Do you think PAC will inflict the worst beating ever on Hatton?

[Gandalf]

Forget about Hatton's jab. It will not reach Pac's face. Hatton's 20" arms are too short compare to Pac's 25" Arms. Pac will land 2 jabs on hatton's face before Hatton can even throw his jab in the AIR. Before hatton can Close the gap, I'm sure he will eat those Power left from Pac. The only oway hatton can score points if he gets Dirty & wrestle Pac. Hatton's in a wrong sport. He needs to switch to MMA after this fight.

That's the mistake in what you are saying. Tyson had a reach disadvantage over most of his opponents. But he was still able to employ a good, hard jab. It wasn't to maintain distance, it was to hit the opponents head and use that split second to get closer and fire off combinations. Hatton will be doing just that in this fight. In close Hatton can wrestle, but he needs to work his way in close without leaving himself open. A sharp jab will be the key. Using movement Hatton can neutralise the reach disadvantage.

I really see the jab playing a significant part in this. It's nothing groundbreaking, just a move back to the basics.

You are wrong again in your analysis. Tyson was the shorter & the lesser reach than most of his opponent but he's way quicker & harder puncher than his opponents.

Pac has all the advantage of speed, Reach, Power, Chin, head movement etc. Hatton has only his Natural size only as his advantage But Pac demostrated already that size doesn't matter coz he has his amazing speed & Power.

Forget about hatton's Jab. It will not reach Pac.

I disagree. Hatton might be slightly slower than Manny but he hits harder and with the right combination of footwork and bodymovement his jabs will make an impact.

I've a feeling you are going to be dissapointed that Pac will not win as concisively as you think. I dread to think what you will do when Pac actually gets stopped in 8.

[Gandalf]

I just found this on the Hatton forum and wasn't sure if it had been posted here. Hatton showing a lot of confidence.

Ricky Hatton Roundtable

[XaduBoxer]

Ariza: Pacman to put foe away in 3 rounds

At the start of training camp, Manny Pacquiao’s conditioning expert Alex Ariza said that while the Filipino champ was in great shape, he didn’t agree with trainer Freddie Roach’s prediction that the fight against Ricky Hatton would end in three rounds.

But yesterday, Ariza changed his mind.

Ariza said: “I’ll be honest with you. In the past, I had my reservations about the whole third-round knockout thing, but after what I saw today, I don’t doubt it now. It won’t surprise me at all. In fact, it will surprise me if it went past that [three rounds].”

Ariza said Pacquiao sparred 12 rounds Thursday in Los Angeles (Friday in Manila) and looked great.

He said Pacquiao was in great shape over 12 rounds of sparring. He started off by doing five rounds with undefeated lightweight Urbano Antillon (25-0, 14 KOs), then went four rounds with Raymond Serrano and finally three rounds with lightweight David Rodela (12-1, 6 KOs).

“The three sparring partners went non-stop and should be given a lot of credit for pushing Manny. That’s such a big reason why he’s in such great shape. They came in 100 percent and put in their best performance. Everybody looked good and Manny looked awesome.”

[Gandalf]

It's nonsense talk.

If Pac brings it to Hatton early then Pac is taking on Hatton where Hatton is most dangerous. Pac will get brought to his knees.

This pre fight build up is curious. I was watching the Pac: DLH fight earlier and was laughing at parts of it. DLH was really beyond bad, and it wasn't because Pac is that good at all. David Diaz and then Ricky Hatton...that's what it is really about and it's a giant hurdle too far IMO.

[Killa From Manila]

It's nonsense talk.

If Pac brings it to Hatton early then Pac is taking on Hatton where Hatton is most dangerous. Pac will get brought to his knees.

This pre fight build up is curious. I was watching the Pac: DLH fight earlier and was laughing at parts of it. DLH was really beyond bad, and it wasn't because Pac is that good at all. David Diaz and then Ricky Hatton...that's what it is really about and it's a giant hurdle too far IMO.

The whole fight was pretty much all about speed, and Pac having the advantage of being a southpaw. We're gonna see the same thing again against Hatton.

[Gandalf]

It's nonsense talk.

If Pac brings it to Hatton early then Pac is taking on Hatton where Hatton is most dangerous. Pac will get brought to his knees.

