Hatton vs. Pacquiao

By Chris Williams: As we get closer and closer to this Saturday’s bout between Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao, it’s become pretty clear that not too many boxing fans are on the side of Hatton in this fight. It didn’t start out that way a couple of months ago. At that time, there were legions [...]

By Matt Stein: This Saturday night, 30-year-old Ricky Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs) finds himself in perhaps the biggest fight of his career in facing Filipino star Manny Pacquiao (48-3-2, 36 KOs) at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas. This is a fight that due to Hatton’s age, and his own personal three fight time line [...]

By Eric Thomas: Former middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins is picking Ricky Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs) to beat Manny Pacquiao this Saturday night at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hopkins, 44, had previously chosen Pacquiao to beat Hatton. However, Hopkins made an about face in a recent interview with Sky Sports, saying that if [...]

By Michael Lieberman: There’s only three more days left before Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao meet up in the ring on Saturday night at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The closer we get to D-day, the more boxing fans and writers seem to be jumping off the Hatton ship and putting their money [...]

By Chris Williams: Thus far, Ricky Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs) has been badly beaten when he stepped it up against a prime opponent in Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a 10th round TKO loss in December 2007.

By Eric Thomas: In an interview with the BBC Sport, Joe Calzaghe is choosing Ricky Hatton to beat Manny Pacquiao this Saturday at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, saying “It’s going to be a very tough fight for Ricky, but he’s got a better chance of beating Manny than Floyd Mayweather Jr.” It’s kind [...]

By Manuel Perez: I’ve gone over all the variables on this Saturday night’s fight between Ricky Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs) and Manny Pacquiao (48-3-2, 36 KOs) at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada, and I can’t see how Hatton can lose this fight. Hatton has the size, power and boxing skills advantage in this [...]

By Manuel Perez: I think the Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton mega fight won’t end up bringing in nearly as much PPV buys as some people might think it’s going to. The bout, which takes place on May 2nd, is lacking one important ingredient: a big American star. In the past, the biggest PPV fights [...]

By Jason Kim: Although former lightweight champion Ricky Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs) seems to think that his power will be the key for him on May 2nd against the speedy Manny Pacquiao (48-3-2, 36 KOs) at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada, I’m wondering whether Ricky has a plan B to use if things [...]

By Chris Williams: I’ve gone over this fight every which way that I can, but in the end all I can see is Ricky Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs) getting knocked out by Manny Pacquiao (48-3-2, 36 KOs) on May 2nd at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. I think that Hatton, 30, isn’t in [...]

By Manuel Perez: Yesterday, the tickets for Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton’s fight on May 2nd sold out. However, it’s a bad sign that it took this long for the tickets to sell out because in previous PPV bouts with Oscar De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Hatton, the tickets sold [...]

By Darragh Grimes: On May 2nd two of boxing’s most eagerly followed boxers will go toe to toe. Manny Pacquiao (48-3-2 36KO) , Pound for Pound, the best fighter on the planet and Ricky Hatton (45-1-0 32 KOs) , undisputedly the best light-welter weight in the world.

By Manuel Perez: I’ve studied Manny Pacquiao’s (48-3-2, 36 KOs) major fights – all three of them – in researching his upcoming May 2nd bout with Ricky Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs), and after watching all of them, I’ve come to the conclusion that Pacquiao won’t have the needed plan to beat Hatton. Indeed, the one [...]

By Manuel Perez: If people think that Manny Pacquiao (48-3-2, 36 KOs) is going to be the next “Golden Boy,” then I say they’re going to be sadly disappointed when Pacquiao is knocked out by Ricky Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs) on May 2nd, at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pacquiao, 30, isn’t the [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Well, I’ve now seen the 1st installment of Pacquiao-Hatton 24/7 and I’ve got say that Ricky Hatton has no chance whatsoever of beating Pacquiao on May 2nd in Las Vegas, Nevada. There was a short period of time there were I was listening to some of Hatton’s British fans crow about how [...]

By Michael Payne: Ricky Hatton (45-1, 32 Kos) is currently in training to take on the widely regarding pound 4 pound king of world boxing Manny Pacquiao (48-3-2, 36 Kos) on May 2nd at the MGM Grand. In doing so he hopes to take that title from him & be the first brit to lay [...]

