Many predicted PAC-Hatton will end inside 9 rounds... and the winner will be PAC via KO/TKO...
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Many predicted PAC-Hatton will end inside 9 rounds... and the winner will be PAC via KO/TKO...
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I guess you and I are the only ones. IMO, Malignaggi was never the same after he got beat up by a one handed Cotto. I guess this is why I did not make such a big deal about Hatton beating Malignaggi. In short, Malignaggi was exposed, has soft hands and what else can you say about the kid?
I did not think much of the Lazcano fight either.
Styles make fights
I am still picking PacMan to win. It might not be that one sided fight I am hoping it will be but none the less, I will pick the under dogRight? PacMan is the underdog here, yes?
Dlh wasn't weight drained at all that fight he was just slim from eating kangaroo meat. He was floating around 145lbs during his training as seen on 24/7. A weight drained fighter has to lose extra poundage on the day of the weigh-in. In his case he was not, even ricky mentioned in sentana sports Dlh looked fabulous in the weigh-in. looks hydrated pretty well during the weigh-in.
But if you ask me which is a bigger hindrance, depends really how much he has to lose on the day of the weigh-in. But fighting with 1 hand in boxing is like playing basketball or golf with one hand. You just can't play good. Hence, having a 1 handed fighter is like fighting a novice really. Paulie had no chance for Hatton on that night. He was just their for the money. Hatton should have stopped him even earlier really.
Paulie was cherry picked, as a confidence booster for hatton![]()
Last edited by Spoon23; 02-18-2009 at 09:59 PM.
Well put. I totally agree with you. As I have been saying, DLH did not have a problem going down in weight. Many may not agree with me but I would attribute Pac's win over DLH to his style and speed. Saying that it was because DLH was weight-drained is total disrespect for Pac's talent.
I see no reason to debate with people who doesn't know how to give respect where it is due.![]()
Ikariam
Dude! you are embarrassing yourself...
Weight has a lot to do with body type & age. Ocsar was more 'natural' at 160/154 for his size a maturity. The advantage Pacquiao had going into the fight is that Oscar would have to be 'weight drained' to step into the ring at 147. At 35 years of age he needed the body fat to draw energy from. The intensity level and stress leading up to the fight looks like it wreaked havoc on Oscar. His nutritionist fuked up and left Oscar with no energy for the fight. He's what 2% body fat? 4% to 6% is a proper number for a guy in his prime.
Ricky Hatton was in the weigh-in for Delahoya vs pacman. And during the fight he clearly said I thought Dlh looked fabulous during the weigh-in. So he wasn't dehydrated coming from your famous country man.
And dehydrated means lack of water in the body. Should look pail and gaunt. Didn't happen in the weigh-in Dlh looked good. At the fight when he was walking to the ring to fight he was "sweating" which is a sign that he is very much hydrated.
Your the one embarrassing yourself for telling me He was dehydrated, the correct term to use for Dlh is he was 'malnourished'. He was on the wrong diet plan. Which people having been blaming his nautritionist for his weight, but to say his dehydrated is FALSE. So their you go.
So knowing Pac started his carreer@ 112lbs reaching 147lbs to fight Dlh, and Dlh who fought @154 in his last fight, fought with steve forbes. then had to go down to147lbs to fight Pacman. I believe even if dlh was malnourished (which his not) going down to 147. Pac started 2008 @ 130lbs and previous to that, fought at 126lbs in 2007. And pac started his career at 112lbs. Knowing those facts he had to go up to 147lbs to fight dlh. I think even if dlh wasn't his best. They were both handicapped, even more so for pacman than him. So just for argument sake, they were evenly handicaped going in the fight. Both had to sacrifice something for the fight to happen. Dlh had the best trainer angelo dundee nacho, best nutritionist, best camp sight. He had everything going for him. Its just a matter of who will show up best in the fight. Lets just say they were evenly handicapped even more pronounced for pacman. I believe the guy who won deserved to win. The best man won that fight that night. Even Dlh said that after the fight, dundee, merchant and nacho even said his speed is too much. Why can't you give credit to what pac has accomplish. Nway. peace![]()
Last edited by Spoon23; 02-23-2009 at 08:50 AM.
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