Hatton expecting to weigh 154lbs come fight night Vs Pac!!

Apologies for another Pac related thread but just read this article on BBC. I know Hatton weighs around or just under 150lbs come fight night but in this article he says he'll be 11st (154lbs!!!)

BBC SPORT | Boxing | Hatton 'too strong for Pacquiao'

I can understand Hatton wanting to make the most of his size advantage over Pac but he'll be giving away even more speed to an already very fast fighter.

Surely this can't be right? He wouldn't risk being at a career high weight in a fight at this magnitude? Seems a big gamble to me :confused:

He would not be giving away the trade secrets so early on, it is just a ploy, he will come in at 150lb

He should come in around the same as he did vs. Paulie. He probably does usually weight at least 150 for fight night.

154 is what he came in against Mayweather, and Kostya Tszyu, I think thats the right weight for him. I hope he doesn't make the same mistake Oscar did in trying to be as light as possible to move quicker. IMO trying to outbox Pacquiao at this point in his career is a huge mistake for anyone except JMM and Mayweather. Hatton needs to be able to get Pacquiao on the ropes, and have the strength to suffocate his offense. At 154 he would still be light enough to move well.

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154 is what he came in against Mayweather, and Kostya Tszyu,

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Are you sure about that Taeth? Mayweather I can believe with the fight being at WW but not so sure on KT. To gain a whole stone in 24 hours seems a lot.

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Originally Posted by Conrad

Apologies for another Pac related thread but just read this article on BBC. I know Hatton weighs around or just under 150lbs come fight night but in this article he says he'll be 11st (154lbs!!!)

BBC SPORT | Boxing | Hatton 'too strong for Pacquiao'

I can understand Hatton wanting to make the most of his size advantage over Pac but he'll be giving away even more speed to an already very fast fighter.

Surely this can't be right? He wouldn't risk being at a career high weight in a fight at this magnitude? Seems a big gamble to me :confused:

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I agree, It's just too much. I don't know why he's contradicting himself anyway. Hatton said 4 to 6 lbs is optimum for re-hydration. (I saw it in a training interview) Now he's saying he'll rehydrate 14lbs. He had better plan to knock out Manny in the first 8 rounds. I think that is one big mistake because it will wreak his stamina totally in the later rounds. I heard his weight can be dramatic but I serious doubt he can do 14lbs. Perhaps it's just a mask. All this crap Mayweather Sr. spouts about Hatton being a different fighter what the hell is anyone suppost to believe. :rolleyes:

Hatton better be in good shape. So his people won't make any excuses for him.

Hatton is now in panic mode... He's not sure what weight he will come in, 150?, 152?, 154? ... He's not sure if he'll box (as suggested by Floyd Sr.) or be as his old self, the brawler...

Hope Team Hatton will have a definite excellent fight plan... He need it to be at least competitive...

But all of these things will not matter... He will probably still receive the worst beating in his life courtesy of the PACMAN...
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Originally Posted by Taeth

154 is what he came in against Mayweather, and Kostya Tszyu,

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Are you sure about that Taeth? Mayweather I can believe with the fight being at WW but not so sure on KT. To gain a whole stone in 24 hours seems a lot.

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He comes down from like 180, its normal to put on a lot of weight. I mean Manny was going from 135 to 147 or 148 at lightwieght, that is pretty close. Based on Hatton's body type, how he eats and drinks outside of training camp, he is the type of guy that will put on quite a bit of weight, he stated after the Collazo fight where he weighed in at 160 that normally when he fought at 140, he was coming into the ring at 152-154, and that he wanted to do that against Mayweather.

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Hatton is now in panic mode... He's not sure what weight he will come in, 150?, 152?, 154? ... He's not sure if he'll box (as suggested by Floyd Sr.) or be as his old self, the brawler...

Hope Team Hatton will have a definite excellent fight plan... He need it to be at least competitive...

