO loss to Floyd Mayweather in 2007.
Hatton just ran right at Pacquiao as if he was trying to knock him down with his chin. And, of course, Pacquiao did what any fighter would have done in a similar situation. He tagged the wide open Hatton with right hooks and left hands and eventually knocked him cold.
The way Hatton fought, I think he would have lost to pretty much anyone of talent in the light welterweight division on that night. I think Hatton’s previous battles in the ring caught up with him on that night, and with his faulty plan of attack, Hatton was quickly chopped down by Pacquiao.
But, I don’t think that Pacquiao did anything special that any other top light welterweight wouldn’t have done if they were in his situation and fighting Hatton. Indeed, I think if anything, Hatton might have been knocked out even quicker if he were facing someone like Timothy Bradley or Kendall Holt instead of Pacquiao.
As far as I can see, Pacquiao looks to be the exact same fighter he was in his two fights with Juan Manuel Marquez. In both cases, Pacquiao struggled and took a lot of punishment. The first bout ended up in a 12-round draw in 2004, and in the 2nd fight Pacquiao was given a 12-round split decision win over Marquez.
However, I saw Marquez winning both of the fights by a narrow margin. If he hadn’t been knocked down, Marquez would have easily won both the fights, because he was the superior fighter over the course of the bout.
At any rate, in looking at Pacquiao’s win over Hatton, you have to put it in perspective. Pacquiao beat a fighter that couldn’t take a big punch anymore, and who was fighting with a primitive style that looked more suited for the 40s rather than 2009. If Hatton had used the things that were taught to him by his trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr, Hatton would have an excellent chance of beating Pacquiao.
I think Pacquiao is going to have problems once he fights Marquez again or takes on someone like Miguel Cotto. I think the bubble is going to be burst when that time comes, and people will finally understand that Pacquiao’s win over Hatton wasn’t that big of a deal after all.
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Pacquiao won because hatton underestimated him the same way he was previously uderestimated by certified champions: DelaHoya, David Diaz Marquez. I remembered the epoisde of HBO’s 24/7 where hatton was heard saying: “right hook roll under right hook rollunder same move all the time” and Floyd Sr.couldnt agree no less. ironically, came fight night, the right hook which they anticipated all along came. And Hatton had no answer.There goes your lesson in showing respect for your opponent.
As for JMM he’d been knocked down 4 times by pacman. Manny since winning his featherweight belt vs lehlo lehdwaba had never heard the count of 8. never been knocked down. Why? becasue manny prepares for every fight as if it were his last. But more importantly, he gives his opponents due respect and acknowledge their skills. He fights with a mission above his own.
Manny had won his last 4 fights in four different weight classes.All fights were against world champions and 3 of those fights were world championships. the last fight was against a champion who never lost at 140lbs.
how great is pacquiao? Imagine this. he has never lost a single round in his last 3 fights(DLH,David Diaz Hatton). The bigger champions couldnt even steal a single round win over him.
Who can beat Pacquiao? Ill tell you this, the only guy who can beat Pacman at this point is the boxer who is humble enough to respect and accept the abilities of a boxer born in the third world, a former street urchin who slept in cardboard boxes and who ultimately boxed his way to the top of the world.
And believe me Mr Perez if and when Pacquiao gets beaten again and im sure he will be eventually ,pacman will prove why he could just be the best boxer we have ever seen. Because he will accept a defeat with all humility ,thank God for it and admit that he just got beaten by a better fighter…No excuses.
Perez must be in Hattons payroll? doing whatever to downpaly our PinoyIdol Pacman! Apart from the Pretty boy “boring” Floyd whos handpicking the smaller Marquez I dont see anything more worthy than Manny!
Like many fighters today Pacman started at a very young age and a very small body. He has the frame to be a lightweight but could fight at Lt Welter and certain guys at Welter. Weight differnce is very minimal and there are about 6 world belts so fighters think they are the best with fakes. As a fan, we want to see the best fight the best. We respect and admire guys who risk going up to get fights not guys who eat their way from a division That’s the big difference. We also understand it is a biz. Anybody would take the highest paying job at the lowest risk but we are not on a world stage or out to prove we are the best in our job. If we were, we would have to go out and prove it. That is why we pay money: to see action fights.