By Manuel Perez: With less than a month to go before the huge showdown between Manny Pacquiao (48-3-2, 36 KOs) and Ricky Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs), I’m seeing this more and more as a blowout victory for Hatton. Never mind bizarre comments from Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach about Pacquiao stopping Hatton in three rounds, that’s [...]

By Manuel Perez: As I’ve watched Manny Pacquiao’s two fights with Juan Manuel Marquez, I’ve found out that the trick to beating Pacquiao is to attack him to the body because he doesn’t seem to like getting hit in the midsection. Ricky Hatton is probably the worst opponent imaginable for Pacquiao and on May 2nd, [...]

By Jim Dower: Manny Pacquiao (48-3-2, 36 KOs) may have thought that he impressed a lot of boxing fans with his 8th round stoppage over Oscar De La Hoya in December 2008, but he’s not quite impressed Ricky Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs), who sees Pacquiao’s win as nothing but a fluke due to De La [...]

By Chris Williams: You got to admire Ricky Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs) for his confidence, because with a tough fight coming up on May 2nd at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Hatton is already planning on his next moves after the Pacquiao fighting, hoping to fight Juan Manuel Marquez next later in 2009, [...]

By Manuel Perez: Former light welterweight and welterweight champion Ricky Hatton is counting on his size, power and speed to be an important factor in his May 2nd bout with Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hatton plans to jump all over Pacquiao immediately in their bout and try to overpower him in the 1st [...]

Matthew Macklin is adamant that class will prevail in “The Battle of Brum” at the Aston Arena on Saturday night. Macklin challenges city rival Wayne Elcock for his British Middleweight title in the headline bout on a Hennessy Sports show, which is live on ITV4 from 7:45pm.

Boxing’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter and 2008 Fighter of the Year MANNY “Pacman” PACQUIAO will be honored and celebrated by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the southern California Filipino community Tomorrow! Saturday, March 7 in Historic Filipino Town (3200 Temple Street, Los Angeles, Calif. 90026 – at Temple and Robinson Streets). Mayor Villaraigosa is [...]

Richard Schaefer: So it’s Ricky Hatton versus Manny Pacquiao, two of the most exciting fighters of our generation, the best pound for pound fighter against the most popular fighter in the world, and the stage is set for a great showdown on May 2 live from the MGM Grand and live on HBO Pay-Per-View.

By Michael Lieberman: I find it mildly amusing to listen to the two trainers for Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton go back and forth, both trying to do their best in psyching out the opposing fighter while at the same time trying to drum up support for a fight that needs little help in getting [...]

“Ricky is trying to be nice but it’s a simple fact that we are gonna bust his (Pacquiao’s) ass!” Manchester, England (March 4, 2009). During a national conference call held today for members of the media, Ricky Hatton’s trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. all but ensured a Hatton victory over his next opponent Manny Pacquiao when [...]

Photo Credit: Chris Farina – Top Rank – During a blistering two-day U.K. media tour, superstars Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao and Ricky “Hitman” Hatton set the tone for their world junior welterweight “The Battle of East and West” championship set for Saturday, May 2 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and broadcast live on HBO [...]

By Jason Kim: Say what you will about Ricky Hatton’s poor boxing ability and limited hand speed and reach, on the inside he rules this fight and has a big advantage of Manny Pacquiao. Although his fans would be the last to admit it, Pacquiao is only an average fighter when you get him in [...]

By Ali Tinsley: I love to watch Pacman fight, the guy is just my kind of boxer, powerful, quick, and aggressive. I love to watch Ricky Hatton fight, powerful, aggressive, surprisingly quick and British. I wrote an article a while ago giving an unbiased take on Hatton vs. “Pacman” Manny Pacquiao giving facts based on [...]

By Michael Lieberman: Having gotten way too comfortable with thrashing through most of his lower quality opposition by pure brute force, Ricky Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs) now finds himself against the new breed of light welterweight in Manny Pacquiao, who not only can punch with incredible power but also has a wide range of other [...]