15 minute Ricky Hatton interview, "I left my performance in the gym for Pacquiao".

[Gandalf]

As much as I like Hatton, I don't buy into his argument at all. It doesn't matter how much you overcook yourself in training, that is no reason to fight with your hands down and leave your chin open like a ninny. Hatton should drink a pitcher of beer and then sit down and watch that fight. He did fight better in the second, but he wasn't winning it easily by any stretch of the imagination and Pacquiao certainly made it a crushing 10-8 round by the end.

Nothing wrong with losing, but there is no reason not to face up to things as they really were.

[Majesty]

Sounds a lot better then "I realized I'd overtrained when I got knocked out"

[Taeth]

I am not sure about the whole overtraining and shit, but I do know when I watch Pacquiao-Hatton and him against Mayweather that he came in faster against Mayweather and reacted to speed speed somewhat better in that fight. I just think Hatton is terrible against southpaws and Pacquiao is one guy you can't keep getting hit cleanly against. IMO Hatton has a decent chin, but he couldn't see those right hooks, or that left hook that put him into what looked like a comma.

[Howlin Mad Missy]

I am not sure about the whole overtraining and shit, but I do know when I watch Pacquiao-Hatton and him against Mayweather that he came in faster against Mayweather and reacted to speed speed somewhat better in that fight. I just think Hatton is terrible against southpaws and Pacquiao is one guy you can't keep getting hit cleanly against. IMO Hatton has a decent chin, but he couldn't see those right hooks, or that left hook that put him into what looked like a comma.

when you fight blinkered that tends to happen. I don't think over-training does that UNLESS you thought/believed you over-trained and tried to go for the quick win in which case all your defences (in this case) are as low as your hands.

[ElTerribleMorales]

I am not sure about the whole overtraining and shit, but I do know when I watch Pacquiao-Hatton and him against Mayweather that he came in faster against Mayweather and reacted to speed speed somewhat better in that fight. I just think Hatton is terrible against southpaws and Pacquiao is one guy you can't keep getting hit cleanly against. IMO Hatton has a decent chin, but he couldn't see those right hooks, or that left hook that put him into what looked like a comma.

when you fight blinkered that tends to happen. I don't think over-training does that UNLESS you thought/believed you over-trained and tried to go for the quick win in which case all your defences (in this case) are as low as your hands.

yea i agree, i think that he just had too much doubt in himself and it showed in his ring walk, he didn't look confident and his gameplan (or lack of one) only solidified it, Pac was the better man end of

[OumaFan]

almost all fighters are the worst kind of excuse makers, you have to retain that self belief if you want to fight in the future even if it means deluding yourself.

[Howlin Mad Missy]

almost all fighters are the worst kind of excuse makers, you have to retain that self belief if you want to fight in the future even if it means deluding yourself.

surely in that case you would still know deep down you were faking?