But all of these things will not matter... He will probably still receive the worst beating in his life courtesy of the PACMAN...
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I think your stretching a bit, Pacquiao has a very tough fight, against the worst style this side of Mayweather in Ricky Hatton. Don't get me wrong I favor him to win because he is the better fighter, but his worst fight IMO was against somebody that smothered him, and Hatton is a lot better than that guy. Also Pacman isn't Mayweather who really changed his style from when he fought Castillo to when he fought Hatton. Pacquiao doesn't clinch as much to suffocate Hatton's offensive, nor does he have that shoulder roll or the same moves off the ropes, and Hatton is a good body puncher, and Pacquiao has been vulnerable to the body shots, he has only been stopped by body punches, and Marquez hurt him in their fight with a body punch, which he lowered his output for those 4 rounds Marquez won in the middle rounds.

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Hatton is now in panic mode... He's not sure what weight he will come in, 150?, 152?, 154? ... He's not sure if he'll box (as suggested by Floyd Sr.) or be as his old self, the brawler...

Hope Team Hatton will have a definite excellent fight plan... He need it to be at least competitive...

But all of these things will not matter... He will probably still receive the worst beating in his life courtesy of the PACMAN...
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I think your stretching a bit, Pacquiao has a very tough fight, against the worst style this side of Mayweather in Ricky Hatton.

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It could be a stretch but I think Team Hatton will have difficulties on deciding what will be the correct strategy... Go heavy and lose speed? Box or brawl? These are just some of the many factors...

PAC this early was installed as the clear 2 to 1 favorite since oddsmakers consider that Hatton's usual come forward brawling style is made for PAC... PAC will have a field day hitting Hatton... unless Team Hatton can come up with the perfect stragedy...
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Hatton is now in panic mode... He's not sure what weight he will come in
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lol... Spoken with such Authority... What a fucking nut hugger

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Originally Posted by Conrad

Apologies for another Pac related thread but just read this article on BBC. I know Hatton weighs around or just under 150lbs come fight night but in this article he says he'll be 11st (154lbs!!!)

BBC SPORT | Boxing | Hatton 'too strong for Pacquiao'

I can understand Hatton wanting to make the most of his size advantage over Pac but he'll be giving away even more speed to an already very fast fighter.

Surely this can't be right? He wouldn't risk being at a career high weight in a fight at this magnitude? Seems a big gamble to me :confused:

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I agree, It's just too much. I don't know why he's contradicting himself anyway. Hatton said 4 to 6 lbs is optimum for re-hydration. (I saw it in a training interview) Now he's saying he'll rehydrate 14lbs. He had better plan to knock out Manny in the first 8 rounds. I think that is one big mistake because it will wreak his stamina totally in the later rounds. I heard his weight can be dramatic but I serious doubt he can do 14lbs. Perhaps it's just a mask. All this crap Mayweather Sr. spouts about Hatton being a different fighter what the hell is anyone suppost to believe. :rolleyes:

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4 - 6lbs re-hydration

4-6lbs carbohydrate consumption

8-12lbs sounds about right.

148-152 fight night.

That's what i'd guess. 154 isn't much higher. It won't make a big difference anyway. I still think Pac would be too fast for him regardless what weight he comes in at.

I also think it's worth noticing that an increase in size does not mean a decrease in speed... possibly the opposite as long as it's good weight.

In Laments terms: Muscles create movement and force... fast twitch muscles are responsible for quick outputs of muscular power... therefor speed output.

Obviously muscle weighs something. Why would having more weight in fast twitch muscle make you slower?

Get a skinny Marathon Runner or somebody with the relativly big sprinters build and see which one can run faster...

If Oscar had came in heavier then it's likely that he wouldn't have been so slow and lethargic. So no... Hatton shouldn't worry about coming in light... just coming in right... what ever weight.

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I also think it's worth noticing that an increase in size does not mean a decrease in speed... possibly the opposite as long as it's good weight.

In Laments terms: Muscles create movement and force... fast twitch muscles are responsible for quick outputs of muscular power... therefor speed output.

Obviously muscle weighs something. Why would having more weight in fast twitch muscle make you slower?

Get a skinny Marathon Runner or somebody with the relativly big sprinters build and see which one can run faster...

If Oscar had came in heavier then it's likely that he wouldn't have been so slow and lethargic. So no... Hatton shouldn't worry about coming in light... just coming in right... what ever weight.

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Exactly.

