Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao Eyed For November?

[XaduBoxer]

According to a report in the Manila Bulletin, there are serious ongoing talks between Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions to match Ricky Hatton against Manny Pacquiao in November.

Bob Arum of Top Rank told the Bulletin that Golden Boy CEO, Richard Schaefer, contacted him last Friday about working out a deal to match the two fighters for a November date in Las Vegas. Arum thought Schaefer wanted to discuss the possibility of Pacquiao fighting Oscar De La Hoya in December, but it had nothing to do with that fight.

"It wasn’t about Manny Pacquiao fighting Oscar (De La Hoya) but Manny and Hatton," said Arum.

IBF junior welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi is already slated to face Hatton in November, but Arum told the paper that a step-aside fee may come into play for Malignaggi to step back and let the fight happen.

[XaduBoxer]

source: Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao Eyed For November? - Boxing News

[amat]

I can't believe this is actually happening. Seems like it will. Odd odd fight. I can't see Pacquiao winning which I guess is a good thing.

[XaduBoxer]

No disrespect for Paulie but I like PAC to fight Hatton first instead of him... So Paulie just please step aside ...

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[donnydarkoIRL]

I see nothing wrong with Hatton fighting both this year.

[Puerto Rican Punch]

Although Manny will have a disadvantage because he will be moving up in weight class, I think he (Manny) wins this fight.

[HattonTheHammer]

Although Manny will have a disadvantage because he will be moving up in weight class, I think he (Manny) wins this fight.

pac will be fighting a man who would hit twice as hard as he has ever been punched before.

He wouldnt be able to stand and trade like he has done throughout his career at 140 pounds.

As a hatton and pac fan id have to say id be extremely surprised if pacquiao lasted the full 12 rounds!!

[littlebif]

I think Hatton bullies his way inside and stops Pac man to the body just carnt see Hatton losing this fight.

[Hughesd]

Hope this goes ahead. Will be a bloodbath. I thought Pacquaio would have rematched Marquez first though.

[Pugilistic]

this is a pointless fight, Hatton would get no credit for a win and a loss against hatton would only show that Pacman doesn't belong at 140.

[:::PSL:::]

Pac-Hatton this november?..

Nah... too early. Next spring maybe.

[RozzySean]

I wouldn't mind seeing this fight happening, assuming Pac looks good against Diaz, but Hatton needs to fight Malignaggi at some point. Paulie has earned his shot at Hatton.

Some people really knock the idea of the fight, and they always cite that Pac started at Flyweight. The guy had barely hit puberty when he started boxing pro. Just his natural growth and maturation took him to probably 122. If he would have a had a European or American style amateur career, he would have probably turned pro at 20 at 122. It's not such a stretch to think that he has gone up to being a legit 135lb fighter in 10 years. And that leaves him only one proper weight division below Hatton. The size difference, in relative terms, is pretty similar to Mayweather fighting ODLH at 154 or Oscar fighting Hopkins at 160. Thinking about it, it's probably more similar to Oscar against Hopkins, because Hopkins was such a large middleweight and Oscar started at 135.

[:::PSL:::]

It's not gonna happen in november...



HATTON DENIES PACQUIAO REPORTS
By Mark Staniforth, Sportinglife.com (UK), Wed, 18 Jun 2008
Ricky Hatton has dismissed suggestions he is ready to ditch his scheduled showdown with IBF light-welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi in November in favour of a big-money clash with Manny Pacquiao. Reports from the Philippines suggest the Hatton camp are to pay step-aside money to Malignaggi Read Full Story >>> HATTON DENIES PACQUIAO REPORTS | Sporting Life - Boxing News | Ricky Hatton, Amir Khan, Carl Froch, Oscar De La Hoya, Joe Calzaghe, Manny Pacquiao, Kelly Pavlik

[XaduBoxer]

It's not gonna happen in november...



HATTON DENIES PACQUIAO REPORTS
By Mark Staniforth, Sportinglife.com (UK), Wed, 18 Jun 2008
Ricky Hatton has dismissed suggestions he is ready to ditch his scheduled showdown with IBF light-welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi in November in favour of a big-money clash with Manny Pacquiao. Reports from the Philippines suggest the Hatton camp are to pay step-aside money to Malignaggi Read Full Story >>> HATTON DENIES PACQUIAO REPORTS | Sporting Life - Boxing News | Ricky Hatton, Amir Khan, Carl Froch, Oscar De La Hoya, Joe Calzaghe, Manny Pacquiao, Kelly Pavlik

Hatton turned down (or not entertaining) 2 megafight offers in succession just recently. He turned down a DelaHoya fight and now turned down a Pacquiao fight.

It seems Hatton is so obsessed with Paulie even if the Paulie fight is nothing in comparison to DelaHoya or Pacquiao fight.

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[XaduBoxer]

this is a pointless fight, Hatton would get no credit for a win and a loss against hatton would only show that Pacman doesn't belong at 140.

Even if Hatton will lose to PAC, he will get the distinction of losing only to no. 1 P4P boxers... IMO, nothing to be ashamed of...

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