Hell yeah, I was waiting for a thread on this fight. This has fight of the year written all over it. Here is my breakdown
Hatton:
Strong for a 140lb
Aggressive
Fights Dirty - Hugs a lot
Decent chin and footwork
Fast enough to be effective
Good bodypuncher
Pacquiao:
Frightening speed
Power
Amazing footwork
Great timing
amazing bag work on this video:
YouTube - MORE 8CountNews.com Manny Pacquiao Training Footage from Wild Card Gym
Fight predictions:
In almost every Hatton fight, his opponent looks "uncomfortable" with his aggression in the first few rounds. Even Mayweather looked cautious for the first few rounds of the fight. After rewatching that fight... Hatton did not hit Mayweather a with a meaningful shot the entire fight. Hatton will control the first few rounds with aggression, but will not do any damage to Paquiao. Pacquiao will focus on "touching" Hattons face with sneaky quick lead lefts and nice jabs. His focus will be on speed... however Hatton's face will show the effects early. The fight will turn the in middle rounds when Pacquiao hurts Hatton with a body shot. As Hatton slows, he becomes more one-dimensional. Manny has an uncanny ability to "sense" when his opponent is slowing, and will crank up the intensity and power on his shots. By round 8, he'll be teeing off on Hatton and will open a cut. I predict a TKO for Pacquiao, as the ref mercifully ends it in the 10th or 11th.
Hatton has a puncher's chance in the fight, but will be overwhelmed by Pacquiaos speed and aggression.
Here is the thing... Pac looked unreal against a weak De La Hoya, I now do not think Pac... matches up with MayWeather. I mean I thought he might be close to Mayweathers hand speed, but probably not. Plus MayWeather's defense is second to none. Stop looking ahead..
Who has the bigger punch Hatton or Pac?