Why Hatton can beat Manny

by Spencer Fearon , 01 May 2009

I'm going for Ricky Hatton to win the big fight in Las Vegas this weekend and it is not just a case of me backing 'Our Boy'.

He is bigger and has the work-rate to keep up with Manny Pacquiao, even though he isn't as fast.

Hatton will counteract the bullying, rushing tactics of Manny by stepping off to his left after double jabbing.

That will nullify Manny's own left-hand chopping power punch. Also, I see when Pacquiao has been trainning after putting in a burst of shots, he's been moving off to his right which is bringing him right in line for Hatton's left hook.

If people want to refer to the De La Hoya fight as how Manny deals with bigger men, I will tell you that if Oscar had tried to impose himself, it would have been a different fight but 'The Golden Boy' just backed up.

By doing that, it made Manny look better than he really was.

Don't get me wrong, Manny Pacquiao is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, but his balance will let him down.

Ricky has learnt enough from Floyd Mayweather to box the earlier rounds.

Then, if it comes to a war, he can revert to type and show us all why he beat Kostya Tszyu in 2005.


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