Pacquiao-Hatton: How Do You See It Playing Out?

[talip bin osman]

I think Hatton will come out quick, trying to pressure Pacquiao, trying to get inside on the smaller man and work the body, rough him up, try to use his naturally bigger frame to wear down Pacquiao down the stretch, body punching will be very important for him in this fight.

I think Pacquiao will come out tentative to see what Hatton does, if Hatton starts to pressure him Pacquiao will start moving around, standing his ground when he has to but moving around for the most part and countering Hatton's aggressiveness, making Hatton's aggressiveness work against him.

That's pretty much how I see the first third of the fight going.

The latter parts of the fight is harder to predict because it depends on how well each of them does in the first few rounds, if Hatton gets his body shots in and starts to wear Pacquiao down, we could see a great toe to toe battle happen down the stretch when Pacquiao would be forced to stand his ground, if Pacquiao can wear Hatton down through accumulation of his countershots, then we could see Pacquiao start backing Hatton up when Hatton starts to weaken and fade.

what a great analysis man... who's ur pick between these 2?

[Silencers]

what a great analysis man... who's ur pick between these 2?

I got Pacquiao to win, maybe by stoppage but I think if it is stopped, it'll probably be on cuts or something like that.

[S A M U R A I]

I'm interested to find out who the referee will be, as it could be quite significant in the outcome. Ricky might try to rough Pacquiao up, as he did with Kostya Tszyu. Some people here seem to be under the impression that rough tactics are his key to success. It is possible he might try the same kind of tricks with Pacquiao, but the amount of success he has depends on what the ref allows.

We saw how unsuccessful he was with Mayweather. Much of this was down to the referee, Joe Cortez. On the other hand, we saw what the referee in the Kostya fight, Dave Parris, allowed him to get away with, and he won. If Freddie Roach has any sense he will have a word with the ref and try to ensure it's a clean fight with no illegal tactics.

Hatton's other option is to try and box more, but I can't see this being a good plan because I believe he will be out-boxed and out-sped by Pacquiao. However, Floyd Sr. appears to be attempting to train Hatton's "bad habits" out of him. This might not turn out to be a good idea at all, and to be honest, I see Hatton reverting to his old tactics as the fight goes on. It's a bit late in the game for Hatton to change his ways, as Roach has said, and I agree with this.

So, asuming a referee who believes in playing fair is employed, I see a T/KO victory for Pacquiao towards the latter part of the fight. It won't be easy, Hatton has a good chance here, but I don't believe he's ever seen a fighter with a style like Pacquiao's and my prediction since day one has never changed, not even by a small amount.



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[$partacus]

I'm interested to find out who the referee will be, as it could be quite significant in the outcome. Ricky might try to rough Pacquiao up, as he did with Kostya Tszyu. Some people here seem to be under the impression that rough tactics are his key to success. It is possible he might try the same kind of tricks with Pacquiao, but the amount of success he has depends on what the ref allows.

We saw how unsuccessful he was with Mayweather. Much of this was down to the referee, Joe Cortez. On the other hand, we saw what the referee in the Kostya fight, Dave Parris, allowed him to get away with, and he won. If Freddie Roach has any sense he will have a word with the ref and try to ensure it's a clean fight with no illegal tactics.

Hatton's other option is to try and box more, but I can't see this being a good plan because I believe he will be out-boxed and out-sped by Pacquiao. However, Floyd Sr. appears to be attempting to train Hatton's "bad habits" out of him. This might not turn out to be a good idea at all, and to be honest, I see Hatton reverting to his old tactics as the fight goes on. It's a bit late in the game for Hatton to change his ways, as Roach has said, and I agree with this.

So, asuming a referee who believes in playing fair is employed, I see a T/KO victory for Pacquiao towards the latter part of the fight. It won't be easy, Hatton has a good chance here, but I don't believe he's ever seen a fighter with a style like Pacquiao's and my prediction since day one has never changed, not even by a small amount.

You're wanting a ref like Cortez in the Mayweather fight? He was biased and ruined the fight.

[S A M U R A I]

You're wanting a ref like Cortez in the Mayweather fight? He was biased and ruined the fight.

Did I say that? I would like to see a CLEAN fight. That's all. There is nothing unfair about that, no matter how you try and twist it.



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[letsgobrady]

Does Hatton rush at Pac?

Or does he start slower and more patiently?

How do you see the fight panning out?

if hatton rushes paquiao and mauls him i can see hatton beatin the **** out of paquiao but if hatton comes out slow and tryin to box i can see paquiao beatin the **** out of hatton.

[letsgobrady]

You're wanting a ref like Cortez in the Mayweather fight? He was biased and ruined the fight.

nobody was bias,cortez was reffing a boxing match not an mma match

[$partacus]

nobody was bias,cortez was reffing a boxing match not an mma match

Tell me why he didn't ref the Castillo v Hatton fight the same way then? He changed what was and wasn't allowed for the Mayweather fight.

[THe TRiNiTY]

The fight starts out cagey. The first three rounds are tense, with a lot of holding and close rounds, though you see Manny is getting in a bit better of shots. By the fourth round, Hatton will have his face marked up. In the 4th, Many will win the first clear round, and the fight will change from there.

In the 5th or 6th round, Manny will take full control and Hatton will be wobbled, but it'll be late and he'll finish the round on his feet. The 7th or so, you'll see Hatton try to fight his way back in it and land some meaningful stuff, but it'll only motivate Pacquiao.

Around the 9th round, Manny will pick it up on the advice of Roach in the corner and Hatton will come in, knowing the fight is slipping away. Early to mid 9th round, Hatton will be hurt and go down, he'll get up and be finished against the ropes when the ref stops it.

Manny, 9th round TKO.

[Kbmunro]

Tell me why he didn't ref the Castillo v Hatton fight the same way then? He changed what was and wasn't allowed for the Mayweather fight.

no danger of cortez being the ref for this one me thinks...his last outing was shocking!!!

i think kenny bayless would be best,he ref'ed the mallinaggi fight really well.kept it clean whilst allowing clinching(not holding)and when there were holding he let them fight it out.