Would Hatton Have Beaten Pacquaio if Ricky was Better Prepared?
July 31st, 2009
By Liam Santiago: Ricky Hatton was in absolutely no state to be going anywhere near a boxing ring on May 2nd, in Las Vegas to take on Manny Pacquiao. His trainer, Floyd Mayweather Snr, proved to be as much use as a chocolate fireguard. Ricky may as well have had Homer Simpson in his corner. For what it’s worth I honestly believe the result would have been different if the circumstances were. As I have said before, I am a massive Manny Pacquiao fan and admire his abilities. His speed and power is amazing. But a peaked Ricky Hatton is also amazing.
Hatton should have realised this as well as Floyd, but that’s why Floyd was there. The trainer paid very little attention to Hatton in training, even less as the fight got nearer. In sparring sessions Mayweather would show while Hatton was already in the seventh round. On fight night, Ricky couldn’t find him. He showed up not long before Ricky went out to fight. Tell me if I’m wrong, but, is this any way to prepare a boxer for a fight with the fight voted as pound for pound king? Not only was Hatton physically past his peak, he was mentally destroyed. He had no focus, which showed in the way he boxed.
Also, in his previous fight Hatton looked amazing against no.2 ranked light welterweight champion, Pauli Malignaggi. Of course, Pauli is no Pacquiao, but Hatton dominated that fight. He was superior in every aspect. The difference between this fight and the Pac-Man fight? Hatton was focus and mentally prepared for this fight, also he had not sailed passed his peak. Lets say, for what it’s worth, the Hatton the stopped Malignaggi turned up to fight Pacquiao. I honestly believe that the Hitman would have stopped Pacquiao. You have to understand, at the top level in boxing every single detail can have an affect. A lot of big details had an affect in Vegas and it showed in the result.
I suppose it’s just unfortunate for the Hitman that he chose the wrong trainer. If he stuck with Billy Graham, Hatton might be at the top of boxingnews24′s pound for pound ranking instead of Juan Manuel Marquez, followed by Hopkins, with Cotto in fourth place. Who knows. What I do know is Hatton needs to get back in the gym and train to become the best light welterweight in the world again. Who knows, we might see a Pacquiao-Hatton 2. I doubt we would have the same result though. I very much doubt that indeed.
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i say all the king horses and all the kings men cannot put ricky hatton again. remember you nursery rhymes
coz hatton would be running all 12 rounds and its a ud at last. thats what barrera did run and give mp a UD.and u got at last will have a good sleep going home coz you will be sleepy after the middle round round.
Oh please! Hatton was wayyyy overrated. He got demolished by a fighter completely better than him. If Brits are crying about that, than I guess he wasn’t prepared for Mayweather either. He took a massive unprotected beating to the head in that fight as well. Everyone screams of how good Hatton WAS. He fought the best fighters in the world and the result was the same in tasting canvas.
Man PLEASE!!
Hatton will still be kissing the canvas. Pacquiao – Hatton 2? you gotta be kidding me, did you smoked something before you write this article? Hatton wouldn’t want to see the fight himself, let alone fight the same guy who destroyed him and humililate him inside two rounds. Perhaps it will happen in your PS3 Console. Hatton vs Pacquiao 2 live on this writer’s game console. Please let this happen and post it on youtube. What a bum.
nepster: Ricky Hatton – Right hook, roll under…same move everytime…
hahahha, i feel u! i hella remember that! ” i’ll give him something to roll under” or something like that… then he packs his punch with his hand… Hatton’s a clown! he got knocked the f up!
i still laugh at that quote till this day! its too frickin funny!!!!
Mr Santiago doesnt even know what “peaking” is. what a loser
Malinagi was overtrained, Odhoya was overtrained, Mosley was overtrained against Cotto….on and on and on…all lossers are overtrained.
Please give me reasons or signs that a boxer was overtrained.
I need to be punished for this article. Chain me up, pour hot wax on me and call me a whore.
i measure a boxer’s chance in his coming fight with his performance in his previous fight. when i saw that hatton had a hard time against malignaggi (far from being impressive, i gave hatton a “b-” during his malignaggi fight), i knew pacquiao will dispose hatton via a knock out. much the same when i measure david diaz when he fought montano before he fought pacquiao. this will be the same measurement with cotto (have you seen how he almost lost the fight, or is it “lost the fight?” with clottey?) the thing is, any which way hatton would have fought pacquiao, he may box, hit and run, toe to toe, etc, the result would be the same, knock out. i also don’t believe hatton over trained. with a stupid coach who allegedly always comes in late and therefore the training naturally starts late, how could hatton claim being over trained? you saw 24/7? lousy hatton camp was clearly seen there.
ok guys, i think it’s all over! you have said a lot and i got the point!!! I would like to say i’m sorry to all of you! i actually didn’t mean what i wrote and i will never write anything bad against my idol pac! but please if i wrote some boring praises to our idol, please! please! read it ok so my editor won’t kick my ass! pleaseeee!
it seems you are not a thinking writer. ricky hatton is not in the same level with pacquiao. a BETTER ricky hatton is the one who wrestles his opponent. what kind of boxer is that? pacquiao never uses such tactics. even if he got fouled by the late agapito sanchez, he never retaliated. he is not a dirty fighter. even if hatton prepared better, the result would have been the same. knockout!!!
OK, I’m gonna tell you all a secret. The secret to all of Manny Pacquiao’s sensational wins. Actually, it’s not really a secret, Pac have said it in an interview… the real reason why Pac keeps on dominating today is that he’s just extremely lucky. He can buy a lottery ticket today (well, he actually owns a chain of lotto joints) and he’ll win.
It’s not Pac’s skills or speed or power, the reason he’s the No. 1 P4P fighter today is because he… is… just… extremely… lucky. That’s all.
…hehehehe hahahaha
Liam, in real life there are no if’s or but’s, so please don’t write another article which doesn’t count for anything.
hatton is way overrated!!!…what a loser this guy is…yeah right he could have beaten mayweather as well in a rematch…man,he even barely wins with guys like collazo and lazcano,this guy is a big boxing fraud brought by the english…god save hatton should have been the right song tom jones should have sung…what a LOSER!!!
