Hatton expecting to weigh 154lbs come fight night Vs Pac!!

[AdamGB]

Yes but don't let that stop rabid fanboys from making outlandish comments despite the fact that they clearly know nothing...

[Gandalf]

Hatton is now in panic mode... He's not sure what weight he will come in, 150?, 152?, 154? ... He's not sure if he'll box (as suggested by Floyd Sr.) or be as his old self, the brawler...

Hope Team Hatton will have a definite excellent fight plan... He need it to be at least competitive...

But all of these things will not matter... He will probably still receive the worst beating in his life courtesy of the PACMAN...
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I think your stretching a bit, Pacquiao has a very tough fight, against the worst style this side of Mayweather in Ricky Hatton.

It could be a stretch but I think Team Hatton will have difficulties on deciding what will be the correct strategy... Go heavy and lose speed? Box or brawl? These are just some of the many factors...

PAC this early was installed as the clear 2 to 1 favorite since oddsmakers consider that Hatton's usual come forward brawling style is made for PAC... PAC will have a field day hitting Hatton... unless Team Hatton can come up with the perfect stragedy...
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You are totally raving, Saddoboxer.

154 is about right for Hatton, that or a few pounds give or take. Anything else would be a bit off.

[ono]

I think it's because he looked poor at 147 against Collazo. People assume that adding weight generally decreases speed....based on this assumption that Hatton was clearly slower against Collazo.

Problem was he had 7 weeks to train and in that time the extra weight he added wasn't just muscle tissue. He looked a little softer and his pre-fight breakfats was a fried one. That would explain why he looked like shit.

Being a solid 152ish is a lot different from being a botched 152+ which he was for the Collazo fight. Thing is, i think he'll lose this fight anyway and people will point to the weight if he comes in a bit higher

[Gandalf]

I think it's because he looked poor at 147 against Collazo. People assume that adding weight generally decreases speed....based on this assumption that Hatton was clearly slower against Collazo.

Problem was he had 7 weeks to train and in that time the extra weight he added wasn't just muscle tissue. He looked a little softer and his pre-fight breakfats was a fried one. That would explain why he looked like shit.

Being a solid 152ish is a lot different from being a botched 152+ which he was for the Collazo fight. Thing is, i think he'll lose this fight anyway and people will point to the weight if he comes in a bit higher

I was watching the Collazo fight and the Urango one too, this evening. He does look chubby against Collazo around the waist, much sleeker against Urango. I like the fact that Ricky hasn't ballooned between fights this time out, with the correct conditioning he should be in awesome shape come fightnight against Pac.

[ono]

I think it's because he looked poor at 147 against Collazo. People assume that adding weight generally decreases speed....based on this assumption that Hatton was clearly slower against Collazo.

Problem was he had 7 weeks to train and in that time the extra weight he added wasn't just muscle tissue. He looked a little softer and his pre-fight breakfats was a fried one. That would explain why he looked like shit.

Being a solid 152ish is a lot different from being a botched 152+ which he was for the Collazo fight. Thing is, i think he'll lose this fight anyway and people will point to the weight if he comes in a bit higher

I was watching the Collazo fight and the Urango one too, this evening. He does look chubby against Collazo around the waist, much sleeker against Urango. I like the fact that Ricky hasn't ballooned between fights this time out, with the correct conditioning he should be in awesome shape come fightnight against Pac.

In the past he'd come into training and for a few weeks he'd just tick over to lose a few lbs and then he'd start serious conditioning work. Thing is his camp will be much more technique based with Floyd and Beard so i don't think he can afford those few weeks ticking over without extending his camp. It'll do him good to get a good 10 weeks working on a fight plan and technique rather than working on volume like he did with Graham.

[Gandalf]

I think it's because he looked poor at 147 against Collazo. People assume that adding weight generally decreases speed....based on this assumption that Hatton was clearly slower against Collazo.

Problem was he had 7 weeks to train and in that time the extra weight he added wasn't just muscle tissue. He looked a little softer and his pre-fight breakfats was a fried one. That would explain why he looked like shit.

Being a solid 152ish is a lot different from being a botched 152+ which he was for the Collazo fight. Thing is, i think he'll lose this fight anyway and people will point to the weight if he comes in a bit higher

I was watching the Collazo fight and the Urango one too, this evening. He does look chubby against Collazo around the waist, much sleeker against Urango. I like the fact that Ricky hasn't ballooned between fights this time out, with the correct conditioning he should be in awesome shape come fightnight against Pac.