You really sicken me with articles like that. I am a fan and couldn’t care less about the boxer’s race, religion & sexual preference. If he’s great and exciting, I love it. Floyd and DLH are great but Floyd is very boring. Like DLH, he handpicked most fights. DLH clearly lost to Whitaker and a few others. But many feel he may have won couple of close losses but no one can change official results. Now Manny clearly destroys two fighters that no one gave him chance to beat, how can they then make excuses for the loser? Grow up! Again, Floyd is handpicking. JMM called him after Cotto, Mosley, Williams & Margarito but he picks JMM?
Peace out!
all you who are proud will be taken one at a time by a great fighter wait for your time to come and you will clearly see what you refused to see you will fully understand what it takes to be hit by a hammer punch. You will never realize his power,speed and boxing skills unless you try that’s when you say OH! NO IT’S TRUE!!!!
Ok gotta give credit to Manny he did beat the best 140lb, BUT if he fights someone like mosley or cotto he will have trouble. Mosley proved how much power he has when he knocked out(the unknockable)Margarito. We know mayweather will jump in to fight manny, but can you imagine the fight between Manny vs cotto
WOW! lol i must say there are manny “two faced” people on this site i mean before the fight
Manny was rubbish and Hatton was gona KO him out not my words yours
then when hatton losers its turned on its head you guys should stop being glory finders
Manny is the best right now. People who loves boxing are gonna have to accept that! I was never a fan, however, I love watching his fights and I am impress with his skills! Even Floyd will go down if he dicides to stand toe to toe with Manny, the best there is right now!
Hatton is a one dimensional fighter, limited and overrated. The reason he didnt learn anything from the Mayweather defeat, was because he isnt capable of learning anything any more. He is a typical British Fighter, Overrated made out to be more than waht he is by clever promoters.
After all he has only had a fight with 2 greats, Mayweather and Pacquiao both knocked him out.
Cant understand how you could critize a great perfromance from Pac he did his job and did it well.
End of Ricky Flatton!
Manny’s win over Ricky means that a boxer who trains for the fight , and not just for money wins the match. Manny trains even though he does not have an upcoming fight. Manny looks the same. But for Ricky, he looks bloated and uses the 4 weeks training as a tool to shed off his weight. My bottom line is that Manny has a discipline that should be copied by other boxers. Manny trains like he is fighting so when he fights, it seems like he is just training.
Good fighter, no question,and has looked good against opponents ( names mind you who have come to the end of their time)he,s done all that is asked including going up the weights, the only fights out there, for him is probrebly Marques, Cotto, Mayweather, one who he has already beaten,
Thank you, finally a reality check on this overhyped goon Pacquiao. Hatton charged in like an idiot and anyone would have knocked him out. Lets get serious here, Pacman has had very few good wins in his career. The 1st win over Barrera (the 2nd Barrera was shot) and maybe the wins over Morales. Everybody knows Marquez beat him twice and was robbed on the cards. Then he beats up an old de la hoya and Hatton, this is something any top fighter would do. Now ok a win is a win, and Manny is world champ, but…. no way is he pfp champ. I really really hope Floyd vs Pacman happens, that will be a true lesson in boxing. Remember how thoroughly Pacman was outboxed by Marquez….compare this to how badly outboxed marquez will be by Floyd, and you have Floyd a very heavy odds on fav to beat pacquiao. He has the speed, combinations, footwoork and brain to completly be-fuddle Pacquiao. Not to mention the tightest defence in the history of boxing. Can anyone give a scenario of how Floyd loses that fight? Dont think so. It will be the usual Mayweather masterclass. Lets remember who really is the best boxer in the world. The guy who moved through all the weight classes b4 Manny did. The guy who won all the belts b4 Manny did. The guy with all the skills, but unlike Manny the guy who has never lost.
Hey Mad Perez,
Leave pacman alone and give him his credit,He fought a boxer who every-one claim was too big 4 him a natural welterweight, (well almost every one) he went to fight and knock the hitman out. Now If I was a boxer and my opponent came in with his hands down, I would knock his ass out. So don’t blame pacman.
Maybe hatton came to play darts and It sure was not darts night. So stop raining on the pacman win.