Would Hatton have beaten pacquaio if Ricky was better prepared? if you’re watching fiction movies, like “back to the future”? or if you can just turn back the hands of time? then maybe Ricky Hatton will not fight Manny at all. very simple, Ricky doesn’t posses a good boxing defense, he’s very open. he’s prone to being hit by basic punches only. he’s just too confident with his power punches i guess is the reason why his defense is weak. no chance man!
hatton was too slow… he must be dreaming when he said he’ll knock me out.. i could have ended it in just 10 seconds but i still want the fans to enjoy…
If Hatton is prepared, he will be KO in the middle of 3R and NOT in the end of 2R.
BOXING is TEAM EFFORT …Hatton is stupid enough to picked Mayweather SR. That is why they lost…so stop talking about the past, learned from it. Record wise Hatton got his ass kicked big time. End of Story
Did you hear Liam what your Dad said?Get he car keys drive to the bridge and jump.
If Ricky didn’t overtrained? against his fight with The PAC….we should have a longer and exciting bout….but at the end he will be knockout by The PAC.
Ricky has no defense at all and coming by his face against The PAC? well, Ricky became the target practice…
Hatton is a good boxer/fighter but against The PAC’s speed and power?
Must make bucks to be a PacHater! Liam so lame!
HATTON WAS READY TO STEP INTO THE RING AND PREPARED AND HE KNEW WHAT TO DO.. BUT …..THE OLD SAYING GOES SAYING “EVERYONE HAS A PLAN.”. “UNTIL THEY GET PUNCHED IN THE FACE”
AND MY LORD DID HE PUNCHED IN THE FACE ALRIGHT.. HEHE
….how is it that a fan(atic) always finds an excuse for their fighter after a loss.
Don’t they (fighters) have brains to figure out their conditions before the fight?
Maybe if the fighter is a 4 rounder and had less that 10 fights, its possible, but for seasoned fighters?????
Juan Marquez after 4 knockdowns in 2 fights, his fanatics including himself still believes that he won? Punches in the fight cannot be measured with certainty because the only one that feels it is the one that got hit. But knockdowns?
Everybody in the boxing world saw it.
Oscar dela Hoya dehydrated? He should have known it or if not, he is an idiot.
Ricky Hatton, over trained? Surely, he was on his peak had he won…but again, he lost, hence, the excuse.
Think for a new excuse for Cotto, should he lose!
Hatton would have not told all his fans to empty their bank accounts to bet for him.
Stop the idiot excuses Mr. Writer!! Come to your senses…ARE YOU BLIND???
at first he(hatton) thought that he could mix it up with pacquiao, he tried to box him etc. until he got hit in the face…
the first right hook that landed, it totally made him confused.. remember he got tagged by the right hook consistently in the fight.. until he got stunned momentarily, then knocked down, got tagged again then knocked down…
he was trying to maintain his composure in round 2 but he was not trying to fight the way he was trained, but then again u can see that he tried…
it’s very simple, he couldn’t figure out the pacman after he got hit… i mean, pacquiao is a in a different kind of level, he’s fighting smarter, and the improvement is really really great… PACQUIAO WAS JUST BETTER IN EVERY ASPECTS OF THE GAME AGAINST HATTON THAT NIGHT, AND AS A FIGHTER..
I can’t believe i just read this.You can’t actually believe that hatton could have beaten pacman if he had a different trainer.Look,hatton has always had a poor defense and always will no matter who trains him,you could put the best trainers in the world to train him and he would still get in the ring with his hands low and jump while he punches and run into everything from his opponent.Hatton has always been one demensional he comes at you and tries to smother your punches and jumps in with his hooks,he has no effective jab or straight hand, just those jumping hooks why do you think he always gets hit.He didn’t look great against paulie, its just that paulie is terrible.You should go back and watch the rest of his fights he was never a great fighter he was highly overrated just like most of the brits now days.The only reason floyd took longer to knock out hatton was because floyd is a patient fighter and breaks you down and then when the opportunity presents itself he goes in for the kill.On the other hand manny doesn’t fight that way.Pacman is a Filipino typhoon and takes you out when he wants and how can he not.We all know how manny fights ,he fights at a high and powerful punching aggressive pace.I knew hatton was gonna get killed and so did many other people.Its simple hatton just doesn’t have the skills to beat pacman or any other elite fighter in the welterweight division.He even got whooped against veteran juanlazcano but lazcano got robbed.He simply gets hit too much against any and every fighter he goes up against.For this writer to say he was unprepared and if he would have had a better chance if he stuck with his old trainer is stupid.Hatton would have got whooped either way.If boxing fans thought the way this writer thinks there would be excuses for every boxing fans favorite fighter when they’re defeated in the ring.So just stop and write something worthy of the sport.This writer is one of those would of could of should of type fans and you just can’t be like that.Its what the boxer has or doesn’t have in the ring that night that matters thats it.Hatton just doesn’t have it,he never has and never will.
Hatton is not fast enough and is reflexes are to slow to deal with fighters like Pac and Floyd. Simple truth.
just making a hype out of pac
c’mon, man. i can’t believe you bought hatton’s line. i know, you are wiser than that. you are not blind. please review the tapes over and over, and you’ll see he wasn’t overtained. in fact, to me, he fought better in the pacquiao fight than with malignaggi. his counterpunches were quick. he looked strong and sharp. but pacquiao happened to be quicker, stronger and sharper that night. hatton erroneously believed that he can bully pacquiao. jim lampley even mentioned that hatton’s stratey was along that line, and pacquiao expected that. pacquiao also knows that hatton cannot adjust. so, pacquiao prepared something for hatton’s assault on the way in. the rest is history. hatton was prepared that night, but pacquiao appeared MORE prepared that night. so, i don’t buy hatton’s line.
comeon dude, even if hatton trained with martians with their most hi tech boxing equipments and tools, his ass would still be wiped out!!!! stop makin excuses, its a mismatch no matter what ricky does!!!!!!!!! period!
excuses….excuses….excuses…blah..blah…blah…nothing new….
haha, it seems Liam Santiago jr speaks more sense than Liam Santiago snr
you think hatton didn’t know what you’re talking about? Or any of his team? Accept the reality he is no match to the power and speed of the Pacman. If Hatton cannot accept it, hopefully you could!
