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It's hard to debate when your debating with biased pac fans lol A debate is a two-way thing but all SaddoBoxer has done in this thread is present his incredibly biased opinion and bigged pac man up a thousand times over, and disregarded any post someone made about Hatton.. how can you debate in this situation?

For the record I think Pac Man is a little overrated (at higher weights, anyway) and will slowly but surely crumble under Ricky's pressure, but I find myself thinking 'why bother' in this thread... as a pac fan, most likely filipino (did I spell it right this time?), will come along and worship Manny some more, totally disregarding my opinion.
Pac is being completely overrated on the back of the Oscar win. He has fought only 1 time above 135 pounds, and lets face it DLH was as much awful as Pac was good. Hatton is going to be the bigger man in this fight, and he is going to land on Pac harder than anybody has ever done so before. If Hatton can show the resolve of the Kostya fight, he might well break Manny up. Pac is far from unbeatable as Marquez has shown as recently as a year ago.

The Pac nuthuggery is overboard, and though partly driven by his undoubted talent, is also driven by fervent nationalism and a disregard for anything non-Pac. I choose to ignore the arguments that I think are worthless because its just a waste of time. You cannot have a meaningful debate with a someone who dangles off a fighters balls. And you shouldnt, its just not becoming.

But I am not a pac fan per say but I respect him as a person and a fighter. So why do the Hatton NUTHUGGERS have to try and change the subject and bring up Cotto? I don't get it.

Furthermore, PBF hit Hatton ONCE and he knocked him out straight up pink face first against the ring pole, what is Hatton going to do when Pacman hits him more than once? Maybe Hatton will bounce off all four poles before he gives another one of those British Queer dances he gave us against PBF
The Cotto thing is something I dont know about TBH and it isnt related to Hatton: Pac. Maybe Ive missed something earlier in this thread, I havent read all of it. But I dont get the comparison.

Yes, PBF knoced Hatton spark out. But its a different fight and lots of different variables. Hatton isnt stepping up to face a guy settled into the higher weight like PBF was. And lets not forget that Hatton was still in that fight until Cortez docked the point for Floyds theatrics. Hatton is competitive with the very best, no doubts about it. Everything that could go wrong went wrong against Floyd. And the good thing to come from it is that Hatton has decided to not just come back and do it all again, but to adapt.

Hatton dominated Malignaggi in a way that Cotto (now I will bring him in) himself couldnt do. Hatton showed patience and outboxed the boxer with a smart gameplan. I predict that we will see a further evolution of Hatton against Manny. He wont be as reckless and will take care to ensure that he wont be a sitting duck for Pacs ambushes. Of course Manny is going to hit Ricky, but Hatton can take a shot and has been hit by bigger punchers than Manny. Hatton will be working on his head movement and using his guard to deflect blows. Hatton is going to be much harder to hit than Diaz and DLH, and one reason is Hattons footwork. Malignaggi was surprised at how quickly Ricky got in close and Pac will be the same. Hatton will be in there closing the gap with lightning speed. Hatton doesnt have as quick hands, but they are heavier than Manny's too. If he can land enough early on, and cause some damage to the body, I can see Manny getting seriously discouraged.

Manny is the one stepping up in weight here, against a very live fighter. Can you envisage Hatton just standing there like Oscar or posing as limited a threat as Diaz? Come on now, be realistic. Manny could well be doing the "queer dance" himself.

Ive always said this is a pick 'em. And its such an exciting fight because of all the variables at play and I maintain that the betting odds are too far in Pac's favour and do not reflect the realities of the situation.