I'm watching Pacquiao-Hatton and Mayweather-Hatton side by side, and it is clear to me that Pacqiao is much faster than Floyd. Mind you, Hatton was taught to slip punches only after the Mayweather fight by Floyd Sr. Yet Hatton was able to react a bit to Floyd's punches in that fight.
This is why Floyd had to run from Hatton in that fight and lead him into punches. Manny had no such problem, and that's why he knocked him out so easily.
There's always a reason for a fighter to move back.... that's the real reason why Pacquiao was able to dispose of Hatton so early, he didn't need to move back all the time because it was a complete mismatch in speed to begin with.
To conclude, its pretty obvious that Pacquiao has more handspeed than Mayweather (not even talking about combinations), and either has more power or the speed creates it.
Real talk.
This is why Floyd had to run from Hatton in that fight and lead him into punches. Manny had no such problem, and that's why he knocked him out so easily.
There's always a reason for a fighter to move back.... that's the real reason why Pacquiao was able to dispose of Hatton so early, he didn't need to move back all the time because it was a complete mismatch in speed to begin with.
To conclude, its pretty obvious that Pacquiao has more handspeed than Mayweather (not even talking about combinations), and either has more power or the speed creates it.
Real talk.
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