The weight he will put on between the weigh in and the fight is very important as it will be his fuel for the fight. When he is fully re-hydrated and his muscle gylcogen stores are full he will feel at his best.

And like you say, adding muscle won't slow you down unless it's to the point where flexibility is severley hindered.....something that a 140lb fighter is unlikely to have to worry about.

Yes but don't let that stop rabid fanboys from making outlandish comments despite the fact that they clearly know nothing... ;)

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Hatton is now in panic mode... He's not sure what weight he will come in, 150?, 152?, 154? ... He's not sure if he'll box (as suggested by Floyd Sr.) or be as his old self, the brawler...

Hope Team Hatton will have a definite excellent fight plan... He need it to be at least competitive...

But all of these things will not matter... He will probably still receive the worst beating in his life courtesy of the PACMAN...
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I think your stretching a bit, Pacquiao has a very tough fight, against the worst style this side of Mayweather in Ricky Hatton.

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It could be a stretch but I think Team Hatton will have difficulties on deciding what will be the correct strategy... Go heavy and lose speed? Box or brawl? These are just some of the many factors...

PAC this early was installed as the clear 2 to 1 favorite since oddsmakers consider that Hatton's usual come forward brawling style is made for PAC... PAC will have a field day hitting Hatton... unless Team Hatton can come up with the perfect stragedy...
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You are totally raving, Saddoboxer. ;D

154 is about right for Hatton, that or a few pounds give or take. Anything else would be a bit off.

I think it's because he looked poor at 147 against Collazo. People assume that adding weight generally decreases speed....based on this assumption that Hatton was clearly slower against Collazo.

Problem was he had 7 weeks to train and in that time the extra weight he added wasn't just muscle tissue. He looked a little softer and his pre-fight breakfats was a fried one. That would explain why he looked like shit.

Being a solid 152ish is a lot different from being a botched 152+ which he was for the Collazo fight. Thing is, i think he'll lose this fight anyway and people will point to the weight if he comes in a bit higher ;D

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I think it's because he looked poor at 147 against Collazo. People assume that adding weight generally decreases speed....based on this assumption that Hatton was clearly slower against Collazo.

Problem was he had 7 weeks to train and in that time the extra weight he added wasn't just muscle tissue. He looked a little softer and his pre-fight breakfats was a fried one. That would explain why he looked like shit.

Being a solid 152ish is a lot different from being a botched 152+ which he was for the Collazo fight. Thing is, i think he'll lose this fight anyway and people will point to the weight if he comes in a bit higher ;D

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I was watching the Collazo fight and the Urango one too, this evening. He does look chubby against Collazo around the waist, much sleeker against Urango. I like the fact that Ricky hasn't ballooned between fights this time out, with the correct conditioning he should be in awesome shape come fightnight against Pac.

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I think it's because he looked poor at 147 against Collazo. People assume that adding weight generally decreases speed....based on this assumption that Hatton was clearly slower against Collazo.

Problem was he had 7 weeks to train and in that time the extra weight he added wasn't just muscle tissue. He looked a little softer and his pre-fight breakfats was a fried one. That would explain why he looked like shit.

Being a solid 152ish is a lot different from being a botched 152+ which he was for the Collazo fight. Thing is, i think he'll lose this fight anyway and people will point to the weight if he comes in a bit higher ;D

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I was watching the Collazo fight and the Urango one too, this evening. He does look chubby against Collazo around the waist, much sleeker against Urango. I like the fact that Ricky hasn't ballooned between fights this time out, with the correct conditioning he should be in awesome shape come fightnight against Pac.

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In the past he'd come into training and for a few weeks he'd just tick over to lose a few lbs and then he'd start serious conditioning work. Thing is his camp will be much more technique based with Floyd and Beard so i don't think he can afford those few weeks ticking over without extending his camp. It'll do him good to get a good 10 weeks working on a fight plan and technique rather than working on volume like he did with Graham.

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I think it's because he looked poor at 147 against Collazo. People assume that adding weight generally decreases speed....based on this assumption that Hatton was clearly slower against Collazo.

Problem was he had 7 weeks to train and in that time the extra weight he added wasn't just muscle tissue. He looked a little softer and his pre-fight breakfats was a fried one. That would explain why he looked like shit.

