What should Hatton do vs Pac?

[Chino]

What would you tell Hatton to do to beat Pac if you were in his corner?

Sure, I can see hardcore Pac fans come in here and say Hatton has nothing at all, Pac is invincible, etc. But for everybody else, what would be the right strategy for Hatton? Advantages, disavantages, things to avoid, etc.

[hitmann]

What would you tell Hatton to do to beat Pac if you were in his corner?

Sure, I can see hardcore Pac fans come in here and say Hatton has nothing at all, Pac is invincible, etc. But for everybody else, what would be the right strategy for Hatton? Advantages, disavantages, things to avoid, etc.

id be telling hatton to keep the pressure on for 3 mins of every round, pressure busts pipes, and not to lunge in, and to move his head to confuse pacman. im feeling very confident that hatton is gonna tko/ko the pacman with some leathal body punching business! the pacman can be vulnerable to those body shots and i feel as soon as pacman has felt 1 of those he will slow down and the KO will be much easier. Id also be telling hatton to keep the fight at his pace, get pacman on the ropes and beat the crap out of him! lol

[killersheep]

If I were in Hatton's corner I would tell him to back up, be the boxer and each time he catches Pac jump in unload a few to the body and get back out. I don't think Hatton could trade with PAC, but I do think he could catch him coming in.

[hitmann]

If I were in Hatton's corner I would tell him to back up, be the boxer and each time he catches Pac jump in unload a few to the body and get back out. I don't think Hatton could trade with PAC, but I do think he could catch him coming in.

really! hatton has always been an in your face come forward type. I feel the opposite, i think its rickys fight if he trades with pacman. espescially as its at hattons weight.

[killersheep]

If I were in Hatton's corner I would tell him to back up, be the boxer and each time he catches Pac jump in unload a few to the body and get back out. I don't think Hatton could trade with PAC, but I do think he could catch him coming in.

really! hatton has always been an in your face come forward type. I feel the opposite, i think its rickys fight if he trades with pacman. espescially as its at hattons weight.

He tries to get in head first against PAC he gets laid out. PAC's punches are much straighter, his upperbody movement is also better, there is no reason to play to your opponents strengths.

[porkypara]

I know Pac-man is a great all around fighter but I think he is at his best middle to long range.


With this in mind I think Hatton's best chance might be to go balls to the wall like he did against KT.

Close the distance fast and work in side to the body with short hooks.Dont stand in front of Manny doing nothing,lots of head movement.
But dont get drawn into toe to toe slugging as that would suit Pac-Man .


Who has the advantage in speed in this one? I would say Pac

[hitmann]

If I were in Hatton's corner I would tell him to back up, be the boxer and each time he catches Pac jump in unload a few to the body and get back out. I don't think Hatton could trade with PAC, but I do think he could catch him coming in.

really! hatton has always been an in your face come forward type. I feel the opposite, i think its rickys fight if he trades with pacman. espescially as its at hattons weight.

He tries to get in head first against PAC he gets laid out. PAC's punches are much straighter, his upperbody movement is also better, there is no reason to play to your opponents strengths.

thats why hatton needs good head movement so hes not lunging in but hes always gotta be right there in front of him not givin pac a moments rest.

[GATLIN]

What would you tell Hatton to do to beat Pac if you were in his corner?

Sure, I can see hardcore Pac fans come in here and say Hatton has nothing at all, Pac is invincible, etc. But for everybody else, what would be the right strategy for Hatton? Advantages, disavantages, things to avoid, etc.

id be telling hatton to keep the pressure on for 3 mins of every round, pressure busts pipes, and not to lunge in, and to move his head to confuse pacman. im feeling very confident that hatton is gonna tko/ko the pacman with some leathal body punching business! the pacman can be vulnerable to those body shots and i feel as soon as pacman has felt 1 of those he will slow down and the KO will be much easier. Id also be telling hatton to keep the fight at his pace, get pacman on the ropes and beat the crap out of him! lol

too obvious, Roach already knows it and will have strategy against it.
Do you think MP is vulnerable to body shots? Barrera, Morales and Marquez could have exposed him years ago. people always bring up pacman's loss via bodyshot....geeeez...that was waaaaaayyyyyy more than a DECADE AGO!!!! he was young, lacked discipline to prepare and maintain his weight and that got him into trouble. If your pinning your hopes on that, say goodbye to Hatton. Manny is totally different today!

