Hatton: Pacman will pay for aggression
Hatton: Pacman will pay for aggression
by Ciaran Baynes , 02 March 2009
Ricky Hatton told setanta.com that his superior size and newly-improved tactical nous will help him beat Manny Pacquiao.
The two boxing mega-stars meet in Las Vegas on May 2 and were speaking at London's Imperial War Museum to promote their bout.
Although fully respectful of Pacquiao, Hatton believes he can take advantage of his opponent's ultra-aggressive style.
"He commits himself with every punch, he puts all his eggs in one basket if you like," Hatton told setanta.com. "He goes for it with every punch.
"The danger is if he hits you it will make your ears ring a bit. If you make him miss you can make him miss he tends to fall off balance because he’s commit himself so much.
"As I slip, make him miss and hit him with big body shots where he’s been hurt in the past and nail him coming on to the punch where he’s been shook up to the head against nowhere near as big fighters as me, obviously I feel I’ve got a massive chance.
"When I beat Kostya Tszyu I basically bulldozed him out of it.
"I think styles make fights. Paulie Malignaggi’s style was the one to beat me or at least give me massive problems and when you look at it I out-sped him, out-boxed him and in the end, with all no disrespect to Paulie, I beat him up."
Earlier in his career, Hatton had some problems with southpaws like Jon Thaxton and Eamonn Magee, who floored the Hitman, but he believes he is better prepared to face them now - though he adds that Pacquiao is not a conventional southpaw.
"Billy Graham and I had a lot of success and nothing will ever take away from that but I never did southpaw pads before now, I did southpaw sparring but not pads," Hatton told setanta.com.
"I’ve been training for two weeks now and have been doing southpaw pads from day one with Lee Beard and Floyd.
"That’s going to stand me in good stead.
"He’s not really a patient waiting southpaw, like Eamonn Magee who was waiting for me.
"Manny’s very aggressive, he’s letting his hands go, he’s in my pocket if you like.
"He’s in your face so that will stand me in good stead as well."
by Ciaran Baynes , 02 March 2009
Ricky Hatton told setanta.com that his superior size and newly-improved tactical nous will help him beat Manny Pacquiao.
The two boxing mega-stars meet in Las Vegas on May 2 and were speaking at London's Imperial War Museum to promote their bout.
Although fully respectful of Pacquiao, Hatton believes he can take advantage of his opponent's ultra-aggressive style.
"He commits himself with every punch, he puts all his eggs in one basket if you like," Hatton told setanta.com. "He goes for it with every punch.
"The danger is if he hits you it will make your ears ring a bit. If you make him miss you can make him miss he tends to fall off balance because he’s commit himself so much.
"As I slip, make him miss and hit him with big body shots where he’s been hurt in the past and nail him coming on to the punch where he’s been shook up to the head against nowhere near as big fighters as me, obviously I feel I’ve got a massive chance.
"When I beat Kostya Tszyu I basically bulldozed him out of it.
"I think styles make fights. Paulie Malignaggi’s style was the one to beat me or at least give me massive problems and when you look at it I out-sped him, out-boxed him and in the end, with all no disrespect to Paulie, I beat him up."
Earlier in his career, Hatton had some problems with southpaws like Jon Thaxton and Eamonn Magee, who floored the Hitman, but he believes he is better prepared to face them now - though he adds that Pacquiao is not a conventional southpaw.
"Billy Graham and I had a lot of success and nothing will ever take away from that but I never did southpaw pads before now, I did southpaw sparring but not pads," Hatton told setanta.com.
"I’ve been training for two weeks now and have been doing southpaw pads from day one with Lee Beard and Floyd.
"That’s going to stand me in good stead.
"He’s not really a patient waiting southpaw, like Eamonn Magee who was waiting for me.
"Manny’s very aggressive, he’s letting his hands go, he’s in my pocket if you like.
"He’s in your face so that will stand me in good stead as well."
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