This pre fight build up is curious. I was watching the Pac: DLH fight earlier and was laughing at parts of it. DLH was really beyond bad, and it wasn't because Pac is that good at all. David Diaz and then Ricky Hatton...that's what it is really about and it's a giant hurdle too far IMO.

The whole fight was pretty much all about speed, and Pac having the advantage of being a southpaw. We're gonna see the same thing again against Hatton.

What fight? Do you have any idea what you are talking about? I figure not? You are like most of your country men....utterly clueless and ready for a good old beating!!!!!

[Killa From Manila]

It's nonsense talk.

If Pac brings it to Hatton early then Pac is taking on Hatton where Hatton is most dangerous. Pac will get brought to his knees.

This pre fight build up is curious. I was watching the Pac: DLH fight earlier and was laughing at parts of it. DLH was really beyond bad, and it wasn't because Pac is that good at all. David Diaz and then Ricky Hatton...that's what it is really about and it's a giant hurdle too far IMO.

The whole fight was pretty much all about speed, and Pac having the advantage of being a southpaw. We're gonna see the same thing again against Hatton.

What fight? Do you have any idea what you are talking about? I figure not? You are like most of your country men....utterly clueless and ready for a good old beating!!!!!

Oh I'm trembling.

[Gandalf]

The whole fight was pretty much all about speed, and Pac having the advantage of being a southpaw. We're gonna see the same thing again against Hatton.

What fight? Do you have any idea what you are talking about? I figure not? You are like most of your country men....utterly clueless and ready for a good old beating!!!!!

Oh I'm trembling.

You should be. Hatton is going to break a nations hearts!

[Killa From Manila]

What fight? Do you have any idea what you are talking about? I figure not? You are like most of your country men....utterly clueless and ready for a good old beating!!!!!

Oh I'm trembling.

You should be. Hatton is going to break a nations hearts!

...Again!

But this time he's gonna headbutt Pac's cleto Reyes gloves (not the ring post) a thousand times.

[Gandalf]

Oh I'm trembling.

You should be. Hatton is going to break a nations hearts!

...Again!

But this time he's gonna headbutt Pac's cleto Reyes gloves (not the ring post) a thousand times.

In your dreams. Manny is finally beyond his means. He will be mutilated old English Style.

[XaduBoxer]

Latest update from PAC-HAT HBO 24/7 2nd Episode:

"Pacquiao continues to batter his sparring partners this time flooring an opponent with a vicious body shot. The opponent is down and can not get up and can not even move..."

[morenagirl]

im not a boxing analyst and i wont say i know all bout boxing but in my opinion pacquiao will win. you have to remember the issue before this fight when hatton's camp was giving him a deadline. and manny was pissed off. i think manny will want to prove something to him lol..IMHO.

and ofcourse im a pacman fan id think lesser of filipinos if we didnt support our own.

and you know hatton fans dont listen to pacman fans also so it goes both ways.

[Gandalf]

Latest update from PAC-HAT HBO 24/7 2nd Episode:

"Pacquiao continues to batter his sparring partners this time flooring an opponent with a vicious body shot. The opponent is down and can not get up and can not even move..."

That was a decent episode, but too much of Roach and Mayweather IMO and not quite enough of the fighters.

That sparring partner seemed a little bit gay laying there for the cameras. I like the way we are seeing nothing of Hattons sparring besides still photographs. Working hard and keeping it all under wraps.

[morenagirl]

thats coz mayweather talks too much.

[Gandalf]

im not a boxing analyst and i wont say i know all bout boxing but in my opinion pacquiao will win. you have to remember the issue before this fight when hatton's camp was giving him a deadline. and manny was pissed off. i think manny will want to prove something to him lol..IMHO.

and ofcourse im a pacman fan id think lesser of filipinos if we didnt support our own.

and you know hatton fans dont listen to pacman fans also so it goes both ways.

I think Hatton also had every right to be annoyed with the negotiations. It was long drawn out and Hatton even had to tell Manny to find his bic in order to try and get things signed.

Hatton fans do listen to Pac fans, I listen to what the other side is saying very carefully as do many others. I actually get the feeling that it's the Pac fans who are unable to step outside the box and listen carefully.