Hatton's chin and brutal KO - Why?

Pacman was precised and kept landing at the right point. Hatton got hurt early and was just fukked from there on.

 

Straight line fighter with **** all head movement against PacMan who has speed, decent power, good accuracy and good timing.

I had started off saying Pac KO around 7-8. When I saw Hatton didn't have the big physical/weight advantage, on fight night, that he was supposed to have I changed to Pac KO 5. But when I saw Pac land 3 right hands flush within 30 seconds of the start I just thought 'this is going to be ****ing brutal' and so it was

 

Jim-- "its the speed, its the speed"

 

The most striking thing about last night is how inept Hatton was, yeah Manny Pac is great but Hatton is a whole lot better than he showed last night.
Jim Watt commented on how relaxed he looked as made his ring walk, i didnt see it like that, i saw a man who looked edgy, nervous and tight. He looked subdued, he didnt have that usual fire about him. He looked like a lamb going to the slaughter as if he knew that this fight is only going one way. Even in the stare down before round 1 he wouldnt look at Manny.
Then he comes out in round 1 throwing wildly, looking like a 5 fight novice, no headmovement, no technique and for a man whose had 46 fights looking like a guy who had no idea what he was supposed to be doing.
What exactly was Hatton's gameplan and strategy last night, what has he been working on in training ?
Hatton would have always lost to Pac because Manny is too skilled but Ricky is far better than that humiliation.
Floyd Mayweather has been a total disaster for him. He has been a disgrace in the build up to the fight, turning up late for training, making the fight all about himself and not being able to instill a gameplan for Hatton. I've got a feeling that things are going to come out that Hatton and Mayweather didnt get on and that Hatton couldnt work with him but he realised too late so had to go ahead with the fight.

Mayweather calls himself the greatest trainer in the world but i'd be interested in some of you guys informing me who he has actually trained apart from Oscar and the adjustments and gameplans he's used for fighters ..
Whenever i see him he sounds like hes half crazy, half drugged up doing his lame, 2nd rate Ali impersonations ..
Hatton's preparations were clearly not right, and he was taken in by a 'name' trainer who took his money and did a 2nd rate job, a prepared Hatton is good enough to last 7 or 8 rounds with Pac as good as Pac is.

I think Hatton knew what was coming when he walked to the ring, he didnt wait for 'Blue Moon' to play to gee the fans, he didnt have any fire and he had a look in the eyes that said, 'oh ****, im going to have to take my medicine here, i cant win this' ..

I very rarely feel sorry for fighters who get paid 20 million when they're skills dont deserve it but i felt sorry for Hatton last night .. I've been watching boxing long enough to know that this was a guy that entered that ring 'Knowing' he had no chance of winning and would probably take a beating .. That kind of courage and bravery should be recognised, its a hell of a thing being humiliated and brutalized like that in front of millions, whether your getting well paid for it or not ....

 

Ah this is the thread I can find tons of excuses.

 

Well said. Hatton would never beat Pac, but he was miles better than that performance.

 

Excellent post . I'm still feelin. sad for Hatton but i know that **** is on the button...

 

Should have had an option for confidence.

Hatton must've known deep down that he has never been the same since Mayweather. Lazcano gave him a lot of problems from what I hear, and he didnt have to worry about feather fisted Paulie too much, these things mustve played on his mind A LOT.

I still like him though, and its a shame that so many ignorant ****s feel the need to **** on his career now. No need for that. He's world class. Just won't go down as ATG.

 

Good post my thoughts exactly. I agree with you on Floyd Mayweather his reputation will take a hiding from this anyway but I wonder how he got that reputation in the first place, like Shane Mosley said recently he felt Oscar's decline began when Oscar switched to Floyd. I wish Ricky choose another trainer now, I am certain that if he went with a Nazim or Birmingham he would have not had to deal with the bs that was coming from Floyd and would have at least gone out with some sort of game plan. I am expecting to here some very interesting things as to what quite went so wrong and to be honest I am shocked that nothing has already been said.

 

Feel bad for Hatton, knew Pac would take it, but not so savagely. However I geniuinely think Hatton's blowing up between fights was devastating to his career longevity. Such weight fluctuating is never good for anyone. Its like going up and down a weight category or two..or three.. each time... definitely not good. I think last night... somehow nerves probably really got to him, and he failed to implement any of his training plan whatsoever. No excuses....just fact. Either way Pac beats him, just maybe not so savagely. Kudos to the Pacman though!

 

Totally agree

 

Quality post

 

I think you're being harsh on Margarito, it tooks some unbelievable punishment to finally put him away.

The rest I agree with you, people make a big thing about punch resistance, but it's usually because of a bad defence. All humans can only take so much, but obviously some can take more than others. A fighter that is cagey early on and has a good defence can usually avoid being KO'd like Mayweather, Hopkins or Sweet P.

 

I think he has declined slightly and was also totally outclassed.