In the past he'd come into training and for a few weeks he'd just tick over to lose a few lbs and then he'd start serious conditioning work. Thing is his camp will be much more technique based with Floyd and Beard so i don't think he can afford those few weeks ticking over without extending his camp. It'll do him good to get a good 10 weeks working on a fight plan and technique rather than working on volume like he did with Graham.

Definitely. Less of getting the body into trim and more on getting the mind working with it too. Pac is going to be a tricky little shit, but with the right strategy I think Hatton has got what it takes here. This weight talk is nothing worth worrying about in this fight as far as I can see. Ricky seems on the money.

[HattonTheHammer]

for the record i weigh 180 pounds and have never fought manny pacquiao

[Gandalf]

for the record i weigh 180 pounds and have never fought manny pacquiao

Nutter!!

Looking at pics of them both Hatton is possibly in better shape. Pac's gonna get slaughtered@@!!!!!!!!

[yvonne]

He would not be giving away the trade secrets so early on, it is just a ploy, he will come in at 150lb

yeah.i go with what you've just mentioned.

[XaduBoxer]

I think your stretching a bit, Pacquiao has a very tough fight, against the worst style this side of Mayweather in Ricky Hatton.

It could be a stretch but I think Team Hatton will have difficulties on deciding what will be the correct strategy... Go heavy and lose speed? Box or brawl? These are just some of the many factors...

PAC this early was installed as the clear 2 to 1 favorite since oddsmakers consider that Hatton's usual come forward brawling style is made for PAC... PAC will have a field day hitting Hatton... unless Team Hatton can come up with the perfect stragedy...
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You are totally raving, Saddoboxer.

154 is about right for Hatton, that or a few pounds give or take. Anything else would be a bit off.

Hatton was 152 in his last fight...

[skel1983]

Apologies for another Pac related thread but just read this article on BBC. I know Hatton weighs around or just under 150lbs come fight night but in this article he says he'll be 11st (154lbs!!!)

BBC SPORT | Boxing | Hatton 'too strong for Pacquiao'

I can understand Hatton wanting to make the most of his size advantage over Pac but he'll be giving away even more speed to an already very fast fighter.

Surely this can't be right? He wouldn't risk being at a career high weight in a fight at this magnitude? Seems a big gamble to me

Hatron usually comes in at 152 fight night.

[AdamGB]

It could be a stretch but I think Team Hatton will have difficulties on deciding what will be the correct strategy... Go heavy and lose speed? Box or brawl? These are just some of the many factors...

PAC this early was installed as the clear 2 to 1 favorite since oddsmakers consider that Hatton's usual come forward brawling style is made for PAC... PAC will have a field day hitting Hatton... unless Team Hatton can come up with the perfect stragedy...
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You are totally raving, Saddoboxer.

154 is about right for Hatton, that or a few pounds give or take. Anything else would be a bit off.

Hatton was 152 in his last fight...

When he is rehydrated 2 pounds isn't a lot. Boiling down and forcing carbs/fluid out of your body maybe... but hydrated on fight night?

2 pounds?

I lose more than that when I takea shit

[XaduBoxer]

I think your stretching a bit, Pacquiao has a very tough fight, against the worst style this side of Mayweather in Ricky Hatton.

It could be a stretch but I think Team Hatton will have difficulties on deciding what will be the correct strategy... Go heavy and lose speed? Box or brawl? These are just some of the many factors...

PAC this early was installed as the clear 2 to 1 favorite since oddsmakers consider that Hatton's usual come forward brawling style is made for PAC... PAC will have a field day hitting Hatton... unless Team Hatton can come up with the perfect stragedy...
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You are totally raving, Saddoboxer.

154 is about right for Hatton, that or a few pounds give or take. Anything else would be a bit off.

"Ricky Hatton knows his bulldozing style of fighting won’t be good enough to beat Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas on May 2. Instead, he will rely on hand speed and punching power."

"Kostya was a great punching powerhouse but I bulldozed him into submission,” Hatton said Monday. “But in my last fight against Malignaggi, who is a speed merchant, I ended up out-boxing him and out-speeding him. In the end I beat him up."

Make up your mind Ricky... Stop panicking... Box or brawl?

link --> Hatton predicts change of style - Boxing - Yahoo! Sports

[AdamGB]

because he couldn't possibly have a game plan that involves fighting and boxing!
Use your head, what he's saying is that he can do both. Get the fanboy blinkers off.

[XaduBoxer]

Doesn't matter really which style Hatton gonna use... Hatton already accepted that his brawling style will not be enough to overwhelm PAC and if he uses a boxing style, his 20 inches very short arm length is so much a disadvantage to box outside...

Box or brawl or both... doesn't matter really...
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