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it wont be a cakewalk for pac thats for sure, hattons body punches can hurt pac. but hatton cant throw the body punches unless he is clinching pac or atleast very close to him.

pac wont let that happen, pac will dart in and out and will not let hatton come close. hatton beaing hatton will go pushing on but a bunch of punches will greet hatton on the way in. thats why he got koed by mayweather.

btw the last time ive seen pac being punched in the body pac just went berserk and kod the opponent.
He lost his compurser in the Mayweather fight that that resulted in him been ko'ed i think Hatton would of lost by UD if he hadnt of got piss**d off and lost his head look at the first 3rounds he did ok.

If Hatton lands a body shot on Manny he will feel it and who's to say he wont go down he has never been in with anyone as strong as Hatton or as bigger puncher.If Hatton can get to the body it will slow Manny down if he can take them.
I do think Hatton would've got KO'd by Mayweather regardless because when he first came into the ring I remember thinking he looked edgy beyond belief, and I think something would've eventually made him lost his composure. It will be interesting to see if the same happens again or whether Hatton learns from the experience and is able to be a bit more relaxed.

Although I originally favoured Pacquiao & still do so, I do also have a suspicion that if the right Ricky turns up than he is more likely to put a beating on Pacquiao than vice-versa. People seem to use the argument that Pac KO'd ODLH, who Mayweather couldn't but KO'd Hatton as evidence Hatton will get battered. However, this ignores all logical rationale taking in factors like weight drain, an extra 18 months of age & the fact that Mayweather will obviously have greater p4p power against a light-welter than a natural light middleweight (although NO size differences excuses, they were basically both blown up light-welters, in PBF's case maybe even lightweight). Also many Pac-fans seem to say the fact Hatton couldn't KO Collazo & PBF shows his power is not that great. On this I disagree as no fighter has legitamately got a KD on Mayweather & both Berto & Mosley (big punchers at 147) couldn't knockdown Collazo. I think anyone who thinks that Pacquiao will have dealt with power like Hatton's before will be in for a shock come May 2. That is not to say he might not find a way to deal with it, but Hatton's power at 140 is something especially when you think guys with good chins like Tszyu & Malignaggi struggled with it, & Castillo was finished by it (even if he was close to shot by that point)