I thought Hatton looked much much calmer and comfortable than we he faced PBF... no Coldsaws etc either... which is probably a good sign!
Joking aside I thought that Hatton looked in really good shape, much healthier in the face (though to be fair he always looks a bit guat when weighing in)
Pacman also looked supremely conditioned and pretty strong.
Still a real pick em for me. I'm leaning towards Pacman... assuming he can match/handle Ricky's strength down the stretch.
Would obviously love to see Hatton pull out the win though and he's more than capable of doing it.
Kinda weird Jacobs fought last weekend and had to win in less than 4 rounds to be eligible to fight this weekend.
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Hatton looks exactly as he should, I think there can be no doubting the hard work he has put into training. Manny at 2 pounds under, Hatton will be a fair bit heavier come fight time and if Hatton can make it a little bit ugly, then Pac will have his hands full.
Team PAC is on the dot... That's their plan, to weigh-in at 138... I'm guessing PAC will be 148 lbs on fight night while Hatton is anywhere from 150 to 152 lbs...
I noticed Hatton was gasping for air when he was interviewed by Mario Lopez the first time and his face looked like a zombie... Well they said Hatton looked like a zombie as always during weigh-in...
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Is Gaudet any good? I haven't seen him fight before.
Pac looks like he's made for speed. Pac will outland Hatton 3-1 in this fight. Pac Ko Hatton in rd5 or less.
They both trained hard for this fight. Pacquiao won't weight more than 146 most likely around 144 after tipping the scale at 138. He tipped the sale for De la Hoya at 145 and 148.5 fight night. I'm not so sure about Hatton, He says 6 lbs is optimum but touts he'll come in heavy. I don't think he'll load up more the 150. If he's able to stay calm he'll get close to 150. If he is more nervous, I think he'll come in less than 148. I think if he tries to make an advantage out of the weight by loading up more than 150, he'll be to slow and it's too big of a tell that he's going for an early knock out.
Just my opinion.
My prediction, Pacquiao gets control of the fight by the end of the 5th, and he wins the fight by the 8th round. The fight starts out a little timid, but we see serious blows by the end of the first round. Hatton abandon's his jab by the 4th round with Mayweather shouting use your jab..... this is predicated by Hatton coming in at no more than 148, he comes in more than that it's anyone's fight to lose in the first 5 rounds of slug fest.
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