Pacquiao vs. Hatton in May

[thelwig14]

Close to being finalized at 140.

This Hatton will be much, much better than the one PBF faced, but Pac won't be stationary enough for Hatton to affect him. It will be a spectacular fight with Pac winning clearly but both fighters enhancing their legacies.

[HotSauce2k3]

Re: Pacquiao vs. Hatton in May

This is going to be an exciting fight. Pacman will be a heavy, heavy favorite, but I think it will be an all out brawl and anything can happen with that. Any idea where it will be? Wembley? Manila? Either way should be a crazy atmosphere.

[phillyfan23]

Re: Pacquiao vs. Hatton in May

This is going to be an exciting fight. Pacman will be a heavy, heavy favorite, but I think it will be an all out brawl and anything can happen with that. Any idea where it will be? Wembley? Manila? Either way should be a crazy atmosphere.

the only chance hatton has if he turns this into a wrestling match....oh wait half of his fights DO turn into wrestling matches. Hugs here, hugs there, hugs everywhere!!

I see this thing going the distance but Pac-man should win.

[Money99]

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Kudos to Pacquiao! He seems to be the only fighter that's willing to duke it out with anyone. And does this guy ever take a vacation??? If anyone deserves a break it's him.

I wish every boxer was like him.

[phillyfan23]

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Kudos to Pacquiao! He seems to be the only fighter that's willing to duke it out with anyone. And does this guy ever take a vacation??? If anyone deserves a break it's him.

I wish every boxer was like him.

that's the mark of a true champion.....he'll get his break when he retires. If he beats Hatton then proceeds to beat PBF......he WILL go down as the greatest boxing champion of his generation.

[thelwig14]

Re: Pacquiao vs. Hatton in May

This is going to be an exciting fight. Pacman will be a heavy, heavy favorite, but I think it will be an all out brawl and anything can happen with that. Any idea where it will be? Wembley? Manila? Either way should be a crazy atmosphere.

Shocked if it isn't Vegas. Hatton has built up enough brand in the States and his fans will travel and the DUMBEST thing Arum could do is not keep Pac stateside to captialize after the Oscar teabagging.

[ex carrabba fan]

Re: Pacquiao vs. Hatton in May

According to Freddie, it'll be in Vegas.

[Keith121212]

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Hatton should get destroyed. It shouldn't even be close. Mayweather knocked out Hatton so tell me why Pacquiao won't?

[Complex]

Re: Pacquiao vs. Hatton in May

On paper it seems Pac man wins but styles make fights. Hatton likes to move forward and grab and wrestle. This may slow Pac down, we will get to see if Pac can fight inside. Not sure how Pac man handles it. Glad to see this fight happen tho. Is the tight on the line.

[thelwig14]

Re: Pacquiao vs. Hatton in May

Hatton should get destroyed. It shouldn't even be close. Mayweather knocked out Hatton so tell me why Pacquiao won't?

I am not saying that Pac won't ko Hatton, but the Hatton that Pac is going to face is going to be MUCH, MUCH better than the one PBF faced. There is a reason PBF contracted that fight at 147. Pac will win, but his Hatton win will be much more impressive.

[Pappy Knuckles]

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The sooner Pac does his thing against Hatton, the sooner we can get that Mayweather match.

[Dez]

Re: Pacquiao vs. Hatton in May

The sooner Pac does his thing against Hatton, the sooner we can get that Mayweather match.

Yup...

[Bamtino]

Re: Pacquiao vs. Hatton in May

This one could be a classic all out brawl but I expect Pacquiao to mostly box this guy with a few good exchanges here and there...Basically follow his MAB gameplan with a couple of tweeks for Hattons pressure attack...Either way i expect Pacquiao to win easily...I will say this though, Hatton is not in the same class as Pacquiao but he packs a good punch and Manny's chin will be tested in this fight...Hatton will be the hardest puncher Pacquiao has faced to date...

[JayBee74]

Re: Pacquiao vs. Hatton in May

Are they fighting at Junior Welter?

[ex carrabba fan]

Re: Pacquiao vs. Hatton in May

Fight is dead..

Pacquiao-Hatton fight is dead

Posted January 21st 2009 at 12:20pm
By Michael Rosenthal

The proposed fight between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton, targeted for May 2 in Las Vegas, is officially off.

Bob Arum, Pacquiao’s promoter, said Pacquiao failed to meet a deadline imposed by Hatton to have the deal signed and both fighters have decided to go their separate ways. Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy Promotions, Hatton’s promoter, said the same thing.

The parties initially agreed to a 50-50 split of the purse, several sources said, but Pacquiao later demanded a 60-40 split and then rejected a compromise offer.

“Pacquaio wouldn’t accept the terms,” Arum said. “(Hatton’s promoter) Richard (Schaefer) and (Ricky) Hatton imposed a deadline, I tried to get them to sign a contract, Manny declined, the deadline came and went, the fight was called off.

“Simple as that.”

Arum, obviously frustrated throughout the negotiations, took a matter-of-fact approach on Wednesday.

“I don’t have any criticism for anybody,” he said. “Manny felt the deal should be one way, Hatton felt it should be another way. I tried to come up with what I thought was a good compromise and it was rejected.

“It left us without a fight, but there’s no one to blame here. … I think most of Manny’s people wanted him to accept the compromise. He decided not to. It’s his life, his career.

“He didn’t violate any contracts,” Arum went on. “Hatton didn’t violate any obligations to anyone. Everyone acted in a business-like manner.”

So what’s next?

Arum said he would like to meet with Pacquiao and his trainer, Freddie Roach, next week either in Los Angeles or in the Philippines to discuss possible opponents.

Roach, who guided Pacquiao to his knockout of Oscar De La Hoya on Dec. 6, apparently was shut out of the negotiations for the Hatton fight. He repeatedly tried to reach Pacquiao in the Philippines during the talks but was unsuccessful.

“I want Freddie at the meeting,” Arum said. “… Freddie was excluded for whatever reason from Manny’s group in negotiations. Freddie has played a tremendous role in (Pacquiao’s) career. He’s always been a voice of sanity and reason.

“He should be involved in any discussion about future moves in Manny’s career.”

The most-intriguing potential opponent for Pacquiao is Floyd Mayweather Jr., who is retired for the moment. Other than that, the possibilities are wide open, but no other match up would approach a Hatton or Mayweather fight in scope.

Meanwhile, Schaefer remained disgusted with Pacquiao but is looking forward.

“Hatton’s really pissed off,” Schaefer said. “We wasted a lot of time. I’m having lunch with Bob (Arum on Wednesday). He’s as frustrated as I am, but life goes on. … We had (an oral) deal at 50-50. Pacquiao changed his mind. He has a history of agreeing to deals and then changing his mind.

“You can’t really blame his lawyer Franklin Gacal. Ultimately, it’s Manny’s decision.”

Hatton has instructed Schaefer to begin negotiations with Mayweather for a rematch of their 2007 fight – won by Mayweather – or go after the winner of the Feb. 28 Juan Manuel Marquez-Juan Diaz fight.

Schaefer also said Hatton wants to know whether De La Hoya might be interested in fighting him in England should De La Hoya decide to continue fighting.