Does Pacquiao have any experience fighting with his back on the ropes?

[SweetPea]

Just be careful when you try to corner PAC... That's where he's very dangerous and he will act like a cornered tiger... We saw this in the Morales 3rd fight...
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OK, but Morales is a completely different fighter than Hatton. When Morales backed Pac to the ropes, Morales was standing upright at a slight distance and letting his hands go.

Hatton likes to bull his opponents into the ropes, clinch them, lean on them, etc. True "infighting." It's a completely different thing, and presents a different challenge to Pacquiao.

PAC will try to avoid and evade any intention by his opponent to push him to the ropes... but if he's cornered, his instincts is to fight back like a cornered cat... very dangerous...
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I'm not questioning his instincts.

What I was hoping to start with this thread is a discussion on whether or not Pacquiao has ever faced an opponent who physically bulled him to the ropes and leaned on him the way Hatton will attempt to do.

I think it's an important element of the fight that hasn't been discussed enough.

I favor Pacquiao to win, but I do think there are unanswered questions about his ability to deal with an opponent who will attempt to be very physical in close quarters with him.

[Kirkland Laing]

Will Hatton be allowed to do it? If the ref keeps breaking them and Manny does what Floyd did and ducks below the waist a lot it could be another long night for Ricky. I'm sure Vegas would rather have Manny Mayweather rather than a Mayweather Hatton rerun, so maybe we get another Joe Cortez-style refereeing performance. If that's the case Manny will only have to deal with being swarmed a few times in the fight.

[XaduBoxer]

OK, but Morales is a completely different fighter than Hatton. When Morales backed Pac to the ropes, Morales was standing upright at a slight distance and letting his hands go.

Hatton likes to bull his opponents into the ropes, clinch them, lean on them, etc. True "infighting." It's a completely different thing, and presents a different challenge to Pacquiao.

PAC will try to avoid and evade any intention by his opponent to push him to the ropes... but if he's cornered, his instincts is to fight back like a cornered cat... very dangerous...
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I'm not questioning his instincts.

What I was hoping to start with this thread is a discussion on whether or not Pacquiao has ever faced an opponent who physically bulled him to the ropes and leaned on him the way Hatton will attempt to do.

I think it's an important element of the fight that hasn't been discussed enough.

I favor Pacquiao to win, but I do think there are unanswered questions about his ability to deal with an opponent who will attempt to be very physical in close quarters with him.

If your intention is to bully PAC, you must have the size (or length) to push him and the speed to corner him... Talking about size, I don't consider Hatton having an advantage in this department... In fact, it's PAC who enjoys a considerable reach advantage over Hatton... They're just about evenly sized... Now about speed, it's very obvious PAC has the big advantage... So, I don't really think Hatton can successfully bully PAC inside the ring...