Final poll for the Pacquiaou: Hatton fight

[clintuk]

I went for Ricky by KO, which may be a slightly biased opinion but it's a gut feeling and you gotta go with those. Round 7 I'd say.

Actually I'm quite suprised to see most of the votes going to Hatton by KO so far, I had the feeling there was a large group of fans on here who saw it going to Pacquiao by KO?

Maybe just the English guys have voted so far

[Conrad]

Actually I'm quite suprised to see most of the votes going to Hatton by KO so far, I had the feeling there was a large group of fans on here who saw it going to Pacquiao by KO?

Maybe just the English guys have voted so far

I thought that too, I guess once the US posters are back from work things may sway the other way.

For me it's a 50/50 pick em fight, too many unknowns to have any solid opinion. Can Pac hurt Hatton at this weight? Can Pac handle a fighter at this weight? We really don't know for sure and wont until that bell rings.

It's 50/50 for me but my heart sways it to Hatton KO

[SRR]

I went for Hatton by T/KO, though I honestly think it's 50/50. It really depends on who shows up and executes the game plan better, IMO. I suspect what we will see in the fight is a lot of variable change between rounds, but I don't see it going the distance.

[Kel]

Gotta go with Hatton by KO in the 10th or 11th round. All this Pac hype means nothing at the end of the day. Hatton will be stronger, he will be the one charging forward, Pac will have to fight on the back foot because Ricky will pressure him, he will get backed into the ropes and take enough punishment that Freddie will pull him out of there.

[JazMerkin]

I went for Pacquiao by decision, even though I'm over there supporting Ricky. I have to say I have been getting this sneaking suspicion over the past month or two that Hatton may just take Pacquiao out, but in order not to jinx it & in case its just me being hopeful, I'm gonna stick with my original conviction... Let's hope I'm wrong

[Macho]

Well i vote Pacman by UD , but if he carelessness Hatton without any doubt will KO Pac , for sure , i considered that Hatton have more power than Pac in this Division..............

[Chris Nagel]

Pacquiao by KO/TKO gets my vote.

[Gandalf]

Pac fans coming on strong right now! Vote becoming more 50:50 now, which is the type of fight I think it really is.

[pac-u]

Pacman by TKO. Hatton has the power but not the talent to beat pacquiao. Hatton will be overwhelmed by pacman's hand speed and excellent footwork...Hatton doesn't have that... Hatton will have more of his time thinking where those blows are coming from than brawling or bullying pacquiao.

Pacquiao can't hurt hatton? pacquiao will not knock hatton by one punch he'll definitely tear him apart little by little with his stingy punches...

hatton was hit by paulie malignaggi lots of times during their fight and should have had gone down if only paulie had the power....

[Mar]

If i were smart i'd pick pac. But i'm going with hatton by tko/ko. Hatton won't be coiming into the fight drenched in gatoraide with blood leaking from his veins. He's seen speed from floyd and paulie so it's not like he'll be blown away and in awe as so many are trying to make it seem. I just think to many are counting hatton out due to pac's last fight and that fight will have absolutly noting in common with this one.

[OumaFan]

I'm gonna go with Pac by stoppage but I'm still a bit unsure. I don't think that highly of Hatton's chin these days and I think Manny can get to him but I wonder about Manny's ability to fight when Hatton gets right up in his grill. I actually a few years ago would have worried more about Pac fighting off his back foot but he's improved more, still wonder about his inside game.

[skel1983]

I see Pac winning this quite comfortably to be honest either on the cards big or the towel comes in, i hopeim wrong i really hate predicting Hatton fights as i hope he wins so badly,but i think Pac will be to crisp and quick for Ricky.

[Gandalf]

I will bump this thread up once a day until the day of the fight. If you haven't voted yet get your picks in and don't forget to let us know who you are. Not for any stalker type reasons I might add, but just to know who is who and who is thinking what.

[pac-u]

Gotta go with Hatton by KO in the 10th or 11th round. All this Pac hype means nothing at the end of the day. Hatton will be stronger, he will be the one charging forward, Pac will have to fight on the back foot because Ricky will pressure him, he will get backed into the ropes and take enough punishment that Freddie will pull him out of there.

That's possible if hatton can keep up with pacman's pace unfortunately, he is flatfooted.

[Gandalf]

Gotta go with Hatton by KO in the 10th or 11th round. All this Pac hype means nothing at the end of the day. Hatton will be stronger, he will be the one charging forward, Pac will have to fight on the back foot because Ricky will pressure him, he will get backed into the ropes and take enough punishment that Freddie will pull him out of there.

That's possible if hatton can keep up with pacman's pace unfortunately, he is flatfooted.

I really disagree with you here though. How can you say Hatton is flatfooted?? Hatton is hardly like DLH was, walking around after Pac like the mummy or some bizarre Foreman impersonator.

Hatton is always on his toes and is actually very sharp on his feet. I don't see him having any problems getting close to Pac TBH.