Quote Originally Posted by Conrad View Post
Excluding ODLH for obvious reasons, has Pac ever been in with anyone that can hit or is as strong as Hatton?

It seems to me a lot of people (including the bookies) have Manny the clear favourite to win this. Personally I feel Hatton has the edge, mostly down to his strength advantage.

Do you think Manny has ever faced an opponent as physically strong as Hatton? JMM pushed Manny as hard as anyone but JMM isn't as strong as Hatton
As far as physicality,I believe he is the strongest Manny has faced.I don't think he stands a chance of straight outboxing Pacquioa.Diaz was pretty strong,rugged and I think Pacquioa will have to box him smart with that straight power and movement....don't get drawn into a clutch,hook affair.Hatton is leaps and bounds ahead of a Diaz and can be very effective on the inside,But I can not get the vision of Lazcano catching him with those lefts out of my head.Definatly no gimme for Pacquioa,Hatton fights with as much intensity as anyone today.