Would Hatton have beaten pacquaio if Ricky was better prepared? my answer is MAYBE! but i don’t know…
-Maybe he was just too lucky to survive in the first round?
-Maybe if the britons (20,000 of them) did not came to watch the fight?
-Maybe if he did not join the Golden Boy Promotions?
-Maybe! just Maybe!
the author always telling that he is apacfans stupid ash
So to basically sum up the responses to the question you posed. The consensus is that :
NO- RICKY HATTON WOULD STILL LOSE IF HE WAS BETTER PREPARED
common Liam Santiago if Iam your Mother Iwillask you to go back to my womb and you will be remoulded into a girl.If I am your father I will give you my car then ask you to go to San Francisco Bridge then ask you to jump.Your brother now I think has been asking you to change your life and chase boys instead.
fail to prepare prepare to fail any pro should know this liam ur a muppet
soon i saw ricky at the weigh in i mentioned how he looked overtrained,he looked far far too lean,no strength training which is what he usually relys on and in my opinion got him where he is,
Before the Pacquiao fight Hatton was saying “this is the best training camp we’ve ever had, there can be no excuses this time”… 2 rounds later he’s flat on his arse and the excuses start creeping out. Doh!
Liam did you forget that the amazing, focus & mentally prepared Hatton that beat Pauli was also trained by Floyd Sr? Did Hatton said that Floyd Sr. was a great trainer that’s why his speed & style were different & he’s contemplating not to change his trainer anymore? I guess you don’t cares what Floyd Sr attitudes during his training for Pauli’s fight because Hatton wins. But when Hatton was devastated by Pacman, you give every single details done by Hatton & Floyd Sr as excuses. Blame Pacman instead for the lost of your favorite fighter because whatever excuses you said, the brutal knockdown of Hatton will always be remembered as a result of Pacman’s power, speed & greatness
This question could be asked about many many fights between many many fighters.
You just gotta accept all the advantages, disadvantages turn of events or anything that happens throughout life.
I honestly believe Hatton had the power to stop Pacman quite easily but he never got a chance to attack him.
You can say if hed actually listened to his own advice and protected himself from Pacmans style then maybe hed of stuck around enough to cause some damage.
But the point is ive never really seen Hatton fight with defence in mind, he pays little attention to wat his opponants can do and his work against southpaws has never improved.
Hatton could of actually defended himself but Hatton doesnt, never has never will and thats just how Hatton is. So he could but he never would and so i think the question isnt really a valid one.
“Would Hatton Have Beaten Pacquaio if Ricky was Better Prepared?”
Yes! Hatton, Dela Hoya, etc., could have beaten Pacquiao had they climbed the ring better prepared. But the problem was, Manny came more prepared than them all.
You don’t have to be a profound boxing analyst to figure that out. NYAHH, NA, NA, NA, NAHHHHHHHH!
It will always boild down to speculations. Your guess will just be as good as mine. Just for arguments sake, I’ll bite. If Hatton was with a real trainer (I don’t think Joy Mayweather is a trainer), It might have been different. But it may not be that much different. If F. Roach was in Hatton’s corner (even someone else of this caliber), then I believe Manny could have been exposed. I believe that a boxer can only do so much. It’s the trainer who gives you directions. Hatton is a hell of a boxer specially in the 140 lbs division. But he was exposed and read like a book by the No. 1 pound for pound trainer. Manny knows where and when to puch thanks to Roach. His missiles were on target. To simply put it, the Hatton team was read.. thats just how I see it. Too bad for them that their opponent is very generous in giving bunch of punches.
During HBO 24/7, Hatton was stating that he learned from DLH’s ‘mistakes’ overtraining, and wont make the same ‘mistakes’. Hatton was prime for this fight.
WHAT THE F@CK ARE U TALKING ABOUT MR. WRITER? casual fans know little about boxing, YES! but little knowledge don’t need to expand just to realized how overrated Hatton is. Before the fight Hatton himself said he’s in the best condition ever and was ready to knock out PACMAN. bloody excuses, thats what it is!!! We all know how it ended… left crossed flushed and out cold on impact!
I’m a big Pacquiao pan. But to tell you honestly, I love reading your articles. Keep posting these “anti-pacman” statements of yours. Promote JMM as much as you can. Blame all Pacman’s past opponents for their alledgedly “excuses”. Curse all these fans who settle as Paclanders. Push and instill all your principles and perceptions to your company and readers. No opposition, no conflicts. No conflicts, boring life and history. LOL
I hope you won’t get me wrong, but I feel pity for you. You are claiming and evaluating “facts” to prevent yourself from joining any kind of bandwagon. Plus, you are really making a lot of publicity, so I give you the credit for being one of the most popular boxing “expert” now, next to Michael Marley. LOL
Maybe I will be in agreement with your article if I’m drunk. Hehehehe/ trust me, its the same conclusion.
i dont think hatton have enough courage to face pacman again because he was traumatized the first time they fought, in fact he was shaken to death if ever he hears pacmans name, liam santiago your articles are baloney, hatton is 100 percent fit on that bout, long before the bout freddie knows how to deal with him because he knew once pacman lands his left hook that would be it, dont be a fool to beleive in a fools alibi
Let us face the truth – Ricky Hatton is not as better fighter than Manny Pacquiao. Have a good day
all!
it hard to say,was he over trained,did he leave it all in the gym,was he over matched.We never got to find out cos all he did was was stand there and start swinging,would have loved him to have followed floyd seniors plan and then we would have prob known more
who gives this BS any permission to write anything about me when i boxed more than two months ago and until now have not signified any intention to fight again. does this guy knows myself more than me?
liam… when is see you…remember this…i am gonna punch you in your face…that face that highly convince charles darwin that men came from the apes!
Its like that expression “you cant teach a old dog new tricks” i think that if Hatton would of used his old tactics in the Pac man fight he would of lasted longer but to be honest he would of stilled got knocked out beacuse Hatton is a overated boxer past his prime.
You got what you want… Tons of comments because of your scrap writing. You better go back to 1st grade.
I’ve got to agree with MOST of the article. Mayweather did push Hatton too far, but I don’t think he would have got past Malignaggi if he stuck with Billy Graham. While with Graham Hatton lost his love for the sport. Floyd got it back.
