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May 3, 2009
Pac-Man, The Better Man
Manny Pacquiao cemented his #1 rank of pound for pound champion with his knockout of Ricky Hatton, on May 2nd. This was a good fight for him, too good. Manny Pacquiao did what he had to do, he won. In all actuality, many fighters would have done the exact same as Pacquiao. Ricky Hatton reverted to his old fighting style, just like Freddie Roach said he would, and this was his downfall. I predicted a decision victory for Pacquiao if Floyd Mayweather Sr. had helped Hatton with his fighting style. Even he he did fix Hatton's style in training, in the fight Hatton forgot it.
Ricky Hatton fell prey to his same problem that he did in his fight with Mayweather Jr. He would try to jump all over his opponent but while doing so would leave his head totally exposed. In Hatton's last fight with Malignagi, he didn't do that. He was very methodical and wore down his opponent, this is what he needed do against Pacquiao. His ego kicked in and he thought he could outpower Pacquiao. Even if he could outpower Pacquiao, he always left his head unguarded. Hatton's biggest problem was lack of head movement. After the first round Mayweather Sr. said, "Throw some faints, keep your hands up, move your head, just like we practiced." Hatton did none of this. He kept his head straight up and down and went for a big time knockout, that is why he failed. Ricky Hatton's major fights have been disappointing, if he stuck to his gameplan he might have come away with victories. If he wants to be successful he needs to learn head movement and patience.
Manny Pacquiao had an impressive knockout win, but was it that impressive? The answer is, No. He won, which was all he needed to do. However, put any decent fighter against a fighter with no head movement, who leaves their head totally open, and they would get the same result. I don't consider that victory impressive at all. I still believe Juan Manuel Marquez is the #1 pound for pound champion. Before people decide that I hate Manny Pacquiao let me set the record straight. I do NOT hate Manny Pacquiao, he is a very good fighter. With that said, his last two fights where not that impressive. Oscar De La Hoya was big, slow, and abandoned his jab. Ricky Hatton, like I previously said, just stood in front of big time punches. Manny Pacquiao needs to fight a very good fighter, he needs to fight Juan Manuel Marquez. Is he ducking Marquez? I don't know. I would think that one draw and one, very close, victory should warrant a rematch, but I am not a promoter. If Marquez wins his fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. would Pacquiao fight him? We'll just have to wait and see.
I will get more in depth about Marquez-Mayweather closer to the fight but here are my first impressions.
-Floyd Mayweather is coming off of retirement and nobody knows what kind of shape he is in. He was a very fast, slick fighter. I think his layoff won't be much of an issue and he will be close to what he was before.
-Juan Manuel Marquez is a one of the top fighters in the world, he is also thirty-five and has taken a lot of punishment. The Human body can only take so much punishment before it slows down. Only Marquez knows if he can still fight to his potential. He is THE best fighter in world at adjusting his gameplan and exposing his opponents weaknesses. He has fought most of his fights at Lightweight, and will be coming up to Welterweight for his fight with Mayweather. Even at the press conference Mayweather looked bigger than Marquez.
-As far as the fight itself, I think it might be a little slow. Mayweather will wait and try to bait Marquez into a big punch. If Marquez does, like Hatton did, he will lose. Marquez will need to keep his composure and not fall into Mayweather's trap. If he does that he could win.
-The very last point I will make is that Floyd Mayweather Jr. did not want to fight one of the best Welterweights around in Shane Mosely. Instead he chose a smaller lighter fighter. In Mayweather's last fight he made Ricky Hatton come up one weight class to Welterweight and now he's making Marquez do it. Maybe Floyd is afraid of the power that true Welterweights have.
Ricky Hatton fell prey to his same problem that he did in his fight with Mayweather Jr. He would try to jump all over his opponent but while doing so would leave his head totally exposed. In Hatton's last fight with Malignagi, he didn't do that. He was very methodical and wore down his opponent, this is what he needed do against Pacquiao. His ego kicked in and he thought he could outpower Pacquiao. Even if he could outpower Pacquiao, he always left his head unguarded. Hatton's biggest problem was lack of head movement. After the first round Mayweather Sr. said, "Throw some faints, keep your hands up, move your head, just like we practiced." Hatton did none of this. He kept his head straight up and down and went for a big time knockout, that is why he failed. Ricky Hatton's major fights have been disappointing, if he stuck to his gameplan he might have come away with victories. If he wants to be successful he needs to learn head movement and patience.
