The Ricky Hatton-Manny Pacquiao Fight: Clash Between Two Great Boxers
April 8, 2009 by admin
Filed under Manny Pacquiao
When the match between Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao was sealed last January, there have been many speculations from both camps about who will win. Considering that both boxers have good track records, it is difficult to tell exactly who is the more powerful, or who has a greater chance of out powering the other.
If you follow the press releases taken from both camps, each has a good story to tell, harsh words to hurl at the other, and even plans to pursue after the much-awaited fight.
However, it you go down to a more personal level and listen to what each of the two boxing heroes have to say, you can get a better picture of how they really feel about themselves and about the other.
On one occasion Pacquiao admitted that he has to be prepared more for this fight than what he did prior to fighting Oscar de la Hoya. He considers Hatton as a great opponent and that he should not underestimate the Brit’s strength and power.
Speaking before his fans at the Trafford Center in Manchester, Pacquiao said that Hatton will surely give him more problems than De la Hoya did. Pacquiao has given special attention to his every fight, and he is man enough to say that this one against Hatton will need even more of his attention and self-confidence.
He looks at Hatton’s record of 1 loss in 45 fights and with 32 knockouts as great and something of value. Hatton has won titles in the light-welterweight and welterweight classes. With all of these, Pacquiao has to see to it that he has got what it should take to face a great British boxer.
On Hatton’s assessment of Pacquiao, he is not scared of Manny. Given the Filipino’s well-decorated career, Hatton takes it only as a challenge. According to the Manchester native, the May 2 fight will be “a fight between two nice men”.
However, he continued, the two nice men will just be challengers that are willing to do anything and put everything to win once they get inside the ring. He considers both of them as both aggressive, but Pacquiao is not someone who would cause him to worry about.
The MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada will be the deciding ground as to who between the two confident boxers will win the light-welterweight showdown. Great fights have been staged in this arena, but this May 2 fight will be different. It is because this will also be a match between two trainers, Pacquiao’s Freddie Roach and Hatton’s Mayweather, Sr.
In several instances, the two hurled biting words against each other, if only to prove that their wards are the best among the rest. The result of this much talked about fight will reveal which trainer did his best in order to win the title. It could be said that whether it is Hatton or Pacquiao who will win, the contention would be that the trainer of the winner is the “better one”.