There won’t be a Hatton – Pacquiao 2, and Ricky won’t ever be the best light-welterweight again. If think he’d only have one more fight if he does come back…and frankly, that’s one fight too many. He’s nothing left to prove.
If he had been better prepared he could have stopped Manny. You could see from his ring walk and when he was in the ring, it wasn’t the same Ricky Hatton. The confidence was not there
..ANOTHER EXCUSE…PART OF BEING A GOOD FIGHTER IS GETTING READY TO FIGHT AND ACCEPT THE RESULT….HATTON IS TRASH JUST LIKE THE COLUMNIST…PROBABLY RACIST.. CANT ACCEPT DEFEAT… IF ANY OF IT WAS TRUE THEN HATTON SHOULD BE CLAMORING FOR A REMATCH AND NOT JUST WHINE LIKE A WHIP ASS RACIST BLOKE….
EVERY FIGHTER WHO HAS LOST A FIGHT HAS AN EXCUSE, BUT I DOUBT THERE HAS EVER BEEN A FIGHTER WHO HAS HAD AS MANY EXCUSES AS HATTON.THE FUNNIEST THING IS THEY ALL STARTS WITH”IAM NOT FINDING EXCUSES HERE BUT”.THE TRUTH HE IS ONE OF THE MOST OVERATED AND PROTECTED FIGHTERS EVER.HE LOST TO CALLAZO,IF IT WAS`NT FOR THE REF. HE WOULD HAVE BEEN KNOCKED OUT IN HIS OWN HOME TOWN AND GOT SPARKED BY A FIGHTER WHO CAME UP FROM FEATHER-WEIGHT(MAYWEATHER),AND ONE WHO CAME UP FROM FLYWEIGHT(PAC-MAN).WITTER IS`NT MUCH,BUT IWAS PLANNING TO BET A LOT OF MONEY ON HIM KNOCKING OUT FATTON.
Even if both of you fight against manny, you will both be destroyed. What a CU#T columnist are you.
why are people aways complaining about writers taking about pacquaio he is regarded as the best pound for pound fighter so obviously they are going to write about him, sime people say he is the best some say he is not that why we were all given free opinions slagging someone down because they dont rate the same boxer as much as you do is pathetic in my (opinion).
Can you stop this nonsense already?…well-trained or overtrained it will be the same result, Hatton is not a thinking boxer like JMM so stop the nuthugging please
Liam, Marquez is this website’s #1 p4p fighter? or just yours? it’s clear how bitter you folks are of watching Pacquiao beat up Mexicans and cruise to boxing immortality. Barrera and Morales had legendary careers but Pacquiao eclipsed them by beating them both along with JMM and other Mexicans. It sucks for you to see JMM always under the shadow of Pacquiao. He’s only on p4p lists because he gave the #1 guy fits and not by his ring exploits. He got beat by Chris John and that’s a fact.
CRYING OVER SPILLED MILK!!!????
THAT IS WHY THEY WERE GIVEN TIME TO PREPARE.
LET’S ACCEPT IT. HATTON LOST THE FIGHT FAIR AND SQUARE.
sad thing is, a 2nd pac-hatton outing will never happen. poor you.
I don’t get it why these writers are hating on Packy so much when all he does is give a good show. The guy never says nuthin bad about anybody. All he does is give his all in the ring as well as in training. So what gives? I think the real reason is because it’s very hard for some people to accept that someone from a third world country can reach such an elite level status. All this hating simply stems from jealousy i guess, regardless if the subject works insanely hard for everything he’s achieved. These people will never give credit to his accomplishments simply because of his “third world origins”. This “hate thing” is so sad. So sad.
Excuses…excuses…same old stuff…
Liam… Too many “what-if’s” and what-might-have-been’s” (read: excuses) have been said and written even before you even thought of writing this article. It shows your ignorance as a reader; it shows your shallowness as a writer. Hatton and Hattonites and anti-Pacman like you can make a gazillion more excuses and alibis. But one fact stands out way way above your lousy heads: Pacman knocked the f@ck out Hatton. Period.
P.S. — There oughta be a law against excessive daydreaming and sourgraping!
What the….?Where would you put Pacquiao in this post fight hypothetical trivia?.The said fight was supposed to be the ‘sinking sand’ for Manny and not the other way around.Just everyone let it go,let’s keep it just as another great debacle of supposedly a great fighter from the west beaten badly by the diminiture fighter from the southeast.This next chapter is developing in a much similar manner,Cotto is again the fighter from the west assuming to throw all offensive available armas and ammunition to defeat a diminutive fighter from the southeast,even planning to rob him him .
If the rematch is going to happen again,for sure only this writer will bet hatton to win.hatton is underdog b4 manny demolished him in just below 6 min.hw mch more if they meet again in a rematch.THIS ARTICLE IS NONSENSE!
hey hatton was no match for pacman… just like the paper said his tailormade for pacman..and he didnt stick to his gameplan… hey if you lose you lose ryt>>>/??? no more excuses.. just like what dela hoya did..if pacman lost that nyt could we blame moorer for it??? o com’on man..his fit and ready to fight that nyt.. but pacman is way better than the hitman..dats y they call him the hit-man…
Is this a joke? What the F*ck are you on about? Are you drunk?
so basically youre saying hatton trained for this fight not taking pac man serious? give me a break Hatton got beat down fair and square wether or not he trained hard or not the outcome would have been the same!
YEAH WHATEVER WRITER
WHEN PACMAN BEATS THE CRAP OUT OF COTTO THIS NOV, BETTER HAVE YOUR EXCUSES READY.
WHOEVER THE PACMAN DEFEATS, YOU’LL ALWAYS SAY “HE WAS OVERTRAINED, HE WAS UNLUCKY, THE TRAINER THIS AND THAT”
TOO MUCH EXCUSES.
Articles with “IF’S” are nonsense because it’s premise is dependent on something that could have been.
Pinoy Boxing fans are invited to chat with fellow Pinoys at http://www.pacfans-corner.com
Lame excuse…. please spare me!!! Accept that Pacman is superior in all boxing skills espcially POWER.
Onother Pac-Hater on the loose with the same old lame excuses,Cant you simply leave Hatton alone,he is gentleman enough for his name to be drag on for a lousy commentary like this,respect the man!!
man, quit using the word “pacquiao fan” as an excuse. people are smart enough to be able to smell haters like yourself.