Manny Pacquiao had an impressive knockout win, but was it that impressive? The answer is, No. He won, which was all he needed to do. However, put any decent fighter against a fighter with no head movement, who leaves their head totally open, and they would get the same result. I don't consider that victory impressive at all. I still believe Juan Manuel Marquez is the #1 pound for pound champion. Before people decide that I hate Manny Pacquiao let me set the record straight. I do NOT hate Manny Pacquiao, he is a very good fighter. With that said, his last two fights where not that impressive. Oscar De La Hoya was big, slow, and abandoned his jab. Ricky Hatton, like I previously said, just stood in front of big time punches. Manny Pacquiao needs to fight a very good fighter, he needs to fight Juan Manuel Marquez. Is he ducking Marquez? I don't know. I would think that one draw and one, very close, victory should warrant a rematch, but I am not a promoter. If Marquez wins his fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. would Pacquiao fight him? We'll just have to wait and see.
I will get more in depth about Marquez-Mayweather closer to the fight but here are my first impressions.
-Floyd Mayweather is coming off of retirement and nobody knows what kind of shape he is in. He was a very fast, slick fighter. I think his layoff won't be much of an issue and he will be close to what he was before.
-Juan Manuel Marquez is a one of the top fighters in the world, he is also thirty-five and has taken a lot of punishment. The Human body can only take so much punishment before it slows down. Only Marquez knows if he can still fight to his potential. He is THE best fighter in world at adjusting his gameplan and exposing his opponents weaknesses. He has fought most of his fights at Lightweight, and will be coming up to Welterweight for his fight with Mayweather. Even at the press conference Mayweather looked bigger than Marquez.
-As far as the fight itself, I think it might be a little slow. Mayweather will wait and try to bait Marquez into a big punch. If Marquez does, like Hatton did, he will lose. Marquez will need to keep his composure and not fall into Mayweather's trap. If he does that he could win.
-The very last point I will make is that Floyd Mayweather Jr. did not want to fight one of the best Welterweights around in Shane Mosely. Instead he chose a smaller lighter fighter. In Mayweather's last fight he made Ricky Hatton come up one weight class to Welterweight and now he's making Marquez do it. Maybe Floyd is afraid of the power that true Welterweights have.
April 24, 2009
Hitman - Pacman, Which Man Will Win?
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On May 2nd the biggest fight of the year takes place in Las Vegas, NV. By this I mean, Manny Pacquiao against Ricky Hatton. ESPN's Internet poll had 57% saying Pacquiao will win by knockout, this couldn't be further from the truth. Don't get me wrong I think Pacquiao will win but not by a knockout. He will grind out a very tough decision win. Just because Pacquiao had a tremendous, and I do mean tremendous victory of Oscar De La Hoya, he is not invincible.
Manny Pacquiao has been almost flawless since working with his trainer Freddie Roach. Before this he was a good fighter but not the great fighter he is today. His history is not to be forgotten, before he beat Eric Morales twice he was beaten badly and he has been knocked down in recent fights. His fight before De La Hoya was against Juan Manuel Marquez and I feel he lost that fight. Oscar De La Hoya showed up for the fight looking tired and heavy, the perfect type of fighter for Pacquiao to defeat. Pacquiao is very fast and has great movement which works for heavier fighters. Ricky Hatton is a Junior Welterweight who is quicker than David Diaz, whom was defeated by Manny Pacquiao. Ricky Hatton will be a tough fight for Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao is a south-paw who loads up his strong left hand. This won't work against Ricky Hatton. Ricky Hatton made the mistake of standing in front of straight shots against Floyd Mayweather and couldn't stand up after getting hit square in his face, Hatton will not make that mistake again. Pacquiao is very quick but so is Ricky Hatton. Pacquiao will outwork "The Hitman" Ricky Hatton.
Ricky Hatton is coming off an extremely dominant victory over Paul Malignaggi. This can be deceiving, Paul Malignaggi did not have a good game plan against Hatton and he paid the price for it. Ricky Hatton's fight before that was a slim ugly victory over Juan Lazcano. Ricky Hattons biggest problem against Floyd Mayweather Jr. was that he abandoned his fight plan. He admits to getting excited and going for the knockout, he will not make that mistake again. Ricky Hatton usual fighting style is to throw one or two punches then grab and get chip shots. Now he is trained by Floyd Mayweather Sr. and looks to have changed his style. Hatton was always strong and quick but Mayweather is getting him to move more and not just brawl. We have not seen much of this new style of Ricky Hatton and I think it has made him a better fighter. I love and have loved Hatton's grit and style ever since I first saw him fight. And even though I love him, I think he will come up a little short and lose the fight.
Both of these fighters have great natural talent and even greater trainers. This will be a very good, close, entertaining fight. It will be very close but Pacquiao will continually edge out Hatton in each round. I know this fight will be closer than an overly dominate Pacquiao win. Both fighter are very tough and have great cardio. This fight really will go down to the wire. In conclusion, I really want Ricky Hatton to win but Manny Pacquiao will get the victory.
P.S. Contracts are almost finished for a July fight where Floyd Mayweather Jr. will come out of retirement to fight Juan Manuel Marquez. I am excited for this fight, it may not be explosive but it will be entertaining to true fight fans. The winner of that fight will most likely fight the winner of Hatton-Pacquiao.
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