Being a solid 152ish is a lot different from being a botched 152+ which he was for the Collazo fight. Thing is, i think he'll lose this fight anyway and people will point to the weight if he comes in a bit higher ;D

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I was watching the Collazo fight and the Urango one too, this evening. He does look chubby against Collazo around the waist, much sleeker against Urango. I like the fact that Ricky hasn't ballooned between fights this time out, with the correct conditioning he should be in awesome shape come fightnight against Pac.

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In the past he'd come into training and for a few weeks he'd just tick over to lose a few lbs and then he'd start serious conditioning work. Thing is his camp will be much more technique based with Floyd and Beard so i don't think he can afford those few weeks ticking over without extending his camp. It'll do him good to get a good 10 weeks working on a fight plan and technique rather than working on volume like he did with Graham.

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Definitely. Less of getting the body into trim and more on getting the mind working with it too. Pac is going to be a tricky little shit, but with the right strategy I think Hatton has got what it takes here. This weight talk is nothing worth worrying about in this fight as far as I can see. Ricky seems on the money.

for the record i weigh 180 pounds and have never fought manny pacquiao


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for the record i weigh 180 pounds and have never fought manny pacquiao


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Nutter!!

Looking at pics of them both Hatton is possibly in better shape. Pac's gonna get slaughtered@@!!!!!!!!

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He would not be giving away the trade secrets so early on, it is just a ploy, he will come in at 150lb

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yeah.i go with what you've just mentioned.

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I think your stretching a bit, Pacquiao has a very tough fight, against the worst style this side of Mayweather in Ricky Hatton.

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It could be a stretch but I think Team Hatton will have difficulties on deciding what will be the correct strategy... Go heavy and lose speed? Box or brawl? These are just some of the many factors...

PAC this early was installed as the clear 2 to 1 favorite since oddsmakers consider that Hatton's usual come forward brawling style is made for PAC... PAC will have a field day hitting Hatton... unless Team Hatton can come up with the perfect stragedy...
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You are totally raving, Saddoboxer. ;D

154 is about right for Hatton, that or a few pounds give or take. Anything else would be a bit off.

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;D Hatton was 152 in his last fight...

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/2429/hat20inch.jpg

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Originally Posted by Conrad

Apologies for another Pac related thread but just read this article on BBC. I know Hatton weighs around or just under 150lbs come fight night but in this article he says he'll be 11st (154lbs!!!)

BBC SPORT | Boxing | Hatton 'too strong for Pacquiao'

I can understand Hatton wanting to make the most of his size advantage over Pac but he'll be giving away even more speed to an already very fast fighter.

Surely this can't be right? He wouldn't risk being at a career high weight in a fight at this magnitude? Seems a big gamble to me :confused:

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Hatron usually comes in at 152 fight night.

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It could be a stretch but I think Team Hatton will have difficulties on deciding what will be the correct strategy... Go heavy and lose speed? Box or brawl? These are just some of the many factors...

PAC this early was installed as the clear 2 to 1 favorite since oddsmakers consider that Hatton's usual come forward brawling style is made for PAC... PAC will have a field day hitting Hatton... unless Team Hatton can come up with the perfect stragedy...
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You are totally raving, Saddoboxer. ;D

154 is about right for Hatton, that or a few pounds give or take. Anything else would be a bit off.

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;D Hatton was 152 in his last fight...

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/2429/hat20inch.jpg

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When he is rehydrated 2 pounds isn't a lot. Boiling down and forcing carbs/fluid out of your body maybe... but hydrated on fight night?

2 pounds?

I lose more than that when I takea shit

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I think your stretching a bit, Pacquiao has a very tough fight, against the worst style this side of Mayweather in Ricky Hatton.

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It could be a stretch but I think Team Hatton will have difficulties on deciding what will be the correct strategy... Go heavy and lose speed? Box or brawl? These are just some of the many factors...

PAC this early was installed as the clear 2 to 1 favorite since oddsmakers consider that Hatton's usual come forward brawling style is made for PAC... PAC will have a field day hitting Hatton... unless Team Hatton can come up with the perfect stragedy...
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You are totally raving, Saddoboxer. ;D

154 is about right for Hatton, that or a few pounds give or take. Anything else would be a bit off.

