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Excellent points, CC. Hatton does't owe it to anybody to fight Witter or Paulie for probably a fraction of what he could get against Pacman. And, as you said, it isn't the mismatch some are making it out to be. Pacman's foot and hand speed could give Hatton fits, and if he fights a disciplined stick and move bout I wouldn't be shocked to see him win a points decision.
I know Hatton and Manny have to do what they have to do for their own financial success. But as a boxing fan, do you really want to see that fight? There is no way Hatton is losing to Manny. At the lower weights, Manny's come forward style scares his opponents into fighting defensively. At 140, Manny will be walking right into Hatton's preferred kind of fight and he will not be moving backwards at all. Manny's longer reach will not have an effect on the inside and hatton being physically bigger and used to fighting bigger guys will wear down Manny within five rounds, if that many. Although the casual fan may not have heard of the Junior Witter's of the world, those fights would be more competitive, as true boxing fans know.
Well, as I've said, I disagree that it's a mismatch. Pacman has the far superior foot and hand speed, and if he fought a disciplined stick and move bout could very well win a points decision. I think his speed could very well give Hatton fits. I'd favor Hatton, but I don't think it is the mismatch some are making it out to be. I'd love to see the fight, definitely far more than I care to see Hatton against Witter. MAYBE that would be the more competitive fight (I'm not convinced it would be), but certainly not to the degree that the EVENT of Pacman-Hatton would be overshadowed.