I swear I saw Tszyu hit Hatton with hard right hands several times and Hatton although shaken, took it and did not go down. Whereas Pac's both right hook and left hook and Hatton went down at once. :huh
Rickys lifestyle and fighting style have probably eroded his punch resistance some but you can't deny Pac is brutal, especially considering how small he started out.
Yep, you can't keep gaining 50 lbs. between fights and then cutting all that weight. That takes a toll on your body. Take nothing away from the Pacman though. As crazy as it sounds he might hit just as hard as Zoo.
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on that night in the m.e.n hatton coulda took just about anyones punches including pacs,he said himself he was impervious to pain til the fight ended.last night was just a case of being beaten by a better fighter&his career catching up with him.
ah no doubt I'm not trying to take anything away from Pac , I certainly didn't forsee an end like that
There's a difference. Tszyu's awesome power comes at the end of his combos, sets up the cracking shots and BANG. Hatton did an awesome job dismantling the Kostya combos therefore taking out the power. Pacquiao has great power even at short range and doesn't need to set them up. The power comes from his great balance and timing, and the punches from yesterday were more accurate than powerful, catching Ricky right on the button with deadly precision. I think Tszyu definitely has better one punch power, but PacMan delivers power punches better, from all kind of positions and angles and with better speed.
Tszyu's one punch power was greater than Pac's, but Pac is so much faster than KT was, and those punches that sneak up on you can be debastating.
Pac's speed was too much for him. Zoo just couldn't keep Hatton off to get the range to take his head off. Pac's accuracy and speed was hammering Hatton on the way in, the way out, every which way. And the daft ****er didn't even keep his hands up.
De La Hoya was uncomfortable with Pacs hands in his face also, hes very heavy handed. Tszyu punches you can see coming its a straight right. Pacs u dont see coming shes far quicker than robotic Tszyu and has better footwork. Hes also FAR more constant with his attack. u get not rest with Pac he has sveral more offensive ways to attack. Both have excellent power PAC has more ways to suprise u. Also Ricky faced a TOP fighter in his peak. People say power is the last thing u lose ...that is Bull****. U lose timing and speed when u get older...hence Tszyu not Koing Rick. Hence Jones not blowing Calzaghe away.....
Poor Hatton, I think he had the wrong game plan for the fight. Roach certainly had the right plan for Hatton.