Pacquiao-Hatton.

[Master]

It was a quick ko so the training could not be used as an excuse for the loss.

Style of Hatton suited Manny who was on fire at the time and that probably was the main reason for the devastating defeat of Ricky.

I don't think it was the drain of making the weight, bad relationship with the trainer or loss to Floyd for the reason for the early ko.

[Mark TKO]

Pac was reaching his peak then. Hatton had peaked.

Was stunned. Not so much that Hatton was defeated but never thought he’d be a 2 round job for anyone no matter how good they were.

[Ron Swanson]

If you can’t stay sober in camp you’re going to have a bad night.

[p4pking]

Because pacquiao was a much better fighter. Everyone he fought and beat for several years afterwards would have also beaten Hatton. I doubt anyone is about to suggest that with a better training camp, Hatton could have taken that punch, so.... what, he would have totally reinvented himself and managed to avoid getting hit? He only fought the way he knew how, that’s why the 7 pounds made such a difference when he fought at welter, even though he probably put on 70 when he wasn’t training.

[Ron Swanson]

Because pacquiao was a much better fighter. Everyone he fought and beat for several years afterwards would have also beaten Hatton. I doubt anyone is about to suggest that with a better training camp, Hatton could have taken that punch, so.... what, he would have totally reinvented himself and managed to avoid getting hit? He only fought the way he knew how, that’s why the 7 pounds made such a difference when he fought at welter, even though he probably put on 70 when he wasn’t training.

I agree PAC was the far better fighter and wins the fight every time but there is no denying Ricky ignored what he was instructed to do the entire camp. Leaping in with hooks got him hurt repeatedly before the big left hand finished it. If he jabs his way in as instructed it’s a different fight. Same outcome but different fight.

His head was on a platter, he was done as an elite fighter

[p4pking]

Because pacquiao was a much better fighter. Everyone he fought and beat for several years afterwards would have also beaten Hatton. I doubt anyone is about to suggest that with a better training camp, Hatton could have taken that punch, so.... what, he would have totally reinvented himself and managed to avoid getting hit? He only fought the way he knew how, that’s why the 7 pounds made such a difference when he fought at welter, even though he probably put on 70 when he wasn’t training.

I agree PAC was the far better fighter and wins the fight every time but there is no denying Ricky ignored what he was instructed to do the entire camp. Leaping in with hooks got him hurt repeatedly before the big left hand finished it. If he jabs his way in as instructed it’s a different fight. Same outcome but different fight.

His head was on a platter, he was done as an elite fighter

was he capable of it? Leaping in was part of his game. If he showed up in the exact same form he may have lasted a few more rounds 9 of 10 times, if he showed up in as good as possible form he could have still been starched earlier.

[Fenster]

Whenever fighters blame training camps I take it with a pinch of salt, however, I believe Hatton who swears blind he should have never been in the ring that night, as insiders have confirmed he was physically and mentally messed up all through the camp.

However, Pac's electric, vicious, pin point counters and speed would have always gave Hatton kittens.

I reckon Hatton could've always been a 2-round blowout job, even in his prime, but he did know how to look after himself and box "smart," and could have fought to survive like Cotto, Mosley and Clottey did after realising they're out of their depth.

[TitoFan]

Difference in skill set. VAST difference. All this nonsense about Ricky fighting for p4p both with Floyd and with Pac simply evaporated with the thorough beatdown he received in both instances.