[hitmann]

What would you tell Hatton to do to beat Pac if you were in his corner?

Sure, I can see hardcore Pac fans come in here and say Hatton has nothing at all, Pac is invincible, etc. But for everybody else, what would be the right strategy for Hatton? Advantages, disavantages, things to avoid, etc.

id be telling hatton to keep the pressure on for 3 mins of every round, pressure busts pipes, and not to lunge in, and to move his head to confuse pacman. im feeling very confident that hatton is gonna tko/ko the pacman with some leathal body punching business! the pacman can be vulnerable to those body shots and i feel as soon as pacman has felt 1 of those he will slow down and the KO will be much easier. Id also be telling hatton to keep the fight at his pace, get pacman on the ropes and beat the crap out of him! lol

too obvious, Roach already knows it and will have strategy against it.
Do you think MP is vulnerable to body shots? Barrera, Morales and Marquez could have exposed him years ago. people always bring up pacman's loss via bodyshot....geeeez...that was waaaaaayyyyyy more than a DECADE AGO!!!! he was young, lacked discipline to prepare and maintain his weight and that got him into trouble. If your pinning your hopes on that, say goodbye to Hatton. Manny is totally different today!

Im not talking about his KO loss via a bodyshot, im thinkin more of that left hook that marquez threw from a long way out in their rematch, that really hurt him. I just think hatton has more of a powerfu body shot than marquez.

[ross]

I think its gonna end up a very rough fight, Hatton may try to box a bit and he does have quick hands and a nice left hook but if Manny does land those lefts I think it will get rough.

Remember, Malignagi was supposed to be tough, Hatton made him fight scared, I think Manny is going to get a shock when he feels Rickys strength and sees his speed, even Floyd was getting caught a little early on, more than hes used to and Manny is much more open to be hit.

Im pretty sure that Roach is taking this fight more serious than the De La Hoya fight, he knew that De La Hoya wasnt going to do much and then the idiot came in 2lbs under and did bugger all and made Pacquiao look like Robinson

In much the same way that Manny was made to look better by Oscar I think Ricky will be made to look better better by Manny, the strength has to play a part, Oscar couldnt use his because he took his own away and all his energy, Ricky will fight and will punch and will be on Pacquiao.

We havent seen how Manny deals with strength yet, Diaz was there to be hit, Oscar had nothing at the stupid weight he came in at, Ricky will be a monster compared to anyone Pacquiao has fought before but I can still see Hatton getting caught a few times by the left, its how he deals with that, Ricky took some nice shots from Mayweather before he got clumped, im not too sure Manny is gonna be a very big puncher in this weight.

[KananKrus]

It seems like we always attribute Pacquiao's win more on the undoing of any opponent, than to merit what it really amounts to, is Pacquiao's doing.

This plainly is poor judgment, or disrespect.

Clearly, anybody who's familiar with Pacquiao; his fighting style, and his capability, is likewise familiar with the jab, jab, left straight. This Pacquiao staple, right jab, followed by another right jab, and finished with a smoking left straight, felled many a name fighters.

For sure, the dela Hoya camp is not remiss, and under prepare against this. Well, they actually overdid it! This was the main thrust of their strategy, much like that of JMM.

How many of this jab, jab left straight did they see in the first six rounds of the fight when it was still relevant to the actual fight? Say six! The abysmal number, that Pacquiao employed this staple arsenal, is what threw off dela Hoya’s game plan. As the fight progressed, they have no alternative plan. The downtrend became irreversible!

To expound more is to give away precious info against my boy, the PacMan.

The fight is a case for one’s good game plan, winning, overcoming the other.

I will leave with that. It would be nice if people will watch tape again before they fill the “posts neighborhood” with mush, or disrespect!

[rjj tszyu]

To try and pin Pac against the ropes and pound away to the body would be the ideal thing to tell him to do. I just don't know how he's going to be getting him there. Then again Floyd is a better trainer than me and I suppose he will be breaking Pacs style down right now and figuring a way to do it.