Pacquiao vs. Hatton

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. in [...]

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 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 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 Manuel Perez: Just when I thought the Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton 24/7 series couldn’t have gotten worse, I had to watch another dull installment, episode #3, which aired last Saturday night. It seemed that that the HBO film crew were to desperate for footage, they actually wasted time in filming Hatton, Mayweather Sr. and their [...]

By Jack Herbert: Approximately 11ET on May 2nd, Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao will be facing each other in the centre of the ring in the MGM grand in Las Vegas in without doubt the most exciting fight of the year. Unfortunately in our sport of boxing, the sport I love so much the hype [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Since the fight is only two weeks away, I suppose is the best time as any for me to make my prediction on the Manny Pacquiao (48-3-2, 36 KOs) vs. Ricky Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs) super fight at MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 2nd. I really like Hatton, I [...]

By Manuel Perez: Okay, I’ve now seen episode #2 of the Pacquiao-Hatton 24/7 HBO special and it’s got to be some of the most boring footage I’ve ever seen in my life. I thought the De La Hoya-Pacquiao 24/7 special was boring, but this one has got a special place all for itself. A lot [...]

By Ron Santos: I am afraid to say it is not good news for Ricky Hatton. The problem with Ricky’s loss to Floyd Mayweather jr is that a blueprint was made. Watching all Ricky’s fights after that loss, both Juan Lazcano and Paulie Malinaggi attempted and certainly landed the ‘check left hook’. The only problem [...]

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 Manuel Perez: Freddie Roach made a huge mistake in letting the HBO film crew tape portions of Manny Pacquiao’s sparring in the Pacquiao-Hatton 24/7 special, because it gave me a good chance of seeing Pacquiao spar with a couple of his sparring partners and he didn’t look at all, believe me. I was hoping [...]

By Eric Thomas: It comes to no surprise that Shane Mosley (46-5, 39 KOs) wants to fight the winner of the May 2nd bout between Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao. It’s also not that much of a shock that Mosley isn’t interested in fighting Paul Williams right now. Obviously the big money is in fighting [...]

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 Jason Sardelis: Marco Antonio Barrera “The Baby Faced Assassin” comes into this fight with as much to prove as any of his previous title fights. The motivation here is the title but with a little twist. Barrera wants Khan for no other reason except, Khan has a belt. Amir Khan 19-1, 15 Ko’s, the [...]

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.