Hatton Hasn’t Lost His Punch Resistance. He Just Can’t See the Punches Coming

By Scott Gilfoid: All these so-called boxing experts saying that Ricky Hatton has lost his ability to take a punch are a million miles off in diagnosing Hatton’s real problem. If you want to know the real problem it’s Hatton’s inability to see the punches coming. That’s the real reason that Hatton lost to both Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao in my view. If you look at Hatton’s prior fights, he’s had problems against the quicker punchers like Luis Collazo, and done well against the slower ones that Hatton could see the punches coming.

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Pacquiao is Going to Be Reaching His Limits Real Soon

By Manuel Perez: Since moving up from super featherweight in June 2008 to capture the World Boxing Council lightweight title with a 9th round stoppage over David Diaz, Manny Pacquiao has been put in with bigger and more powerful fighters in Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton. Thus far, Pacquiao has been able to continue being successful, beating both De La Hoya and most recently Hatton by stoppages. However, I think that Pacquiao is pretty much reaching the limits of what he’s capable of achieving by beating the talented by flawed De La Hoya and Hatton.

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Too Much Is Being Made Out Of Pacquiao’s Win Over Hatton

pac434By 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.

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Can Hatton Find Success If He Changes His Style to Protect His Chin?

By William Mackay: Right now, pretty much everyone has given up on Ricky Hatton and considered him a shot fighter after his 2nd round KO loss to Manny Pacquiao last Saturday night. Pacquiao dominated the short two rounds of the fight, and ended the bout with a hard left hand in the 2nd that knocked Hatton cold for three minutes. After a knockout loss like that, it’s no wonder that many people are calling for Hatton to retire from boxing.

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Why Should Hatton Quit?

By Matt Stein: Since losing to Manny Pacquiao recently, Ricky Hatton (45-2, 32 KOs) has been given a ton of advice from various former boxers as well as many writers telling him to retire from boxing rather than continue on with his successful career. As of now, Hatton, 30, hasn’t come out and said what he plans to do one way or another, but it might be that he Hatton could fight on for a little while longer at least. My questions are how Hatton can be told to retire when he’s only been beaten twice in his career against high quality fighters each time.

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Time For The Hitman To Hang up The Gloves?

By Shaun Campbell: Is it time for Ricky ‘The Hitman’ Hatton to retire? Firstly, both the British and American public would see no shame in Hatton hanging up his gloves to enjoy his retirement with his family. Ricky being a very family-orientated guy, needs to strongly think about his little boy Campbell and fiancée Jennifer before he makes a decision on his future. But at the end of the day, the only person that will tell Ricky Hatton what to do is Ricky Hatton.

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Pacquiao Fires Parting Shot At Hatton – News

By William Mackay: In an article from Setanta Sports, Manny Pacquiao is quoted as “(Ricky’s) time has passed already, so it’s my time.” Talking about kicking a dog while he’s down. Ricky Hatton was humiliated by Manny Pacquiao in a 2nd round knockout last Saturday night, and now finds himself pondering his future options. Pacquiao was far too fast for Hatton, who walked into nearly every punch that Pacquiao threw in the fight without covering up for showing any semblance of defense.

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Is Cotto the Best Option For Pacquiao? It Looks Like the Wrong Move

By William Mackay: In looking at potential fight options for Manny Pacquiao, I think he’s really selling himself short if he selects Miguel Cotto as his next opponent rather than say Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Shane Mosley. By Far, I think Mayweather Jr. or Mosley is the much better options for Pacquiao. Unfortunately, it looks as Pacquiao’s promoter is interested in Pacquiao fighting Cotto, who Arum also promotes.

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Why Hatton Lost to Pacquiao: A Critical Analysis

hat1122By Matt Stein: Well, basically Ricky Hatton was in no position to be fighting a talented fighter like Manny Pacquiao in the first place. You’ve got a fighter that likes to drink and eat, ballooning up in weight after every fight and then having to use training camp as a mini fat farm to take off all the lard. That in itself was more than enough reason for Hatton to lose to a quality fighter like Manny Pacquiao. Hatton never stood a chance against Manny Pacquiao, as he came out using the wrong approach by going straight at Pacquiao in a line.

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