Hatton lost to a P4P fighter, ain’t no shame in that.
And finally Mad Perez I think you should try another line of work..like “Family Fued.”
manny pacquiao was top ten pound 4 pound fighter in the world, since 2003 when he beat barrera in alamo dome, texas on 2003. and now is 2009 and he is number 1, 6 years in the pound 4 pound list . this is great longvity, and carreer. amazing…thats the fact perez.. he domolish barrera, moralez,marquez ,hatton, etc
i,m a big hatton fan ,but everyone is taking the shine off manny,s accomplishments.understandbly kostya tszuyu hit a lot harder than anyone else ricky has fought but ricky in this fight was a rockin rollin ball of agression and his lifestyle caught up with him but manny still had to do the job .
You say “I don’t think that Pacquiao did anything special that any other top light welterweight wouldn’t have done if they were in his situation and fighting Hatton” but arent you forgetting Pacquiao isnt a natural light welterweight? I think what he did was awesome and im a Hatton fan. All power to Manny.
Floyd Mayweather Sr. tried to bait Manny into losing his composure by taunting him and resorting to signature trash talk. Manny however did not only refuse to fall for the ruse; he in fact showed everybody how a gentleman reacts to such trash.
Manny never failed to respond with grace and composure. He did not dignify Mayweather Sr.’s pathetic attempts to belittle Manny. Mayweather Sr. in fact at times seemed to come across as a racist who had little respect for the Filipino.
the way manny knocked down hatton,reflect how fast and how strong manny is,he had the skill that makes every best fighter dont have mabuhay ka many!!!
Message for Perez. Listen man I got to say to you with Pac you are witnessing something really special. This is history in the making stuff. It harks back to the golden era when fighters fought for honour and didn’t duck anyone.
Sit back, open a beer and enjoy watching this hugely talented man. Would you want to be one of the people saying ‘Ali isn’t that good, he was almost knocked out by Henry Cooper but was saved by the bell, or would you want to be one of the people who KNEW they were witnessing something truly special?
I know I am going to enjoy watching this amazing man fight because in a couple of fights he’ll be retired and we’ll be left with aload of cherrypicking, moneyminded frauds.
Manuel Perez You are really Funny..
You remind of an old classmate in High school that keeps on blaming someone else from his misfortunes, instead of facing the reality and act on it.
I believe hatton, marquez , pacquiao etc are boxing greats and had achieved a lot. they are extremely good at what they do and should be given credit not to bash them once they lost to someone
stronger and smarter.
Laker 89 I cannot agree more with what you said:
i also think that pac is an amazing athlete and an outstanding ambassador for the sport of boxing. what
better person to have representing the sport than someone that grew up hard, is humble, and continously gives back to his beloved people. i only wish that i would be seeing marquez vs. pac III next since their fights have been amazing. if marquez can’t beat mayweather, i pray that pacman knocks out the arrogant mayweather.
Sorry my mistake…that’s why Pac beats him 10 out of 10!
Ok. Just because Marquez put up a good fight against Pacman it doesn’t mean he won. Imagine if it was the other way round and Marquez was given the decision both times. THE WOULD HAVE BEEN UPROAR. Get some perspective here. Another point is the one of the judges in the first fight made a mistake on his score card and scored it as a 10-7 round. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SCORED AS 10-6 as PAC knocked him down 3 TIMES!!!
As for the Ricky Hatton fight, Ricky was going in against a fighter with more skill and talent than him. Pac has Better footwork, Better head movement, Better technical Boxing skill, Better Power, Better accuracy, Better experience. BASICALLY THE ONLY WAY RICKY WAS GOING TO BEAT HIM WAS TO OVERPOWER HIM WITH HIS GREATER STRENGTH. TURNS OUT PAC HAD MORE STRENGTH THAN HIM AS WELL. Pacquiao is a better boxer than Hatton on EVERY LEVEL that’s why he beats him 9 out of 10. Your parents taught you to be a cynic.
Gosh Perez! You must be one of those who sold their house to bet on the guy!
you’re funny.
