will DLH/Pacquiao Affect Hatton/Malignaggi?

The weight is a double edged sword though. He might come in at 160, but that just proves how much weight he'll have to cut to make the welterweight limit.

He hasn't made 147 for SEVEN years.

 

Point taken :deal

It depends whether or not it is a healthy cut, i.e. Ricky Hatton (extreme example) cuts three stone (at least) but his natural weight is around 145/150 ish - the extra 25-30 is simply blubber

A healthy cut is fine (within reason of course) but starving yourself doesn't achieve anything and only leads to one thing.

Defeat.

 

I think Oscar will leave a lot on the scales

As TFFP said, the key is for Manny to get in and out again, quickly, keeping the close contact / infighting to a minimum

I really don't see a lot in Oscar these days

I doubt Manny will expect to KO him so I'd imagine he'll come in with a gameplan to avoid damage and win on points

If Manny can make Diaz look hellishly slow he can probably do the same to Oscar

 

Not sure - I feel Diaz was taken as an opponent for Hatton, but again totally different class.

Hatton is much quicker and better than Diaz.

Oscar is much better, and BIGGER - both in size and punching ability.

 

People are reading too much into the Diaz-Pac result, the guy is slow plodder. He was made to order for Pac to tee off on and Manny still and to hit him with everything but the kitchen sink get the stoppage.

 

Double post.