How can you say hatton was overtrained when he only lasted 2 rounds!!!!
It’s amazing how writers start off by telling how big of a fan of Pacquiao they are then totally discredit him for his accomplishment. Hatton even in his peak would not beat Pac, He might lasted 3 to 4 more rounds but will eventually get knocked out. You were impressed on how he beat Malignaggi, Paulie is a B fighter at best and a top fighter shouldn’t have a problem with him.Give credit where credit is due. how many fools does Pac need to knock out for you idiots start giving him his props. When he beats Cotto you all will find an excuse to diminish Pac’s victory.
Mayweather Sr. is an arrogant, self-proclaimed ‘best trainer’ in the planet, as though he is “king of all trainers”. He fooled Hatton to think PAC is nothing but an amateur and no way PAC can beat HAtton because Mayweather Sr., ‘the best trainer’ was his trainer. Their haughtiness and arrogance brought the ‘best trainer’ and ‘King of LightWelterWeight’ to shame! Surely, pride comes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall!!!
let it go man hatton is history! decent fighter in his better days basicly won on phisical streanth very limited in tecknic thers just so much a body can take. fighters like haton depend alot on youth to fight in wieghts that give them the edge in streanth and as they grow older it becomes a handicap becouse there body does not recup streanth after makinig weight. in hatons situation he didnt have the skills or power to move up in weight
To be hoest I just clicked this site because I saw Manny Pacquiao’s name, until I read who’s writer this is, I got fooled. Next time I’ll be easy only clicking any post regarding Pacman, because like this writer, who ever this Santiago is, is like a grade school analysts (IF EVER HE THINK OF HIMSELF) What a joke!!! Make excuses on anyone Pacman had faced please! You think full of crap!!!
What a waste. What could have hatton done better? If Billy was still his trainer would hatton dodge more punches. Would his head be moving much better? What a waste. I suggest everyone not to read any article from this site. I hope Pacland would not link this stupid site. A** hole.
The fact is PACMAN is much, much better than Hatton. Period! Hatton under-estimated the POWER of PACMAN and he thought he could easily bulldozed PAC just as he did to his previous opponents, without considering the KNOCK-OUT POWER of PAC’s LEFT hand. And he had this mentality prior to the fight that he is THE KING of Light WelterWeights, and fooled himself to think that NO ONE can ever beat him in that weight. He suffered the consequences of his own foolish pride!
would’ve could’ve should’ve….are all the writers on this site a little off? The snozberries taste like snozberries….LOL
would your aunt be your uncle if she only had balls? would jesus gone back to carpentry if the gallup polls were around during his time? these are mere suppositions… what just happened came to be because that’s what it is… no amount of hindsight and second guessing could change the results… would we still be in the garden of eden if eve didn’t take a bite of the apple? go figure.
d main reason PAC finished Hatton in 2 becoz he had a SCHEDULED concert after d fyt… chek YOUTUBE.. for d concert..So Cotto watch out if PAC has Plans for an aftr fyt concert LOL
THRE IS NO OTHER REASON AS SIMPLE AS THIS ‘HATTON SHOULD HAVE NOT FIGHT MANNY PACQUIAO’,THEN AND THERE’S NO WAY HE’LL GONNA LOSE.
this writing is intended for a different reason rather than boxing
roach said it best, hatton is just overrated. probably won all his fights against fellow countrymen. but can’t beat international fighters.
You know what did him (Hatton)? He abused his body. When he’s not fighting, he bloats to a Fatton by always drinking beer and eating junk foods. During fights, he said he did not have problems going down the weight. But such ways will finally catch up with you. No matter who his trainer will be, Hatton will wilt against an A-one fighter.
that pacman fellow is so nice, he knew of his condition so he put him to bed and helped him to go to hospital
…You must have written this article before the fight. Does your brain hide under your ass? Idiot comment of this wannabe expert who knows nothing at all…
there is no way hitman can beat the pacman. now lets talk about cotto….
Queen Elizabeth – i know you! you are the daughter of pac! get lost!! stupid!!
if ricky hatton was better prepared, then manny would take him out on the sixth round instead of the second. ricky’s stlye was never gonna match up with manny’s style.
the writer is stil dreaming. i pity him for convincing himself that hatton is so good. i tel you…you’re right! hatton is a very good boxer. he has a very good record. he has beaten some very good boxers and he was defeated only by the technically sound Mayweather and the great pacquiao. But no matter what you say, hatton is not in the league of pacquiao. that, you must slowly accept. there’s nothing to be ashamed of. hatton still belongs to the class a boxers because the person that knocked him out in his last fight was just the best and the extraordinary boxer which we couldn’t find in another lifetime
I TOTALLY AGREE WITH LIAM SANTIAGO THAT HATTON WAS OVER TRAINED AND PEAKED AHEAD OF THE FIGHT. IF HATTON WAS IN A GOOD CONDITION, I BELIEVE HE WOULD HAVE BEEN KNOCKED OUT A LITTLE LATER…SAY 2ND ROUND @ 5 SECONDS LEFT? OKAY, MAYBE 3 SECONDS LEFT
it just showed that hatton and his camp were dumb!!! Why! Cmon do i need to explain it..Ok!
Hatton said he peaked early and blames Mayweather Sr. for not attending seriously to his training..
Before starting the training camp, shouldnt they be studying when to start and whatkind of training thetll do so as not to peak early.. And if he did good with the Paulie then why accept the fight to the fighter who is considered the best in his time and is explosive.. Cmon! Common sense! Before you fight study all the aspects first..
i think if ricky hatton was as good as sugar ray robinson or ali on the night he fought pacquiao, he definitely would have beaten pacquiao. what a stupid author. i can’t blame you for hating the mexecutioner.
IM JUST HIGHLY INSULTED HATTON DOESNT GET THE RESPECT HE DESERVES FOR BEATING KOSTAZU WHO MANY AT THE TIME RATE KT P4P….IF THE FIGHT WAS IN AMERICA AND HATTON WOULD HAVE WON THEN WOULD HE HAVE BEEN P4P……PEACE AND LOVE
I JUST WANNA SAY IF HATTON DIDNT HAVE A CHANCE AT DEFEATING PAQCIOU OR MAWETHER THEN WHY WAS THE BOUT SANCTIONED???
