HATTON v PACQUIAO

[The Congressman]

...where's the poll for de la hoya vs manny, or margarito vs mosley, b-hop vs pavlik. Polls don't mean shit.

I picked Pac over DLH and Mosley over Margarito.

EDIT: removed link to smacktalk board

[AdamGB]

So?...

[smashup]

As Miles stated this is a 50-50 fight

The end

[CutMeMick]

Pacquiaos mom will be ringside for the 1st time in his career.
That's def. a plus for him...

[Quinito]

Pacquiaos mom will be ringside for the 1st time in his career.
That's def. a plus for him...

She's not gonna watch the fight. She's gonna be in her hotel room praying/rosary with some folks like she always does every Pac fight.

[jon09]

After seeing the weigh in I gotta go with Manny by stoppage on cuts over the Hitman.

[BoomBoom]

The way I see it, Manny is the favorite and rightfully so. The smart money would be on him. But thats a fact that has no relevance whatsoever when the bell rings. I can see scenarios where Manny wins, and where Pac wins. If Manny wins, it will because of his speed and boxing ability. In and out, throwing fast combos, using angles, staying a step ahead. If Hatton wins, it will be because of a consistant BODY ATTACK. That is the key for Hatton. If Hatton tryes outbox him he will lose. He needs to outhustle him and although he cant outsmart him imo, he can keep him offbalance by mixing it up. He can surprise him. He can time him coming in.

I think this should be noted too: Manny will be faster than Mayweather was the night he beat Hatton. Much faster. Hatton will have to fight the fight of his life and time him again and again....I cant wait for the fight. May the best man win.

[Gandalf]

Pac is known by a lot of armchair fans as the lightning little man who beat up the "legend" DLH. That's not how I see him obviously, but then I am not the general public.

Those polls reflect opinions, but we don't know who these people are nor what their boxing knowledge is.

I have no hesitation in saying that the general public is stupid and that people who give Hatton 1% chance of winning are certifiable. That is all.

Unlike Ricky, at least that little man didn't avoid DLH.

Oh piss off. Your little man lost to Marquez twice and then ran away from another fight because he wanted to cash out for a year against fallen or mediocre fighters.

Pac knows he lost to Marquez and wouldn't give an immediate rematch. That is my definition of avoidance.

[The Congressman]

Pac is known by a lot of armchair fans as the lightning little man who beat up the "legend" DLH. That's not how I see him obviously, but then I am not the general public.

Those polls reflect opinions, but we don't know who these people are nor what their boxing knowledge is.

I have no hesitation in saying that the general public is stupid and that people who give Hatton 1% chance of winning are certifiable. That is all.

Unlike Ricky, at least that little man didn't avoid DLH.

Oh piss off. Your little man lost to Marquez twice and then ran away from another fight because he wanted to cash out for a year against fallen or mediocre fighters.

Pac knows he lost to Marquez and wouldn't give an immediate rematch. That is my definition of avoidance.

Nah. It's more like the first one was a draw, and the second was a razor thin win for Pac. You can make up anything you want, but the record book won't lie. Actually, it was Marquez the one who avoided Pac for almost 4 years. Marquez turned down a rematch with Pac and had to trouble to Indonesia to get his butt robbed for a peanut - FACT.

Don't be a eager beaver. Pac-JMM 3 will happen sometime next year. Pac is just too busy right now.

[Gandalf]

Unlike Ricky, at least that little man didn't avoid DLH.

Oh piss off. Your little man lost to Marquez twice and then ran away from another fight because he wanted to cash out for a year against fallen or mediocre fighters.

Pac knows he lost to Marquez and wouldn't give an immediate rematch. That is my definition of avoidance.

Nah. It's more like the first one was a draw, and the second was a razor thin win for Pac. You can make up anything you want, but the record book won't lie. Actually, it was Marquez the one who avoided Pac for almost 4 years. Marquez turned down a rematch with Pac and had to trouble to Indonesia to get his butt robbed for a peanut - FACT.

Don't be a eager beaver. Pac-JMM 3 will happen sometime next year. Pac is just too busy right now.

They were both close fights. No fighter embarrassed the other terribly. The first fight I don't feel so strongly about, but the second fight was very unfair on Marquez.

Unfortunately record books often lie in boxing. That's one of the tough things about being a boxing fan.

Hopefully after Hatton gets his win, Manny will give Marquez his rematch.

[fugaziuk]

hatton all the way can't wait for this fight tonight! im gonna say hatton by ud

[iwng100]

The way I see it, Manny is the favorite and rightfully so. The smart money would be on him. But thats a fact that has no relevance whatsoever when the bell rings. I can see scenarios where Manny wins, and where Pac wins. If Manny wins, it will because of his speed and boxing ability. In and out, throwing fast combos, using angles, staying a step ahead. If Hatton wins, it will be because of a consistant BODY ATTACK. That is the key for Hatton. If Hatton tryes outbox him he will lose. He needs to outhustle him and although he cant outsmart him imo, he can keep him offbalance by mixing it up. He can surprise him. He can time him coming in.

I think this should be noted too: Manny will be faster than Mayweather was the night he beat Hatton. Much faster. Hatton will have to fight the fight of his life and time him again and again....I cant wait for the fight. May the best man win.

Hey dude since when you became a Pac fanboy ?

[JT Rock]

I'm not sold on Pac's power against a guy that will weigh 150 come rehydration... Also no one knows what Pacs punch resistance will be against a bona fied hard punching 140 lber

[smashup]

I'm not sold on Pac's power against a guy that will weigh 150 come rehydration... Also no one knows what Pacs punch resistance will be against a bona fied hard punching 140 lber

Spot on JT and that is a massive factor imo too.
If Ricky can bully pac around and hurt him to the body he will take him down with a body shot

If Pac can take what Ricky dishes out then he'll Slaughter him fiercely and quickly...maybe within 4/5 rounds.

Pick em fight for sure

[JT Rock]

I'm not sold on Pac's power against a guy that will weigh 150 come rehydration... Also no one knows what Pacs punch resistance will be against a bona fied hard punching 140 lber

Spot on JT and that is a massive factor imo too.
If Ricky can bully pac around and hurt him to the body he will take him down with a body shot

If Pac can take what Ricky dishes out then he'll Slaughter him fiercely and quickly...maybe within 4/5 rounds.

Pick em fight for sure

If Ricky can take Pacs power than its going to be a long night for Manny.. yet to see anyone EVER able to deter Hatton and keep him off.. Its never happened. Floyd was smothered most of the night and used Ricky's own spoiling against him to wear him down and frustrated him.

When Floyd got distance which was a rare occasion he decapitated Ricky with right hands until finally Ricky got frustrated and jumped into a check hook.

Pac isint a defensive fighter at all, can be countered and dosent have the inside game to counter Hatton. Pac and Roach are hoping to turn Hatton around but Ricky can close the distance like a magnet couple that with headmovement, jabbing his way in and I think Hatton will grind him down.

JMM hurt pac to the body a few times, The body to me is like a chin you can take body punches or you cant simple as. you might not get KOED to the body but it will slow you down and drop you hands.

Guys like Mosely, Jones jr, Mayweather, Hopkins are able to take helacious bodyshots without flinching.... Hatton will punish him bad to the body