Pacquiao Will Beat Hatton on Round 10

Says Manny Pacquiao coach, Freddie Roach.

Filipino boxing idol Manny Pacquiao fight can finish off British champion Ricky Hatton after 10 rounds during their May 2 face-off in Las Vegas, Nevada, coach Freddie Roach said.

“I think it’s a big possibility. Yes I do,” Roach said when asked by ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau’s Danny Buenafe if Pacquiao can finish the May 2 fight in 10 rounds.

Roach, however, admitted that Hatton poses a greater danger to the Filipino boxing idol as he is a “tougher, younger and fresher” fighter than Golden Boy Oscar de la Hoya, who lost to Pacquiao in “The Dream Match” last December.

“He is tougher. He is younger. He is fresher. I think he will be more of a problem to us because he has the will to win,” Pacquiao’s coach said.

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Pacquiao vs Hatton Tickets for Sale

Manny Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatton

If the fight on Manny Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatton fight pursues as planned by some members of each camp including respective promoters, we are surely going to have some boxing match to watch next year. The Pacquiao vs Hatton tickets will surely be one of the most sold out tickets in the boxing history. It will be sold out! This will be a different fight than what Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao has been in to. All because Ricky Hatton is a brawler who pays no respect to whoever his opponent in the ring is. On the other hand, it will also favor Pacquiao to push through with a Hatton vs Pacquiao fight instead of with Mayweather because Hattons aggressiveness has been proven to become a liability when he fights a good fighter with the right skills to counter his brawler style.

Tickets will surely be sold out for the Hatton vs Pacquiao fight purely because it will be a very interesting match up between a brawler who lunges all his body while punching in Hatton and on the other hand a classy and stylish fighter in Pacquiao with a combination of good defense and strength behind the punches. Boxing enthusiasts and fans of the ring have to watch out because I believe that there is already a negotiation going on in both camps of Hatton and Pacquiao (Bob Arum) to set up the fight early May of 2009. This will be an exciting fight and I’m sure that boxing fans will wait for this and wouldn’t want to run out of tickets. I also read somewhere that the fight will be scheduled in a place where there is neutral audience to avoid unnecessary loss of concentration for both fighters.

Make sure you grab your tickets before its too late. It will be expected to sold out earlier than expected.

Prediction of Pacquiao vs Hatton Fight

As like before. I have read some really disheartening Pacquiao vs Hatton prediction of some of the sportswriter on the net. When there is an upcoming fight for Pacquiao, he is always underdog and predictions will always be TKO by the opponent.

Being a filipino, I know that Manny is small. And most of the time, its easy to judge the man simply by how tall he is. We are small people. But remember, this little man just made an ass whooping of De La Hoya before the end of 2008.

Anyway, these sports write ups are more like an entertainment now for me than a fact. Especially when predictions about pacquiao. It's really easy to judge the guy that he will lose because he is small. Because in boxing, the bigger the puncher, the harder the punch.

Manny Pacquiao's Roadblock - Hatton & Mayweather

On his way to greatness there are still 2 fighters that stands on his way. Manny Pacquiao must fight these two before we really believe that he is the best Filipino fighter that ever graced the boxing arena.

Manny Pacquiao has a huge heart and I know for a fact that he will never let his country down. In fact, I plan to bet all my money on manny pacquiao. The only problem is that nobody wants to bet on Ricky Hatton. LOL

Anyway, if you want to know how Floyd Mayweather and Hatton fight. Check out their bout, Floyd Mayweather Vs Ricky Hatton video.

Ricky Hatton

Richard John Hatton MBE, more commonly known as Ricky "the Hitman" Hatton, (born 6 October 1978, in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England), is a British professional boxer is a two-time IBF and IBO light welterweight champion, having relinquished the IBF belt, only to step back down to the weight class and beat Juan Urango.

He was the WBA Welterweight Champion, but relinquished this title on 31 August 2006. Hatton is also the former WBU, WBA Light Welterweight Champion and WBC, WBA, WBO Inter-Continental Light Welterweight Champion, and current Ring Magazine Junior Welterweight Champion.

Ricky Hatton's Welterweight Fights

Hatton vs. Lazcano

On 24 May 2008, Hatton beat Mexican Juan Lazcano by unanimous decision with scores of 120-110, 120-108 and 118-110,[24] in front of his home crowd of 55,000 (a post-World War II record for a boxing match in Britain),[25] at City of Manchester Stadium to retain The Ring Magazine and IBO light welterweight titles.[26] Hatton did well when he boxed and controlled the range, utilizing his jab and dominating a lot of the early exchanges. In round eight, Hatton absorbed a left hook to the chin that wobbled him, and in round ten, Hatton was hurt again by a left hook. Despite that, Hatton outworked Lazcano to win at least ten of the rounds.

Hatton vs. Malignaggi

Ricky Hatton fought Paulie Malignaggi of the United States at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas on 22 November for Hatton's IBO Light Welterweight title and Ring Magazine Light welterweight title. He was trained for the fight by Floyd Mayweather, Sr.. Hatton dominated for all of the fight and defeated Malignaggi by 11th-round TKO when Malignaggi's trainer, Buddy McGirt, threw in the towel 48 seconds into the round.

Floyd Mayweather Sr.

Floyd Mayweather Senior has revealed he may have to quit because of ill health. Mayweather has a lung disease called sarcoidosis, which he says has got worse over the last few years. The dusty, dry heat of Las Vegas worsens his condition and he has returned home to Michigan to convalesce following his seven-week training camp with Hatton for his fight with Paulie Malignaggi. Mayweather, 55, coughs every few seconds and after trying to treat his condition with steroids, now uses herbal remedies and ointments.