IT WAS SANCTIONED CS HATTON WAS THE BEST NOUT THERE!
PEOPLE SEEM MTO INGORE HIMS DEMOLISHION OK KOSTAZU….ITS REDCILOUS…LOTS OF POEPLE READIN ANW AWRITINNG THESE ARTICLES CALLED KT AT THE TIME OF TH HATTON FITH P4P KING….SO WHY WASNT HATOTON P4P KING AFTET DEMOLSIHMING KT…..POLAITICS MAN…SAME WITH JOE CALZAGHE NOE AMERICAN OUT EHER GIVE JC ANY REPSECT EVAN TO HEA BETA EVERYOEN OUT THERE…AND FOR HIM TO COEM OUT OF RETIERMENT TO FITH PAVLIK…..IS A JOKE SAME WITH THE REST….PEACE OUT…
wow! a dumb opportunist! let go, ok? geez
it is very tiring to hear from boxing writers like you tunes of unacceptance of pacquiao beating hatton bout and of pacquiao beating hatton,what could be the reason? all this time whenever this small boxer from the philippines winning bouts there is always a reason why he had on and you boxing writers emphasizing very wrong reason, most of you wrote against this small boxing wizard from the philippines.is that expression of hatred of pacquiao or racial discrimination in disguise?
I’m beginning to suspect the writers for these website are deliberately making the pachacks mad to increase traffic and attract online ads.
Liam Santiago learns boxing..
Keep writing as nobody agrees and believes in you..
Manny came to work fight day better prepared with the right plan and the proper tools along with the well experienced foreman(Roach). Can we say that that a badly beaten Hatton could have fared better if he did some things differently? It will all up to who you are going to ask. Pitty on Ricky there might never a part 2 (the only real way to answer the question) since the fight was so one sided, he even have to contemplate on retiring.
but in the real world…pacman rules.
you are just like Manuel Perez, full of excuses, Hatton himself said he was overtrained and now you’re telling us he was not prepared? You’re just revealing your true colors, Pachaters!
so, in the world of “what ifs” Hatton won. fine.
All I can see in all your articles are designed only to discredit Pacman’s greatness. May I ask you this question Liam Santiago, Are you included in the payroll of the Golden Boy Production or Mayweather Production? I pitty you because the more you write the more people disrespect you to the point that somebody said pacquiao had sex with your wife.
Before you say something, you do have a lot of basis to make your statement something interesting. May i ask sir if you do boxing? because if you saw all the fights of Mr. Hitman he has many bad habit that could maximize with his opponent. That’s why i don’t believe your statement sir that you say that when they fight again its different outcome.okay? study first the boxing style of each fighter and then you could say the result if they fight.
Darren go back watching the WWE bro, you ain’t got a clue about Boxing. Your deluded If you think Hatton could beat Pacman & Mayweather.
Now you know why Floyd Sr is an idiot trainer. Nevertheless, this is just one of the too many excuses why Hatton lost to the Pacman. But only one is real. Hatton is not of the same level with Pacman. End of story. No ifs, no buts!
IF HATTON WAS BETTER PREPARED….. if a pig has a name it would be LIAM SANTIAGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i totally agree. in fact IF my aunt had balls she would have been my uncle!!!!bwa!!!!ha!!!ha!!!
AND JUST TO CLARIFY!…HATTON DOENST HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO FIGHT AT THE TOP LEVEL??? THEN HOW COME HE TOOK MAYWETHWER TO THE 10TH………AND ALSO ROCKED MAYWEATHER AGAISNT THE ROPES IF HATTON WOULD HAVE RUSHED HIM HED HAVE KOD MAYWETHER WHEN HE FELL AGAISNT THE ROPES END OF…PEACE AND LOVE…AND ANYONE WHO BELIEVES PAQCQIOU DESRVED THE BEST P4P STAUTS IS DELUEDED THE P4P WILL BE DECIDED WHEN MARQEZ MEETS MAYWETHER…END OF. AND TO ANOYNE WHO DOENST THINK HATTON IS UP THERE P4P… ANYONE WHO KNOWS BOXING KNOWS HE WAS THE P4P KING!!!! WHEN HE BEAT KOSTA ZU…….HE JUST DIDNT GET THE AKNOWLEDGMENT COS H IS ENGLIHS..LIKE CALZAGHE…WHO WAS P4P FOR YEARS PEACE OUT…
hatton is a sucker for the right hook. he would still be knockout.
Ricky Hatton was undertrained when he got KOD by Floyd. Any more excuses for pacs wins?? this site is a pac hater site LOL.
What next Liam? Hatton was robbed against Mayweather Jr.?
Getting 500K a year does not prove you are not a bad writer, Liam. It proves tha you are worse.
GREAT ARTICLE 100% FACT!!!
THANK GOD IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS HATTON WAS OVER TRIANED AND PAST HIS BEST…..GREAT ARTICLE KEEP THEM COMING…HOPEFULLY RICKY WILL READ IT!…PEACE AND LOVE.
hahaha..lame excuse,hatton is no much with the king pacman,he was outskilled & outmatched,that was a real hatton showed up that fight,he thought that he could overpower pacman,because he believe that he can take the pucnh of pacquiao,but its too late to realized how good,skilled and powerful pcaman’s punches…in the malignagi fight he looks terrefic because his opponent has no power at all..he shows no respect for malignaggi’s power…why you can’t accept the truth the you really lost that bout..hope that you will be man enough to accept this…dela hoya,morales,& hatton are all professional boxers,they have their own nutritionist that will monitor their health or conditions,but sad to say after the fight they made so many excuses…
o ‘cmon..are you serious? do you really believe in your article? Hatton was not impressive at all with paul malignaggi…paul fought like an amateur in that fight, no power, no skills, no strenght….Hatton was just lucky he was given malignaggi to feed his ego…
I don’t have any problem with Liam Santiago’s article. His view is probably shared by a lot of people (certainly English people).
Like I said before I really don’t think Hatton has was it takes at the highest level. There is a fella on youtube (Bigragu) who predicted that it wasn’t even going to be a decent fight whilst everyone else was saying various things. I believed him before the fight took place.
Hatton is not nor ever will be a great boxer!!!!
