WOW! did not expect that from pac i really did not. i thought oscar would be far too big and strong, but pac was a monster pac vs hatton has too and will happen now, its a real fifty fifty fight, before last night i would have said hatton but who knows now? if this fight happens and its at wembley, it will be the first massive fight i have been too
its all about styles, hatton wont give pac the room that dlh did... i still think pac wins, but he wont dismantle ricky...
I don't know, Hatton would have to get close and try to manhandle Pac. Oscar either couldn't or wouldn't and depending how you read the fight that was down to Pacs performance or Oscars decline (or a combination of both). Pac fought extrememy well last night but ODLH looked awful, his timing was way off all night and he couldn't get going, as I say it depends how you read the fight as to what you think contributed to the result more, Pac being great or Oscar being old. Everyone is going a bit mental on the strength of last night, theres Pac-Margo threads, Pac is Henry Armstrong threads, hopefully it will die down in a week or so and we can discuss Hatton-Pac with a bit of perspective.... One thing I do know is that Hatton wouldn't be waiting for Pac to tee off on him without closing the distance and throwing 20 punches a round like Oscar was.
Pac needs to fight Bradley or finish business at lightweight. Some great fights at that weight and I still think he is too small to beat Cotto and Marg but if the big fights come off I will definetly want to see them.
Can I just say...I'm devastated for Oscar...and I hope the $20 million he made makes he feel better, poor chap. I'm not being sarcastic, I feel for him.
DE la hoya now knows how Chavez felt back in 98, after 5 rounds i felt pitty for oscar he should just retire and stick to promoting, oscar may b a greedy mofo but he is a genuinely good charachter
Styles make fights. I have always thought Pac has the beating of Hatton and last night confimed that soundly. Hatton doesnt cope well with southpaws at all. Couple this with the fact that he moves his head about as often as Oscar does. Defensively his wide open very easy to hit and very easy to counter. Hatton isnt the type to cut off the ring and is more of a swarmer and this plays handily into Pacs style for a mid round TKO.