Quote Originally Posted by KananKrus View Post
Quote Originally Posted by Fenster View Post
I would back Hatton to beat Pac if it was in England (think it's 50/50-ish anywhere).

70,000+ bods booing you MUST be unnerving. There's a chance Pac could seriously SHIT himself.
Agreeably, boos are unnerving, moreso that huge mass, ...70K fans predominantly rooting against you. For some reason tho', some people are just better than others in blocking these external influences in handicapping their abilities. More than anything, it is probably is a statement for mental toughness.

Is Manny Pacquiao immune to these outside factors? The response to this is best given with an example.

When Pacquiao fought Marco Antonio Barrera, it was at the Almodome in Texas, a second home to Barrera as the pre-fight hype stated. Likewise, the site was the waterloo for ALL of Pac's countrymen in a major or a title bout --a well known fact to Pac, hence, an additional psychological baggage.

Did that prevent him from doing his job?

"Did Pac seriously SHIT himself?"

The answer to that is history, as they say. We all know it.

Time and again the guy just performs. And time and again he just allow for more people in that bandwagon.
How many were at that fight? I don't remember it being a huge gate. Was it even more than 10,000?

Anyway it means NOTHING compared to the crazy Hatton fans. Have you heard the racket 10-20,000 of those nutters make AWAY from home.. now imagine that as 70-80,000 on home turf

For sure Pac might NOT shit himself. But the crowd certainly wouldn't help him.