The last fighter Hatton fought with Pacquiao's reach was Kostya Tszyu

that can be said about most fighters.

 

Floyd was able to keep him off with the elbow to the throat. he pretty much pushed Ricky off of him. I don't know if Manny is strong enough to do that all night long.

 

Yes. And some Asians eat rice.

 

Good points - I was just thinking about the reach disadvantage of Manny the other day. Hatton's a bit stumpy, but is clearly the physical favorite in the fight. I still like Manny though on a late stoppage.

 

good main post. i still think pac takes it, though i'd love a hatton win.
i forgot that mayweather had a 7 inch advantage, that may be a huge factor.
they'll be closer in, but i think pac will be able to get in, strike, and out of the zone too quickly for hatton. hatton will have a lot of trouble finding pac.

 

i think manny will have been working on getting out of the close tussles, watch for his footwork to be avoiding that in the early rounds especially.
yeah those elbows to the throat were really bad. too bad cortez was only watching 1 guy.

 

I agree - this whole Floyd Sr. thing about Pac never moving his head is news to me - his last few fights have had a ton of head movement and angles.

 

Hatton is tougher than some people are giving him credit, and I think Floyd Sr is going to be the story of the day if Hatton wins.

This fight is interesting, I favor Pacquiao in a lot of aspects, but then I think Hatton with Floyd Sr has the tools to defeat him.

 

I dont think the reach will have much to do with it, Manny fights the way he fights and its a matter of style, skill, and who wants it more.

 

He didnt have much trouble with Lazcano really. That was exaggerated. Maussa was messy but straightforward.

Really the point is, he struggles against better fighters and better fighters seem to have longer reach...it's logical, he eats more jabs on the way which wear him down quicker

Still, he'll beat Pac imo

 

The difference is that Manny creates more reach by jumpin in and quickly retreats back. The key is timing Pac with a jab as soon as he lounges and not giving him distance. I think Hatton should come in like a bull and I really hope Mayweather hasnt done a number on hatton and tried to change his gameplan

 

Interesting point!:good

I think reach is important because the smaller Pacquiao's reach, the easier it will be for Hatton to come inside and work the body...no?:think

 

If I was training anyone to fight Hatton I would teach them to tie him up on the inside. It is easier than trying to wrestle him off and move out of the way and given his reputation he will be blamed for most of the holding especially since he will probably be doing a lot of holding of his own.

 

Yeah...but it's really hard to teach someone to do that against Hatton...and I'm not sure Manny's that good at tieing up...he's never really had to learn to do it...

...it might turn out that Pacquiao will have to just hope that his speed and workrate are enough to keep Ricky at bay, and that the ref will not let Hatton do his thing...