Originally Posted by
Taeth
Hatton isn't big but he cuts of the ring great, and he has incredible footspeed, its really hard to get away from him as Malignaggi and Mayweather fought out, but Mayweather didn't really use a whole lot of lateral movement against Hatton or De La Hoya, he is so good defensively he goes straight back into the ropes either comes forward quickly(which he did, and landed cleanly a ton of times on Hatton) or he avoids everything that is thrown his way off the ropes.
Obviously Pacquiao isn't the same type of fighter, but he used a lot more movement against Oscar, and I think that trumped Oscar a lot, because when he get Floyd on the ropes Mayweather stayed there and allowed Oscar to get off ineffective flurries that looked good if you aren't counting what is landing. Against Hatton, he tied Hatton up more, Joe Cortez jumped in too quickly, but eventually his pot shots cought up with Ricky. I think Pacquiao has similar if not a little better footspeed than Hatton, and he will move around and catch Hatton coming/leaping in with that left cross. If Hatton can get Manny on the ropes it should be really interesting, but I think when Morales and Marquez and Barrera have had Pacquiao on the ropes, he looks crazy with all his body movement, but I don't think they land as much as the commentators give them credit for landing. I think he is a lot harder to hit than some people think.
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