Will Pacquiao face a better / worse version of Hatton than PBF did?

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  1. Fat Joe

    Fat Joe Let's have it right Full Member

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    Since moving up in weight Pacquiao has looked like a million dollars while Hatton came in for a bit of criticism for the Lazcano fight but then dismantled Malignaggi (personally I found this fight boring as ****, but I did watch it after 1 hours sleep so I wasn't very alert).

    Will Hatton's alcohol / junk food diet mean he has gone downhill since facing Mayweather? Or will he actually be in better shape now that Floyd senior is training him?

    I ask this question as it's obviously going to be interesting to see if Pac can do a better job on Hatton than PBF did.
     
    Fat Joe, Mar 2, 2009
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  2. trotter

    trotter Boxing Addict Full Member

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    We'll not know for sure until they fight

    But things were not right in the Hatton camp before Floyd, hadn't been for a while perhaps

    I personally think he'll be fresher, more experienced, more rounded than when he faced Floyd

    His ring smarts have improved over the years a lot, but he's lost a lot of the dynamism of his youth, whether that equates to a better or worse fighter I don't know.

    But I think Pacman will, all in all, be facing a better fighter than Floyd did
     
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  3. Fat Joe

    Fat Joe Let's have it right Full Member

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    He could possibly be on the same level, a bit like Calzaghe when he got older and lost some attributes but gained others.
     
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  4. icemax

    icemax Indian Red Full Member

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    As Ray, I mean Trotter says, we won't know properly until fight time but I suspect that Hatton will be better prepared than he was for PBF against a man who doesn't pose anywhere near the same risk
     
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  5. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    Hopefully Hatton has learnt a little from the PBF fight and won't go hell for leather from the first bell.
     
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  6. steelem

    steelem Active Member Full Member

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    I got a feeling HATTON can cause the upset here
     
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  7. yesihavearm2

    yesihavearm2 ESB Chinchecker Full Member

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    I think the version of Hatton will be about the same.

    The BIG difference will be that Joe Cortez will not be refereeing this bout which TOTALLY spoiled the PBF/HATTON fight for me (not saying that it would have changed the result).
     
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