Hatton:Floyd Mayweather would beat Manny Pacquiao because he's 'hard to hit'

[Mattyhitman]

I wouldnt read too much into who Ricky thinks would win, he had Cotto to beat Manny !

Maybe it's reverse betting

[Howlin Mad Missy]

No kidding Ricky? Mayweather is the best defensive fighter i have ever seen, it comes as no surprise that the fatman would say this. Pacquiao is something out of the ordinary, Mayweather will need all of his defensive skills working to their maximum effect if he is to hold off Pacquiao for 12 rounds. Mayweather will not hurt Manny and my question is will he land enough to win a decision running all night long?

And on the flipside, if Manny isnt operating at 100% at every second of the fight, Mayweather will take over the pace and cruise to a UD.

Both fighters are always at their best and never seem to lose steam. The first person who does will pay heavily.

With that said, I have to go with skill. Mayweather by decision.

MP wasn't nearly as effective when Cotto went on his bike. Now Cotto isn't really known for his great footwork and defence, Floyd is.

I'm sure people will now argue that MP 'let' Cotto run

[Master]

Hatton did pick Cotto to beat Pac. So he can be wrong.

[The Boxer]

No kidding Ricky? Mayweather is the best defensive fighter i have ever seen, it comes as no surprise that the fatman would say this. Pacquiao is something out of the ordinary, Mayweather will need all of his defensive skills working to their maximum effect if he is to hold off Pacquiao for 12 rounds. Mayweather will not hurt Manny and my question is will he land enough to win a decision running all night long?

And on the flipside, if Manny isnt operating at 100% at every second of the fight, Mayweather will take over the pace and cruise to a UD.

Both fighters are always at their best and never seem to lose steam. The first person who does will pay heavily.

With that said, I have to go with skill. Mayweather by decision.

MP wasn't nearly as effective when Cotto went on his bike. Now Cotto isn't really known for his great footwork and defence, Floyd is.

I'm sure people will now argue that MP 'let' Cotto run

I was starting to think i was the only that notice that. People seem be so blinded by PAC's fanstastic win that there over looking the few things Cotto did well in the fight. The cotto that fought Margarito would have done much better in the fight.

[The Boxer]

No kidding Ricky? Mayweather is the best defensive fighter i have ever seen, it comes as no surprise that the fatman would say this. Pacquiao is something out of the ordinary, Mayweather will need all of his defensive skills working to their maximum effect if he is to hold off Pacquiao for 12 rounds. Mayweather will not hurt Manny and my question is will he land enough to win a decision running all night long?

And on the flipside, if Manny isnt operating at 100% at every second of the fight, Mayweather will take over the pace and cruise to a UD.

Both fighters are always at their best and never seem to lose steam. The first person who does will pay heavily.

With that said, I have to go with skill. Mayweather by decision.

Well put

[The Boxer]

No kidding Ricky? Mayweather is the best defensive fighter i have ever seen, it comes as no surprise that the fatman would say this. Pacquiao is something out of the ordinary, Mayweather will need all of his defensive skills working to their maximum effect if he is to hold off Pacquiao for 12 rounds. Mayweather will not hurt Manny and my question is will he land enough to win a decision running all night long?

Funny that you say PBF won't hurt Manny. I agree with you, but i don't think it's out of the question. I remember many people saying the same thing before PBF fought Hatton and we all no how that turn out.

Yes he can land enough punches will "boxing and moving" not running to win. PAC seems to become uneffective when people move around.

[Wayne]

Saying Mayweather isn't a KO fighter is true and it isn't. It really depends on which version of him you get. Floyd has power, but he outpoints fighters so badly most times he doesn't need to use it. Ask Hatton if that check hook hurt, ask Sharmba Mitchell if that body punch hurt, (if you could) ask Diego Corrales and Arturo Gatti if those punches hurt. Floyd was motivated to hurt Gatti after all the back and forth between them got personal and he took a wide-open opportunity when Hatton didn't keep his guard up. Manny is an awesome offensive fighter, but not so much on the defense. Cotto hit him with a nice 3 punch combo and I imagine someone as fast as Floyd can do at least that and mix in body punching too. As for motivation? Well let's see if Freddie Roach has anything to say about Floyd and his father's shaky relationship. I'm not saying that will happen, but I can see Roach commenting about something that might piss Floyd off. 2 things in my mind are very underrated about Floyd; his chin and his power and I can easily see both of these being brought to the front line.