Pacquiao vs. Hatton

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 [...]

By Jason Kim: The May 2nd bout between Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao looks like it’s set to go ahead after Manny agreed to the 52-48 purse split and signed & faxed the contract to Top Rank. The fight had previously been held back after Pacquiao was unhappy with the purse split and wanted a [...]

By Jim Dower: In the purely sickening saga of the negotiations between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton, Manny is now reportedly in agreement with the 52-48 purse split along with his lofty $12 million dollar guarantee for the fight. However, it’s now up to Hatton whether he wants to go ahead and take the fight. [...]

By Chris Williams: Now that the purse split scare is pretty much over between Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao with Manny agreeing to the 50-50 split, one wonders whether Hatton fully realizes what he’s about to do. I’m sure he’s probably has an idea of how he wants to fight Pacquiao already, as well as [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: I don’t see what the problem is for Ricky Hatton. Manny Pacquiao (48-3-2, 36 KOs) is offering him an excellent deal of a 60-40 split and here Hatton wants to screw things up by asking for a 50-50 split. Hatton needs to take the offer and be happy that he’s getting it. [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Losing is probably the last thing that Ricky Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs) has on his mind as he prepares for his fight against Manny Pacquiao (48-2-2, 36 KOs) but it might be a reality that Ricky will have to face. But what’s worse than losing, is the question about what Hatton should [...]

By Jim Dower: In an interview on Sky Sports, Hatton hinted at retirement in 2009, saying that if he can beat both Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao in 2009, that he’d have to review his options and make a decision about his future direction. Unfortunately, the chances of Hatton beating both Pacquiao and Mayweather [...]

By Jason Kim: Light welterweight Ricky Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs) may not have long to wait for another big money fight no matter how things work out between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao on their December 6th fight. Initially it was De La Hoya who was the main one eager to fight Hatton [...]