Period end of story.
u can’t change a fighter overnight! ricky underestimated the speed n power of PACMAN so thats where he failed. he got 10 rounds to mayweather coz mayweather always runs and only waits to the opening wyl PACMAN faces hitman in front and overpower him. if hatton has another trainer then the outcome would still be absolutely the same! maybe he’ll be knocked down at round 3 since that what u, liam santiago, wants!!! how big a change is that for u now?!!
It’s not Pacquiao’s fault if Hatton was pass his peak. Being 100% during fight night is a skill a boxer and trainer must have to be a champion.
You can’t compare Hatton in the Pacquiao fight and the Magic Man fight for the simple reason that the latter could not hurt Hatton. Hatton looked specatacular against Malinaggi because he could just walk through his punches without fear of getting hurt. Though ranked number 2 back then, can you honestly say that Pauli was the second best light welterweight fighter out there? Seriously? And a second fight with Pacquiao? Are you NUTS?! His family probably won’t let him anyway. Listen, fights are delayed or cancelled for kinds of stupid reasons. If Hatton had any concerns he could have delayed the fight. His brother and dad were there to advice him. Liam stop being an idiot.
did u say pacman got lucky against hatton???
please stfu!
KELLY ur one of those stupid hatton fan that cant accept a loss.
its NOT mannys fault if hatton is one dimensional fighter…its NOT mannys fault he hired a stupid coach…its NOT manny fault that stupid brit(hatton) is not well prepared for the fight…its NOT mannys fault hes a better all around fighter.
ALL U HATERS OUT THERE…KISS MANNYS ASS.
LUCKY MY ASS!
To cottolaander
Comments 14 & 15 are the same person
Doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure that out!!
THIS SITE SHOULD BE RENAME TO “BOXINGCRETICS”…. LOL
Stop being an lame person who probably doesn’t admit your own faults are YOUR fault. Plain and simple, when a fighter loses they lose, no excuses.
You could say EVERY fight ever fought was a fluck because each fighter could have a “valid” reason, which idiots like you would take. So really by your logic there is NO such thing as a winner, only lucky fighters.
if there is hatton-pacquiao2? the result will be…… pacquiao will KO hatton 10sec after the bell ring in rnd # 1….. got it idiot santiaaaaagooooooo?
Liam, you will never end up with so many ifs, the bottom line is Pacman is the better boxer than Hatton, they trained the same time, to tell you even if they change coach/trainer, the result will be the same. so better stop thinking hatton would have won. No way
Putang ina mo Liam santiago
Another Pac-hater article…If Pacquiao beat somebody, it’s either his opponent is way past his prime, weight drained, not prepared for the fight,overrated, etcetera, etecetera… Why can’t just everyone accept how great this kid is. If Pacquiao is only an American, I’m sure he wil, equal if not beat Ali’s popularity during his time.
Liam Santiago I think you need to quit writing about boxing because you don’t know what are you talking about.
IT’S NOT THAT HATTON PICKED THE WRONG TRAINER, BUT HE PICKED THE WRONG FIGHTER. ANOTHER EXCUSE, WHAT’S THAT 3RD NOW (JMM, OSCAR AND HATTON) FROM THE GOLDEN GIRLS PROMOTION.
hi liam..no good in making articles..hahaha
Yeah, right! Hatton was not in his right frame of mind even after 30 minutes immediately following the knock-out. Watch the replay ntil he was being escorted out of the arena. He was dizzy and could not even walk straight. A guy had to hold his hand and help him walk straight. Man, that’s fearful! AND YOU STILL WANT HATTON BACK IN THE RING TO FIGHT! YOU’VE GOT TO BE KIDDING!
Just another reason, if’s and but’s.
Manny just beat Hatton ass, and that’s it!!
Ricky was at his best weight wherein he is undefeated, unlike when he fight PBF wherein he have to come up to weight.LIAM pls check out your brain before you write something.Ricky was just making alibis for his lost bcoz he has suffered a great loss. The truth is this beer sucking briton is OVERATED all the whilr from the start.You are one hell of a fool Mr. LIAM..Please write something sensibly.You are a disgrace to BOXING NEWS..
I understand where this writer is coming from. He wants to have more hits in his website thats why he’s hating on Pacquiao. He very well knows how passionate Pacquiao’s fans are. For instance, its so obvious Ricky is just making an excuse. All of Pacquiao’s opponents have different excuses. So is it just coincidence or is it a fact that most of Pacquiao’s opponents are either over trained, drained, over the hill?
Barrera – lack of training and focus
Morales – total exhaustion from losing weight
Marquez – biased judges
Dela Hoya – weight drained and over trained
Hatton – over trained, picked the wrong trainer, or simply just didn’t follow the perfect gameplan of Mayweather.
Only David Diaz was man enough to admit that Pacquiao is fast and a true champion/legend. All these guys are just like mayweather. Full of ego and can’t accept defeat.
And thats what you call “the ugly truth”.
Too many If’s. LOL! Pathetic!
GAGO TARANTADO KA LIAM SANTIAGO !!!!!!!!!!
I think for you guys wanting a hatton pacquiao rematch this is what would happen.. hatton would get knocked out in the first round and die! lol! i dont think he would ever wake up. and who wants to see that fight anyways.. hattons legs would be shaking one left alone in the ring with pac.. all those 1st match memories will be coming back to him. and he might not even be able to throw a single punch at pacman..
I think your a moron! why? coz ur making excuses for a loser. as always fighters always comes up with excuses and writers as well.. u cant compare the fight between pauli and pacman. pauli dont hit as hard a pacman.. thats one reason why hatton can charge and do whatever he likes to paulie.. i think if u have only crap to write its better not to write at all. its pure nonsense what u wrote.. its true..read ur article.. just trying to help u become a better writer buddy.. god bless!
To DAVIE M. – Hatton gave his all, not in the fight but in the FLOOR. He stayed there longer than the fight itself. TO HATTON, GO SMASH YOUR HEAD IN THE WALL FOR SOURGRAPING.
I’m a big Hatton fan!
Hatton IMO lost to Mayweather and Pacman for two reasons DISCIPLINE & SELF CONTROL He lacks discipline & self control with regards to his lifestyle outside of the ring. The drinking and eating to excess has paid a massive toll on his body. And on the two most important occasions in his boxing career when he needed it the most, he fell way short! and lost his head!