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"Ricky Hatton knows his bulldozing style of fighting won’t be good enough to beat Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas on May 2. Instead, he will rely on hand speed and punching power." :lolhaha:

"Kostya was a great punching powerhouse but I bulldozed him into submission,” Hatton said Monday. “But in my last fight against Malignaggi, who is a speed merchant, I ended up out-boxing him and out-speeding him. In the end I beat him up."

Make up your mind Ricky... Stop panicking... Box or brawl?

link --> Hatton predicts change of style - Boxing - Yahoo! Sports

because he couldn't possibly have a game plan that involves fighting and boxing! :o
Use your head, what he's saying is that he can do both. Get the fanboy blinkers off.

Doesn't matter really which style Hatton gonna use... Hatton already accepted that his brawling style will not be enough to overwhelm PAC and if he uses a boxing style, his 20 inches very short arm length is so much a disadvantage to box outside...

Box or brawl or both... doesn't matter really...
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When did he say that he couldn't out fight pacman? :rolleyes:

I love how you're saying "he's in panic mode, he's accepted that he can't out fight pacman because Pac is too much" etc etc what are you basing this on?

Anybody can read what Hatton is saying and see it for what it is, I want to be the first to congratulate you for sharing Pac's nationality but I think that the abstract conclusions you seem to be coming to are reached on the basis that all of Pac's opponents are in awe of him as you are.

Not the case I'm afraid... :-\

If a pac opponent gives examples of when they've out boxed a slick boxer and been able to overcome a power puncher it's not because they are panicking/afraid/anxious/terrified of pac and don't know what to do because he is literally a god... it's because they are giving examples of the tools they have to use against him.

You guys are worse then the pre-Calzaghe Kessler fanboys.

"Ricky Hatton knows his bulldozing style of fighting won’t be good enough to beat Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas on May 2. Instead, he will rely on hand speed and punching power." ;D

I think many will give the speed advantage to PAC and punching power is just even... But what is the use of punching power if you can't hit your opponent cleanly?
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"Ricky Hatton knows his bulldozing style of fighting won’t be good enough to beat Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas on May 2. Instead, he will rely on hand speed and punching power." ;D

I think many will give the speed advantage to PAC and punching power is just even... But what is the use of punching power if you can't hit your opponent cleanly?
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Does the doctor legally prescribe you the medicine or do you get this stuff on the black market? Either way, you are stark raving mad.

Pac is a likeable fighter, but his fans bring him down. I cannot wait for Hatton to beat on Pac and with it give this board a good old cleansing. :rolleyes:

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"Ricky Hatton knows his bulldozing style of fighting won’t be good enough to beat Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas on May 2. Instead, he will rely on hand speed and punching power." ;D

I think many will give the speed advantage to PAC and punching power is just even... But what is the use of punching power if you can't hit your opponent cleanly?
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Does the doctor legally prescribe you the medicine or do you get this stuff on the black market? Either way, you are stark raving mad.

Pac is a likeable fighter, but his fans bring him down. I cannot wait for Hatton to beat on Pac and with it give this board a good old cleansing. :rolleyes:

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Can you not accept reality? Speed advantage will be for PAC and punching power maybe just equal...
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"Ricky Hatton knows his bulldozing style of fighting won’t be good enough to beat Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas on May 2. Instead, he will rely on hand speed and punching power." ;D

I think many will give the speed advantage to PAC and punching power is just even... But what is the use of punching power if you can't hit your opponent cleanly?
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Does the doctor legally prescribe you the medicine or do you get this stuff on the black market? Either way, you are stark raving mad.

Pac is a likeable fighter, but his fans bring him down. I cannot wait for Hatton to beat on Pac and with it give this board a good old cleansing. :rolleyes:

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Can you not accept reality? Speed advantage will be for PAC and punching power maybe just equal...
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Pac might be faster. But I knocked down a tree last night. That is a fact.