"It's tough and I don't see me carrying on for another two years," he said. "If you don't find something that works for you, you're going to have a bad day. It can attack you at any time. I'm training these fighters and exercise is good. But it seems the more I exercise, the worse my lungs get."

Hatton vs. Pacquiao

Ricky Hatton will fight Manny Pacquiao in a May 2nd showdown which will take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the fight will be at Light Welterweight which will be the 5th weight category Pacquiao has fought at, and is the weight at which Ricky has never been defeated.

Manny Pacman Pacquiao

Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao, born December 17, 1978 in General Santos City, Philippines, known as Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao is a professional Filipino boxer. He is currently the WBC Lightweight Champion. He is the former WBC super featherweight world champion, IBF super bantamweight world champion, and WBC flyweight world champion. He has also held the Ring Magazine titles for featherweight and super featherweight. For his achievements, he became the first Filipino boxer to win four world titles in four different weight divisions. He is currently rated by the Ring Magazine as the #1 pound-for-pound boxer in the world & received the Best Fighter of the Year Award in 2008.

Pacquiao's Rise to Greatness

1st fight with Barrera

Pacquiao went on to defend his title four times with expert training from Freddie Roach at the Wild Card Gym, improving his hand speed and mental preparation before the match that many consider to have defined his career, a bout against Marco Antonio Barrera. Pacquiao, moving up in weight and in his first fight ever in the featherweight division, brought his power with him and defeated Barrera via a TKO in the 11th round at the Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas. Although this fight was not recognized as a title fight by any sanctioning bodies, Pacquiao was recognized as world champion by Ring Magazine after his victory, and he held that title until relinquishing it in 2005.

1st fight with Marquez

Only 6 months removed from his win over Barrera, Pacquiao went on to challenge another respected Mexican counterpuncher, Juan Manuel Márquez, then holder of the World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) Featherweight titles. The fight held at the MGM Grand ended in a controversial draw after he knocked down Márquez three times in the first round but lost most of the latter rounds. One of the judges later admitted to making an error in the scorecards because he scored the first round as "10-7" in favor of Pacquiao instead of the standard "10-6" for a three-knockdown round.

1st fight with Morales

Manny once again moved up another division from 126 to 130 lbs to fight another Mexican legend, three-time division champion Érik Morales on March 19, 2005, at the MGM Grand. However, this time around, at his first fight in the superfeatherweight division, Pacquiao lost the 12-round match by a unanimous decision from the judges.

WBC International Super Featherweight Title

On September 10, 2005, Manny Pacquiao knocked out Héctor Velázquez, capturing the WBC International Super Featherweight title in the process, in a fight held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

2nd bout with Morales

Pacquiao defeated Morales via a 10th-round KO in a much-anticipated rematch on January 21, 2006 in Las Vegas at Thomas and Mack Center.

Oscar Larios

On July 2, 2006, Pacquiao defeated Oscar Larios, a two-time superbantamweight champion who had moved up two weight divisions in order to face Pacquiao. Despite his camp's big promise of an early knockout, the fight went until the final round, with Pacquiao knocking down Larios two times during the 12-round bout for the WBC International Super Featherweight title held at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines.

Final bout with Morales

Pacquiao and Morales fought for a third time (with the series tied 1-all) on November 18, 2006. Witnessed by a near-record crowd of 18,276, the match saw Pacquiao defeating Morales via a third-round knockout at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

After the Pacquiao-Morales rematch, Bob Arum, Pacquiao's main promoter, announced that Manny returned his signing bonus check back to Golden Boy Promotions, signaling intentions to stay with Top Rank. This resulted in GBP's decision to sue the famed fighter over contractual breaches.

At the end of 2006, he was named by both HBO and Ring Magazine as the "Fighter of the Year", with HBO also naming him as the most exciting fighter of the year.

Jorge Solis

After a failed promotional negotiation with Marco Antonio Barrera's camp, Bob Arum chose Jorge Solis as Pacquiao's next opponent among several fighters that Arum offered him to fight as a replacement. The bout was held in San Antonio, Texas on April 14, 2007. In the sixth round of the bout, an accidental headbutt occurred, giving Pacquiao a cut under his left eyebrow. The fight ended in the eighth round when Pacquiao knocked Solis down twice; with Solis barely beating the count after the second knockdown, the referee (who was also a doctor) was prompted to stop the fight. The victory raised Pacquiao's win-loss-draw record to 44-3-2, with 34 KOs.

2nd bout with Barrera

On June 29, 2007, it was announced that Top Rank and GBP agreed to settle their lawsuit, meaning the long-awaited rematch with Marco Antonio Barrera will occur despite being the #1 contender for the super featherweight title of Juan Manuel Márquez.

Since Bob Arum was out on a vacation, GBP's chief executive Richard Schaefer politely declined to discuss Pacquiao’s purse from the October 6, 2007 rematch with Marco Antonio Barrera (at the Mandalay Bay Resort Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas). However, Pacquiao was likely to get a purse of $5 million, plus possibly a share of the pay-per-view rights.[10] Pacquiao defeated Barrera in their rematch via an easy unanimous decision. In the 11th round, Pacquiao's punch caused a deep cut under Barrera's right eye. Barrera retaliated with an illegal punch on the break that dazed Pacquiao but also caused the referee to deduct a point from Barrera. Two judges scored the bout 118-109, whereas the third scored it 115-112.