Pacquiao-Hatton

By Scott Gilfoid: Right hook, roll under- same move every time. Then he gets knocked out. Hilarious! Ricky Hatton in all his wisdom knew the secret how to beat Manny Pacquiao months ago, telling the boxing world about how he had spotted Pacquiao’s weakness on the Pacquiao-Hatton 24/7 HBO special. I don’t know why I [...]

By Jim Dower: In weighing whether you could consider Ricky Hatton a shot fighter, you have to look at the two schools of thought on the subject. On one side you have the boxing fans who feel that Hatton has lost his ability to take a punch since being drilled by Floyd Mayweather Jr. [...]

By William Mackay: Not everyone has abandoned former light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton in his hour need. Heavyweight David Haye feels that Hatton has done a good job with his boxing career and that Hatton “has a lot to be proud of,” according to Thislondon.co. While many boxing fans and writers are calling for Hatton [...]

By Eric Thomas: According to Dan Rafael of ESPN, the May 2nd bout between boxing superstars Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand, was a huge success in terms of PPV buys, selling an estimated 825,000 domestic PPV (Pay per view) buys for the fight and it could go as high as 850,000, [...]

By Dave Lahr: Maybe Ricky Hatton shouldn’t have fought Manny Pacquiao at all on May 2nd, and instead should have cancelled the bout. According to Setanta Sports, Hatton’s father Ray feels that Ricky should have pulled out of the fight against Pacquiao because things weren’t going right in training camp leading up to the fight [...]

By Eric Thomas: In an article in The Sun, promoter Frank Warren says that Ricky Hatton made a big mistake of choosing to fight Filipino star Manny Pacquiao, saying that Hatton was “always likely to lose.” Warren points out that Hatton went out and signed up Floyd Mayweather Sr., but the relationship didn’t work out [...]

By Matt Stein: In an interview with 8countnews, Floyd Mayweather Sr. pointed out the reasons why Ricky Hatton was defeated by Manny Pacquiao last Saturday night, saying that “Hatton wasn’t following the game plan” and that things weren’t good for Mayweather Sr., because Hatton was often listening to or training with his assistant trainer Lee [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

By 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 [...]

By Manuel Perez: Sometimes it doesn’t matter when a fighter loses, because in some cases they still remain the more interesting fighter to watch. I think this applies for Ricky Hatton in his 2nd round loss to Manny Pacquiao. Although Pacquiao ended up knocking Hatton down three times in the fight, it was Hatton who [...]

By Chris Williams: Since defeating Ricky Hatton by a blowout 2nd round KO last Saturday night, Manny Pacquiao has been crowned as the top fighter in boxing for his quick win over the British fighter. However, an argument could be made that Pacquiao’s win wasn’t all that spectacular given the crude way that Hatton fought [...]

By Eric Thomas: Recently retired six-division champion Oscar De La Hoya is reportedly advising Ricky Hatton not to hang them up so quickly, telling him to that it’s not the end just because he lost a 2nd round TKO to Manny Pacquiao last Saturday night. Obviously, De La Hoya speaks from experience since he’s been [...]

By Chris Williams: I think I’m speaking for everyone here when I say Ricky Hatton should retire from boxing. If there was ever a good time for this argument to be made it was after Hatton got drilled into the canvas by boxing’s pound-for-pound star Manny Pacquiao in a 2nd round KO on Saturday night [...]

By Darragh Grimes: In the early hours of May 3rd, Manny Pacquiao (49-3-2 37Ko) produced a sensational performance, knocking Ricky Hatton (45-2 32Ko) out in less than two rounds and stripping him of his IBO Light Welterweight title.

By Manuel Perez: Well, Ricky Hatton has won the first part of tonight’s battle with Manny Pacquiao by beating him in yesterday’s weigh-in stare down, and causing Pacquiao to look away first. I can’t stress enough the importance of the winning the psychological part of boxing, because that plays a huge factor in the eventual [...]

By Manuel Perez: Former six division champion Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KOs) is choosing Ricky Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs) to defeat Manny Pacquiao (48-3-2, 36 KOs) by knockout this Saturday night at MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. You would think with De La Hoya getting savagely beaten in an 8th round stoppage [...]

By Michael Lieberman: We are now only two days away from the huge mega clash between Ricky Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs and Manny Pacquiao (48-3-2, 36 KOs), and it’s looking more and more like Pacquiao is going to wipe the canvas with the limited Hatton and turn him into his 37th knockout victim. For me, [...]

By Chris Williams: Ricky Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs) takes his so called new style of fighting into this Saturday night’s bout with Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas. Hatton has said over and over again until he’s blue in the face that he’s a different fighter than he used to be in [...]

By Jim Dower: If everything goes as planned, Manny Pacquiao (48-3-2, 36 KOs) will be fighting either Miguel Cotto or Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. next, likely in November 2009, according to Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum. However, a lot hinges on whether Pacquiao can get by Ricky Hatton on May 2nd at the MGM Grand, in [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: I’ve seen Manny Pacquiao’s trainer give advice to his different fighters over the years and I’ve often wondered about the logic of some of the things he’s said, but in watching him train side by side with his assistant trainer Michael Moorer on the Pacquiao-Hatton 24/7 special, I now see Moorer as [...]

By Sam Gregory: In one of the most anticipated fights in recent memory, Ring magazines pound for pound number one fighter Manny Pacquiao 48-3 with 36 KO’s will take on the undisputed 140 pound champ Ricky Hatton 45-1 with 32 KO’s, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 2nd for Hatton’s Jr welterweight [...]

By Manuel Perez: If there’s one thing I can’t stand more than anything is an over-hyped fighter like Manny Pacquiao. I don’t mind Pacquiao getting a little praise for some of his accomplishments, but honestly Manny hasn’t done all that much in his career against what I consider quality fighters. Ricky Hatton, by far, is [...]

By Manuel Perez: In television coverage of the lead up to the mega fight between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton for their May 2nd bout in Las Vegas, Nevada, I couldn’t help but notice that Pacquiao appears to be really nervous around Hatton, looking almost afraid of him in a way that I’ve never seen [...]

By Chris Williams: There’s no time better than the present to start planning for Ricky Hatton’s next fight after his almost guaranteed loss to Manny Pacquiao on May 2nd. Depending on how badly he’s beaten by Pacquiao, he’ll possibly have to dip really low to find someone serviceable to beat that won’t put him in [...]

By Sam Gregory: Freddie Roach gave an interview with the British media recently and put things very much in perspective in regards to his fighter Manny Pacquiao and his up-coming fight with Ricky Hatton on May 2, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

By Nate Anderson: In watching many of Manny Pacquiao’s fights, he shows a tremendous amount of raw ability in beating most of his opponents and often gets by on his inherent physical abilities along rather than on his much less impressive technical skills. Like many fighters that get by on their hand speed and power, [...]

By Simon Hirst: There has been a lot of debate over who will get the win in the bout between Manny Pacquaio and Ricky Hatton. It seems everybody cannot agree on who the favourite is, although officially it is Ricky Hatton. This is good for Boxing as everybody is talking about it, it’s good to [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Supposedly, Ricky Hatton has changed a lot since taking on new trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr., no longer madly bum rushing his opponents and leaving himself open for punches on the way in. Let’s hope that’s true for Hatton’s sake, because I think that tactic might not be effective against Manny Pacquiao on [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: In an interview today on Sky Sports, Ricky Hatton seemed to be thinking beyond his fight with Manny Pacquiao on May 2nd, saying “There’s only one thing left to achieve, and that’s to become the pound for pound top fighter in the world. And with hard work and perseverance, and believing I’m [...]