Pac v Hatton - Floyd v Freddie

[Fenster]

I would back Hatton to beat Pac if it was in England (think it's 50/50-ish anywhere).

70,000+ bods booing you MUST be unnerving. There's a chance Pac could seriously SHIT himself.

Agreeably, boos are unnerving, moreso that huge mass, ...70K fans predominantly rooting against you. For some reason tho', some people are just better than others in blocking these external influences in handicapping their abilities. More than anything, it is probably is a statement for mental toughness.

Is Manny Pacquiao immune to these outside factors? The response to this is best given with an example.

When Pacquiao fought Marco Antonio Barrera, it was at the Almodome in Texas, a second home to Barrera as the pre-fight hype stated. Likewise, the site was the waterloo for ALL of Pac's countrymen in a major or a title bout --a well known fact to Pac, hence, an additional psychological baggage.

Did that prevent him from doing his job?

"Did Pac seriously SHIT himself?"

The answer to that is history, as they say. We all know it.

Time and again the guy just performs. And time and again he just allow for more people in that bandwagon.

How many were at that fight? I don't remember it being a huge gate. Was it even more than 10,000?

Anyway it means NOTHING compared to the crazy Hatton fans. Have you heard the racket 10-20,000 of those nutters make AWAY from home.. now imagine that as 70-80,000 on home turf

For sure Pac might NOT shit himself. But the crowd certainly wouldn't help him.

[OumaFan]

I thought Fenster was dead. I almost inquired.

Even thought of starting a thread along the lines of "The original negotiations between Hopkins and Calzaghe-what really happened?" and seeing what happened.

[Fenster]

I thought Fenster was dead. I almost inquired.

Even thought of starting a thread along the lines of "The original negotiations between Hopkins and Calzaghe-what really happened?" and seeing what happened.

haha

My New Years resolution is to make ONLY 100 posts per month on "The original negotiations between Hopkins and Calzaghe"

NO way i'll stick to it. Fact.

[fan johnny]

So how many fans would Pacquiao have (at the fight) if the fight were in the Philippines? And how many UK fans would show up? I'll bet you at least 30K! and my bet would be upward 30k, because of the other benefits.... I wonder if security would be a nightmare?

If a Philippine promoter could figure out how to get the PPV there? I Don't really know if it is even feasible. Probably not if UK can't do it for HBO.

[OumaFan]

as for where it will be, from fightnews

Pacquiao-Hatton in Dubai?

The Las Vegas Review Journal has reported that the proposed May superfight between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton could end up in Duabi, United Arab Emirates. Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum recently visited the region, which he described as “Fantasyland. Huge, new, spectacular buildings everywhere.” Arum added that the city has a large Filipino population and strong UK tourism.




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For now, that's a I'll believe it when I see it type of thing

[Master]

No chance of Dubai it is just a ploy to get more money from the Vegas sites.