HATTON v PACQUIAO

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Matchup of the year with the two most supported fighters on the planet going toe to toe in Las Vegas.

No way this can be anything but an absolute belter.


Obviously i want the Hitman to win being a Brit but Pac is one of my favourite fighters and always exites and gives his all and has the speed and skill to equalize Hattons size and strength advantage, having said that if Ricky is allowed to fight his type of fight by the referee then he'll bulldoze his way to victory and as far as i'm concerned forget Mr Mayweather training him because when under pressure from a man like Pacquiao your gonna resort to your basic instinct at some point during the fight and especially if things are not going to plan.

Ricky will try and box but he won't for a second out box Pac and Pac's footwork alone will be too much for him as he flies in and out of range whipping in super fast cutting combos which is the last thing a face with a history of bleeding like Rickys needs.

Only way i see the Hitman winning this is if the ref allows him to fight like he did against Kostya and he bullies and brawls his way to victory, grabs, holds etc.
It may not be what the purists want but it is effective and the only way i see Hatton winning this one.


NOTE

Keep the BS talk out of this thread or you'll simply be banned from it!

Discuss..........

[HattonTheHammer]

roach and the entire fillipino saddo community believe the fight is a forgeone conclusion

hatton has told everyone to be their house if neccesary on him winning


gonna be interesting thats for sure........

[gudnite vienna]

im going to put a tenner on a Hatton 9th round stoppage.. goning to check the odds now!

[gudnite vienna]

25/1 sounds good to me!

[HattonTheHammer]

25/1 sounds good to me!

i managed to get in early a few weeks back and get a score on hatton in the 8th at 33s!!

[Gandalf]

Hatton will cut him down for a late rounds stoppage. I've spoken enough over the previous months so will leave it at that.

[Fenster]

If my life depended on it i'd pick Pac. But I have a feeling this is Hatton's fight.

Hatton will be stronger than anyone Pac has faced and will hit him harder. Pac can be hurt, especially to the body, which has to give Hatton great confidence.

I think his problem will be handling Pac's power early doors, IF he gets through that, I think he can force Pac back and mow him over for a stoppage win.

Can't wait.

[Dizaster]

I havn't put forth a prediction for this fight in any other thread, and still don't know which way to swing... When I lean towards one for certain reasons, I look to the other and see equally strong reasons for their winning...

Of course, when the first gets 5 rounds in, the way it is going might make us say, "duh, why wasn't it this obvious that the fight would go this way". A bit like DLH Pac, it made a lot of sense on the night the way Pac handled him, but up until the fight how could you know...

I think anything could happen in this fight which is the exciting part.. Will be cracking while it lasts..

I'll predict though that if it goes 12 rounds, it'll be a Hatton win with 7 or 8 rounds....

[smashup]

If my life depended on it i'd pick Pac. But I have a feeling this is Hatton's fight.

Hatton will be stronger than anyone Pac has faced and will hit him harder. Pac can be hurt, especially to the body, which has to give Hatton great confidence.

I think his problem will be handling Pac's power early doors, IF he gets through that, I think he can force Pac back and mow him over for a stoppage win.

Can't wait.

Same here mate...gonna wake my step son up at 3am (He's 7 and is a mini Hatton in the making)

Just hope the ref let's Ricky fight in close and unleash those body shots - which i agree could be Key in slowing down Pac.

This could all hinge on the ref you know!

[josef4334]

all i could say is that i think it will be a great fight.my worry for manny is that how he would react in a rough fight.. and my worry for ricky is how long his face will hold up against manny? his faced looked like this when paulie barely touched him.

[LEGION]

Matchup of the year with the two most supported fighters on the planet going toe to toe in Las Vegas.

No way this can be anything but an absolute belter.


Obviously i want the Hitman to win being a Brit but Pac is one of my favourite fighters and always exites and gives his all and has the speed and skill to equalize Hattons size and strength advantage, having said that if Ricky is allowed to fight his type of fight by the referee then he'll bulldoze his way to victory and as far as i'm concerned forget Mr Mayweather training him because when under pressure from a man like Pacquiao your gonna resport to your basic instinct at some point during the fight and especially if things are not going to plan.

Ricky will try and box but he won't for a second out box Pac and Pac's footwork alone will be too much for him as he flies in and out of range whipping in super fast cutting combos which is the last thing a face with a history of bleeding like Rickys needs.

