Hatton vs Pac was more competitive than you think...

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  1. BITCH ASS

    BITCH ASS "Too Fast" Full Member

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    Hatton could have avoided it though if he would have ducked with his guard as opposed to dropping his arm, and honestly I think he was 100% sure after hearing the 10 second timer that he would survive the round.

    It was an unexpected punch and Hatton was too relaxed, and it cost him.

    But yeah, I saw a boxing match begin to break out because Hatton's punches were having an effect on Pac, especially when Hatton got rough with him and threw elbows and used his strength to bully him around.
     
    BITCH ASS, May 13, 2009
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  2. BlueApollo

    BlueApollo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Bottom line, Hatton showed heart to last as long as he did. I just can't say he was "competitive".

    That term to me involves real "give and take", and there was virtually none in this fight.
     
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  3. The Funny Man 7

    The Funny Man 7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This is more ridiculous than one guy claiming Floyd jr. was exposed in the first round of the Angel Manfredy fight. Jeez.
     
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  4. Boom_Boom

    Boom_Boom R.I.P Boxing 6/9/12 Full Member

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    Pacquiao landed as many punches as Hatton has thrown.

    The fight was no where near competitive.
     
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  5. s1nn3d

    s1nn3d Sinner Full Member

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    How can that be good? :huh
     
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  6. Barber-ian

    Barber-ian Active Member Full Member

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    You can never really play the "what if" game when it comes to boxing. What happens happens. Every mistake Hatton made is part of the fight. Same with everything Pac did right.

    In general, though, I've always regarded early KO's as not necessarily indicative of the quality of the guy who got KO'd.

    For example, I considered Pac's performance against Oscar as a "systematic breakdown of his opponent." Oscar had the opportunity to assess his faulty fight plan and adjust, but nothing worked. The fight was one-sided the whole way through.

    Hatton/Pac was over so fast it's hard to call it a "systematic breakdown" of Hatton. He got KTFO too fast.

    All that said, Hatton ought to retire. He has a bad habit of reverting to a no-defense mauler, and he's been seriously hurt in 3-4 fights. He should call it a day.
     
    Barber-ian, May 13, 2009
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  7. buckdacious

    buckdacious Sin~City punks!!! Full Member

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    Yeah, I wanna hit that ****
     
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  8. Blue145

    Blue145 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I mean... even I'm not gonna help you here.
     
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  9. BlueApollo

    BlueApollo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Got Kendall Holt a title shot...
     
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  10. surreal deal

    surreal deal Liverpool via Krypton Full Member

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    No,but he's saying that it could have developed into becoming competitive.
    I wish Hatton hadnt been caught with 7 seconds to go as we would at least found out if he was starting to readjust and gradually get a foothold in the fight ala JMM.
    Maybe,maybe not,but it would have been interesting to find out.
     
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  11. FrochPascal

    FrochPascal Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :deal
     
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  12. FrochPascal

    FrochPascal Boxing Addict Full Member

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    i hope your joking here. Hatton should retire. Hes lifestyle outside the ring-mixed with hes ability to eat punches is not a good recipe
     
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  13. J.R.

    J.R. No Mames Guey Full Member

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    Yeah, and then he dusted himself off and proceeded to give Pacquiao a boxing lesson for the majority on the next 11 rounds.

    Hatton on the other hand got demolished in just the second round. There is no comparison here.
     
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  14. ecdrm15

    ecdrm15 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :lol::happy:smoke
     
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  15. albatross

    albatross New Member Full Member

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    I love the Refused.
    And that was funny hatton hit pac wit a -GOOd_ elbow. hhah hah .
     
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