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"Ricky Hatton knows his bulldozing style of fighting won’t be good enough to beat Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas on May 2. Instead, he will rely on hand speed and punching power." ;D

I think many will give the speed advantage to PAC and punching power is just even... But what is the use of punching power if you can't hit your opponent cleanly?
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That doesn't mean that he is going to try and fight him like Floyd Jr would... It means he accepts that he can't just walk forward swinging wild punches at Pacman like he would of with Billy Graham. His 'USUAL BRAWLING STYLE'...

Did a young Mike Tyson Brawl? No... he was aggresive and came forwards, he took the fight to people and used good footwork and hand speed to do so. That doesn't mean that he fought with a style like Muhammad Ali though. :rolleyes:

When you joined the Pacman fan club did they send you out special tinted glasses or something?... :rolleyes:

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"Ricky Hatton knows his bulldozing style of fighting won’t be good enough to beat Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas on May 2. Instead, he will rely on hand speed and punching power." ;D

I think many will give the speed advantage to PAC and punching power is just even... But what is the use of punching power if you can't hit your opponent cleanly?
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That doesn't mean that he is going to try and fight him like Floyd Jr would... It means he accepts that he can't just walk forward swinging wild punches at Pacman like he would of with Billy Graham. His 'USUAL BRAWLING STYLE'...

Did a young Mike Tyson Brawl? No... he was aggresive and came forwards, he took the fight to people and used good footwork and hand speed to do so. That doesn't mean that he fought with a style like Muhammad Ali though. :rolleyes:

When you joined the Pacman fan club did they send you out special tinted glasses or something?... :rolleyes:

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I agree with you that Hatton will use everything... Bulldozing, hand speed, hugging, punching power, hugging, elbows, hugging, low blows, hugging, MMA, clinching and many more styles and tactics... But I think it's not enough... PAC will still inflict the worst beating on Hatton...
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"Ricky Hatton knows his bulldozing style of fighting won’t be good enough to beat Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas on May 2. Instead, he will rely on hand speed and punching power." ;D

I think many will give the speed advantage to PAC and punching power is just even... But what is the use of punching power if you can't hit your opponent cleanly?
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Does the doctor legally prescribe you the medicine or do you get this stuff on the black market? Either way, you are stark raving mad.

Pac is a likeable fighter, but his fans bring him down. I cannot wait for Hatton to beat on Pac and with it give this board a good old cleansing. :rolleyes:

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Careful what you wish for, all the good work done by floyd of cleansing the board of Hantton groupies will be undone.

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I think it's because he looked poor at 147 against Collazo. People assume that adding weight generally decreases speed....based on this assumption that Hatton was clearly slower against Collazo.

Problem was he had 7 weeks to train and in that time the extra weight he added wasn't just muscle tissue. He looked a little softer and his pre-fight breakfats was a fried one. That would explain why he looked like shit.

Being a solid 152ish is a lot different from being a botched 152+ which he was for the Collazo fight. Thing is, i think he'll lose this fight anyway and people will point to the weight if he comes in a bit higher ;D

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He was 160 against Collazo.

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Originally Posted by SaddoBoxer

"Ricky Hatton knows his bulldozing style of fighting won’t be good enough to beat Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas on May 2. Instead, he will rely on hand speed and punching power." ;D

I think many will give the speed advantage to PAC and punching power is just even... But what is the use of punching power if you can't hit your opponent cleanly?
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That doesn't mean that he is going to try and fight him like Floyd Jr would... It means he accepts that he can't just walk forward swinging wild punches at Pacman like he would of with Billy Graham. His 'USUAL BRAWLING STYLE'...

Did a young Mike Tyson Brawl? No... he was aggresive and came forwards, he took the fight to people and used good footwork and hand speed to do so. That doesn't mean that he fought with a style like Muhammad Ali though. :rolleyes:

When you joined the Pacman fan club did they send you out special tinted glasses or something?... :rolleyes:

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I agree he should use headmovement, but unlike other times, he should keep his hands by his head, I notice he lowers them when he is coming forward and thats why Mayweather could hit him at will coming in. He needs to change this against Pacman, but I think unlike Tyson he needs to fight how he fights when he gets Pacman on the ropes. He needs to smother Pacquiao, and give him no room to get punches off.