Perez you need to look at facts. Both fighters had ample time to prepare for the fight, they are pro’s. Both fighters are equally experienced, both also have world class trainers. If anything Hatton in this fight had the advantage being the naturally bigger stronger more experienced man in this weight class. But you know what it boils down to at the end of the day. Hatton was simply destroyed by a much better fighter. Manny would destroy Ricky Hatton any day of the week,month,year anytime! The difference in level of skill was immediately obvious from round one..Manny’s not p4p champion for nothing.
Gotta say watched fight again this morning and wow what a knockout. Manny was too fast for him simple as, plus he looked stronger too when they entered the ring. Ricky should retire if his punch resistance has gone as he could get hurt by a bigger puncher than manny. Huge Ricky fan but he has nothing left to prove.
It’s funny the last 3 boxers Pacman KO’d looked slow and unprepared to face him even though they trained for 2 months. It’s one or the other, it’s either Pac is too fast or they’re just plain slow. I noticed you criticized the losers for not beating the Pacman and not a single complement to Pacman. You got to learn how to give credit where credit is due kid, that’s what good writers do.
Manuel…dude…your parents should have taught you to live in reality. It is fine to ask questions, but you make excuses all the time. I like Marquez and I think that he is an exceptional fighter. I would even argue that he could have gotten the decision in the second fight. The problem with your assessment of both fights is when you said IF. If Marquez was the superior fighter he would not have gotten knocked down 3 times in the first fight and once in the second.
Look, Pacquiao is the consensus best fighter pound for pound until someone proves otherwise. His victory against Hatton was great. His victory against DLH was great. He provides the fans with exciting action. If Marquez can manage a victory against Mayweather, that will seriously put him in the running for pound for pound, which I am sure you will be gushing on about endlessly. Hopefully you will be able to keep your screen and keyboard from getting too sticky if that happens. Until that unlikely scenario happens, try to do something that I know is difficult for you. Try to actually be objective.
Good job Manuel Perez
I disagree Manuel. Pacquiao and Marquez’s matches were close. Weather you’re a fan of either, there is no doubt that they are both exceptional fighters. Do I think that Marquez would have demolished Hatton too? Of course – although probably not quite as quick as Pacquiao did it, as Marquez is typically a slow starter.
I don’t think the fight with Hatton brings either of them down (esp. not Pacman), if anything it elevates them both to the top levels of competition. Marquez vs Mayweather and Pacquiao vs Mayweather (if it becomes a reality) will be interesting fights. Don’t get me wrong I’d like to see another Marquez/Pacquiao too.
Why does it seem as of late that with any of Manny’s wins, someone tries to critique it as a flawed win? With Oscar, it was ‘oh he was over the hill’, now with hatton, ‘oh he didn’t follow what Sr. taught him’. so if he beats JMM or Floyd, seriously is there gonna be another.. “well, what JMM didn’t do.. or what floyd didn’t do.. yada yada yada.. they would’ve won???” seriously lol
i also think that pac is an amazing athlete and an outstanding ambassador for the sport of boxing. what
better person to have representing the sport than someone that grew up hard, is humble, and continously gives back to his beloved people. i only wish that i would be seeing marquez vs. pac III next since their fights have been amazing. if marquez can’t beat mayweather, i pray that pacman knocks out the arrogant mayweather.
I think the win of Pacman over Hatton was extraordinary. Other figther in the lightweight division could not have done what Pacman did. When Hatton fought Floyd, he lasted for 11 rounds. In fact, in that fight, he could have knocked down Floyd in R1. Floyd won by split decision over DLH (which others saw otherwise) but Pacman stopped the DLH. Hatton was taking the punches of Floyd until the 11th rounds. But the first punch thrown by Pacman, a less powerful right hand, made Hatton kiss the canvass in less 2 minutes. It wont take a veteran baxing analyst to compare and assess how good Pacman is against any other fighter in the Lightwlter and Welter. Miguel Cotto even Shane Mosley will get defeated by Pacman because of speed and power. Cotto and Mosley may have the power but the same will decline as the fight goes one. Unlike Pac Man he can maintain speed and power for 12 rounds.
Despite it being perez, ill take the statement seriously and say until someone beats him, then the hype will rightly go on. I dont think anyone should knock pacquiao’s hype. its good to be excited about him, hes an extraordinary athlete and outstanding ambassador for the sport and deserves all teh praise he gets.