I honestly believe that Ricky Hatton had the tools to beat both Pacquiao and Mayweather the aggressive pressure style, the devastating body shots! But you can have all the tools of the trade and if you lack discipline and self control they are worth nothing!
[ERRATUM]I think if Hatton did not over train, he will NOT be able to hear the sounds of the bell for round 2. Hatton might have said that because he was drunk during the interview.
I think if Hatton did not over train, he will be able to hear the sounds of the bell for round 2. Hatton might have said that because he was drunk during the interview.
Didn’t worry getting knock down almost to death by Pacman. I can still drink my beer. What I can say to haters, idiots and moron……LEAVE ME ALONE! My head still spinning. LOL
I agree oscar he has never and never will have the skills of the top boys.
But thats what we have loved about ricky, his heart and will to win. No matter how limited he was,you new that he would give it his all in the ring.
Love ya for it Ricky,
But at the top heart just isn`t enough.
They could have switched trainers and it would ended with the same result. Hatton is a product of hype in boxing with padded record wins. He reached the end of the line when he fought Pacman.
hatton cant even keep his hands up , as for boxing skills he is not in the same breath as pac,money or jmmm any top guys.he is just a real brute who breaks you down
But don`t worry Pacman will be taken out soon,
at this level you can only pick so many bankers.
davie m. no probs mate
look lets not make excuses,To say Ricky had the wrong trainer and to have stuck with Billy is wrong. Floyd had a game plan Ricky didnt follow it.
he fought the same way he would have done with Billy,And mad the mistake of thinking he could buly pacman,Im a massive Ricky fan but when it comes to that level of boxing Ricky has no place there.
Sorry mate.
that would be morons, you idiot go back to esl class.
Here is a good equation
Comment 14 + Comment 15 = Moron
i want to reveal all of you why i hate pacman, why i always wrote an article to discredit him, pacman sucks my wife, my wife told me that she had a sexual to pacman,because i didnt satisfied my wife sexually.. thats the reason
The reason why Ricky Hatton lost to Manny Pacquiao is simple. Manny Pacquiao was the better fighter. That is why Ricky Hatton lost.
he didn’t fight smart was the reason he lost even if he overtrained. I’ve seen hatton actually box a few times and it was pretty impressive. he fought like an amatuer in the pac man fight. if he used his head it might have turned out different.
Ricky Hatton – Right hook, roll under…same move everytime…LOL.
He WAS prepared. He tried to fight Pacquiao the way he fought all his other opponents and he was demolished. Pacquiao and Mayweather are just on a whole other level…You can’t keep asking yourself if this, if that, if this crap…because the if’s are infinate. You could say, would Hatton have won IF he didn’t come face first? Would he have won IF he would have gotten some shots in at Pacquiao? Would he have won IF he had a different trainer? You could flip it around as well. Would Pac have knocked out Marquez if he had an extra 30 seconds in the 3rd round of their second fight? Would Mayweather have beaten ODLH if ODLH had a differnent game plan? That’s why I think some of these…he would have beat him IF this or that articles are pointless.
Hatton could fight that fight 10 times over and the result would have been the same. Same applies to the PBF fight!
fan my ass, hatton could have flatten moneyweather on that day if you know just a tiny bit about boxing……
“As I have said before, I am a massive Manny Pacquiao fan and admire his abilities.”
wow ur starting to sound like Manuela…come off it Liam. im a Pacman fan an but im no Pacnuthugger. In fact I agree that he should meet Cotto at 147 if he wants to have a title fight. Some writers in this site can disagree with readers without being disagreeable…but you Liam, like Perez, are a hater. U write ur article on Pacquiao with malicious intent. Objective readers can see through the facade of supposedly writers like you and Perez.
liam you are an abomination to the legacy of boxing greatness. pac almost killed ricky in round two. there is no other possiblity that fight would have any other outcome. stop trying to ride on pacs popularity to get hits for your nonesense. us puerto rican regards pacman as the alltime greatest, that our hero cotto can take from him.
Is Pac good, or lucky. Is he one of those guys that just gets the lucky bounces in sport? We have all seen that in all walks of life, where people just get lucky.
Pac did not defeat the real Oscar DeLahoya. Oscar was so skinny at the weigh in that I new right there that he would be beaten.
So, what about the Ricky Hatton that looked so good defeating the world cham Paulie Malignaggi? Did Pac just get a lucky break, or would things be a lot different in a rematch?
I think Pac is a good fighter. I also think that he is really good at talking opponents into defeating themselves by comming in underweight, and I also think that he got a few lucky breaks. I think that in Rick Hatton rematch, that the outcome would be much different. I belive Hatton would win.
Ricky Hatton does not have enough class as a fighter to make it with the very best of the best
eg PBF and Pacquio.
You can put as much spin on it as you like but that is the simple truth.
Yes Ricky Hatton has a lot of heart, ferocious attack etc but his defence at the highest level is not good enough.
I am a big fan of Ricky Hatton but it is a mistake to let the heart rule the head.
I just consumed 12 pack of beer when I said those words. I was not really overtrained, the truth was “I WAS OVERMATCHED”, Manny got more skills than me. I AM NOTHING COMPARED TO HIM. Don’t believe any words that come from my mouth coz my brain still not working after the knockout. I CAN STILL SEE ALL THOSE SPARKLING STARS AROUND MY HEAD.
I have to disagree. Hatton was not past his prime or mentally fatiqued and lacking focus. He just proved he was one demensional. After getting clocked by Pac you would think to pick up your hands a little higher, hello! I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again Pacs punch cannot be dealt with any and every fighter has to fight him smart and perfect and Hatton was neither. If you look at Hattons 1st fight when he took on FM he tried to implement FM’s tactics but it did’nt work and he went back to his old style come in with your face style and since Paulie cant crack a egg he got away with it.
The difference between average fighters and great fighters is being able to adjust and implement your trainers strategy. This is what Pac did and Hatton did’nt that was the difference plain and simple and the better fighter prevailed> Pac..
i can see where your coming from but to be honest with you if hatton had a different trainer i still think the out come would of been the same.Hattons defense has always been dodgy and with pac mans hand speed i think hatton would get caught frequently and end up on his back again. and im not even a big pacquiao fan.