Only way i see the Hitman winning this is if the ref allows him to fight like he did against Kostya and he bullies and brawls his way to victory, grabs, holds etc.
It may not be what the purists want but it is effective and the only way i see Hatton winning this one.


NOTE

Keep the BS talk out of this thread or you'll simply be banned from it!

Discuss..........

I personally have to agree with this assessment of Hatton's only chance of winning; to be able to just stay inside, get Pac on the ropes and maul him to death for Rick to win. And even if Rick is able to "fight his fight" it can't be a foregone conclusion that he would beat Pac.

You can bet Kenny Bayless will b under some pressure from somewhere to intervene any chance he gets, like Cortez did in the Mayweather fight. That right there is going to be a huge shot against Hatton.

I don't care what Floyd Sr. has taught Ricky; it goes back to teaching an old dog new tricks and Rick has been set in his ways for a long time. Even if Sr. had gotten hold of RIcky in his younger years and tried to mold him into a strict boxer, I still think it's just in Ricky to be an in your face, seek and destroy type fighter, and anything Sr. teaches him will fly out the window when this fight starts taking shape.

And if Bayless decides to be a nursemaid to Pac and coddle him then RIcky will get sliced to pieces. And as I said, even if he is allowed to fight that mauling brand of fight he is known for, it doesn't mean Pac is going to let him get away with it. Pac won't sit there on the ropes and let Ricky get off shots on him; he'll be going side to side and using his reachadvantage to pot shot RIcky the whole fight.

Imo Ricky has to get Pac's attention and respect very early on, in the 1st couple of rounds. The longer this fght goes the more advantage I see for Pac, as he just ges into a rhythm and like someone mentioned, Ricky's face doesn'thold up well after a while. Ricky might have a slight size advantage, in terms of height and I suppose just being naturally bigger, but that won't help him if he can't utilize it and is a bull chasing th matador around the ring.

I see this fight bein over before the8th; I just think Hatton is going to get abused. Rick is oneof my fave fighters and I hope he wins but I see him getting his ass handed to him. Hope I'm wrong. I am a big Pac fan{became one after the comical beating he gave Oscar, no matter what Oscar's excuses are} and also was impressed with his win over Diaz{no matter what Diaz's shortcomings are}, Manny beat him silly and impressively and knocked Diaz out for only the second time in his career.

This is going to be one not to miss though and I am getting anxious. I'd like to see Ricky take it as I've always liked those type of fighters that he is; not pretty to watch but sheer brutality, force and heart to win. I just think Pac is too fast and savvy, and his heart is as big as Hatton's.

[Dark Lord Al]

This fight definitely has the old pulse racing , even more so than when Ricky fought Mayweather.
It has all the potential to be a barn stormer of a fight , and i hope it is , for boxings sake.
I have to be honest i like Hatton alot , and i also admire PACMAN , both are very good examples of what boxing is all about , good guys outside the right , classy in defeat , warriors inside the ropes.

I really cant pick a winner . So as i said in an earlier thread , i had a dream that after a wild early exchanged PACMAN catches Ricky cold , and TKO's him in the first found.

I hope I'm wrong and its the classic we all think it could be.

[happytrip]

If all the bragging pronouncements of Mayweather Sr. will be followed,and HATTON decides to follow to the letter his trainers strategies;Then this fight will be a WATERFRONT LIKE BRAWL. Yes not a bar brawl ,not an ordinary brawl...This will be a brute force brawl.

If this happens.....Then the brawler will be hit with lots of crisp spearlike punches coming from all directions ,thrown with finesse by a well condition ASIAN MARQUEE of a boxer.Lots of power punches ,the brawler will absorved that will result in a TATOO OF BOXING GLOVES IN HIS FACE.

I guess you know who the brawler and the finesse boxer are.

My two cents..

[Boxerharvey]

Anyone know who the referee is for the fight cus I think its gunna make a big difference on what Hatton can get away with in the ring, lets hope it aint Cortez!!

Still cant decide whos gunna win this tho, my heart says Hatton but my head says Pacman, I feel just like I did when Hatton faught Mayweather.

[BIG H]

Anyone know who the referee is for the fight cus I think its gunna make a big difference on what Hatton can get away with in the ring, lets hope it aint Cortez!!

Still cant decide whos gunna win this tho, my heart says Hatton but my head says Pacman, I feel just like I did when Hatton faught Mayweather.

It's Kenny Bayliss mate