All elite opposition that manny has fought was sent into early retirement if not, their boxing career went back to square one. Hatton is one best contender to this i tell you.
This is not gonna be a cakewalk for anybody. Whoever wins this fight will earn it. Having said that, Pac by TKO in the 9th round.
i think 140 is very comfortable for pac. a 1 inch difference in height is not too massive. hattons advantage will be that he is comfortable in that weight having fought there numerous times already.
really, really hard fight to pick. hatton never has lost at 140, but pac still carries his speed, stamina, and power up there. imo the difference might be the speed. i think hatton has faced fighters with similar if not more firepower, but only floyd would be on par with manny. manny hasn't been dropped or knocked out since his earlier days, but he hasn't faced a puncher like hatton. if anyone can hurt manny badly and might be disaster in the making, it might be hatton, who likes to fight really close on the inside, but manny's footwork and speed might save him from the ropes and have him one step ahead. hatton's win over paulie didn't really prove much about his boxing skills, paulie was a sitting duck and couldn't hurt hatton if he dropkicked him. if hatton would of put a performance say vs. a bradley or a holt than i'd probably favor him over manny, but paulie is weak compared to those 140lbers
I really want to see how Pacman deals with pressure. I want to see how he fights going backward instead him being the aggressor. Pacman has speed that will give Hatton a lot of trouble as we seen with Mayweather and Collazo. But this Hatton that is getting trained by Mayweather Sr. will be a whole different Hatton come fight night.
hatton has to take what mosley taken during margo fight to equalize his speed and stamina vs pac. i hope NSAC would allow him so that we will be seing a very great and epical fight.
hatton will win it, hes gonna be much stronger than pac.. pacs got good movement but hes never faced some1 who moves like hatton, hattons a good mover, hes very difficult to pin down. pacs quick in and out movement wont work against hatton, because hatton will always be that close..always pressuring him..... it'll be a phone booth fight with hatton dominating him... hatton will do everything in this fight.. pacs little combos wont do **** to hatton.. id even say paulie malignaggis a tougher fight for hatton, coz all he does is run,. pacquiaos an averagely talented fighter with a big heart and soft opposition, he aint got no spectacular skills, amir khan would probably give him a good fight.. people are only saying he'll beat Hatton coz he beat oscar De la hoya. Oscar was useless that fight dont mean ****, and david diaz aint hatton
pac will not just be moving backwards, he will most likely being mainly stepping of from side to side has anyone seen a matador pissing the bull off with a red flag and make the bull charge blindly that is what pac will do, step off to the side and unleash some quick combo's on to hattons lovely face (that should leave a phew cuts on his face too)