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Ricky Hatton says he is out to match Manny Pacquiao for speed when they meet in Las Vegas on May 2 at the MGM Grand. The twohottest boxer this year will clash in a mouthwatering light-welterweight showdown at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, with the Hitman Ricky hatton aiming to take Manny Pacquiao pound for pound king crown. Ricky Hatton is the current IBO super lightweight champion and never been stopped in 140 lbs. weight division. Pacquiao has won world titles at a host of weights, with his brilliant speed proving too much for most of his opponents. But Hatton, with his new trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. and a father of his tormentor Floyd Jr. is now in his corner, and he believes that he will be just as fast as the Pacman come on fight night.
Hatton said that he strongly believe tha the would be as fast as Manny Pacquiao and thinking Floyd Sr. will probably agree with him, the way they have started off in the first couple of weeks. And if he is not as fast as Manny, he will only be the narrowest of margins behind Manny. Hatton added. Hatton produced one of the best displays of his career to stop brash New Yorker Paulie Malignaggi, since splitting with Billy Graham his former trainer.
When a possible Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao fight was discussed in the past, many experts were predicting a real slugfest with the Filipino buzz saw going toe to toe with the non-stop pressure of the Hitman. Ricky Hatton believes the new approach brought by Floyd Mayweather Sr. is bringing to the fore skills that had been dormant in his past fights. According to Hatton he is picking up shots, moving his head faster, and his defense is a lot better, I'm jabbing a bit more, and because Manny Pacquiao probably watching videos of Ricky Hatton, all the videos that he is watching will be the old Ricky Hatton, and then when the new Ricky Hatton turns up, I think Manny Pacquiao is going to get a shock. I think one thing that won't shock him is my strength and my size, which I think obviously if he's not preparing for it, he should be. Hatton added.
When Manny Pacquiao knocked down and injured his spar mate Art Hovhannesyan with a right hook in the second round of a sparring session cutting short his first training at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood. The 27-year-old Hovhannesyan stands 5’7’ or a shade taller than Pacquiao. Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach was already convinced that Ricky Hatton just doesn’t stand a chance on their title showdown on May 2 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Ricky Hatton will stake his IBO super lightweight belt including his Title Ring Magazine while Manny Pacquiao is the current pound for pound king. Freddie Roach had initially predicted that it will take Manny Pacquiao nine rounds to get the job done, but sang a different tune with 46 days left before the scheduled mega buck 12-rounder super lightweight match at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Ricky Hatton is the current IBO super lightweight Champion.
When sparring resumes, Hovhannesyan may no longer be there, but Roach has already lined up a few others, and it may include Amir Khan who recently knocked out Marco Antonio Barrera in England. Amir Khan, at 22 described by Freddie Roach as his next world champion aside from Manny Paquiao, Khan has sparred with Pacquiao before, and wouldn’t hesitate doing it again. In his recent camps, Manny Pacquiao had also sent a few sparring partners packing. One of them, taller and heavier, almost quit after three rounds as Pacquiao trained for Oscar dela Hoya. Manny Pacquiao pays each of his sparring partners close to a thousand dollars a week, but to some of them it is not really the money but the chance to work out with the world champion.
Freddie Roach said that the more he sees the videos of previous fight of Ricky Hatton, the more he is convinced that Manny Pacquiao can take him out. According to Roach, guys who put Ricky in trouble just could not finish him off but against Manny it is going to be different.Manny Pacquiao is currently training at Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood that owns by his trainer Freddie Roach for his fight against Ricky Hatton on May 2 in MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Hatton is a tailor made for Pacquiao boxing style. Roach said that once Manny hurts him, Manny is going to finish Hatton. Paquiao is a great finisher and now I believe that Manny is going to knock him out in just three rounds. Ricky is made for Manny, said Roach, sounding delighted but not ecstatic and with the manner which Manny Pacquiao decked Glendale-based welterweight Art Hovhannesyan in the second and final round of the sparring session. Freddie Roach wants Pacquiao to spar four rounds but it was stopped even before the round ended because Hovhannesyan suffered a cut. Hovhannesyan, who boast a 7-0-1 win-loss-draw with two knockouts in his 8 fights, is one of countless others Roach is bringing in to the gym to lend a hand in whipping Pacquiao into form for the British banger.
Roach also said that he will also bring Mexican-American knockout artist Urbano Antillon who pummeled Manny's brother Bobby Pacquiao. Under Roach’s plan, Pacquiao will rack up another four rounds on Thursday then go five rounds each on Saturday and Tuesday. Ricky has an awkward style and I am going to find out who among them will be retained, Roach added, stressing that the succeeding sparring will be done in moderation. Manny Paquiao will be throwing the pitch during the San Francisco Giants-San Diego Padres game then fly back to Los Angeles to resume his training. In fact, Roach has instructed Top Rank, which promotes Pacquiao and calls the shots for the May 2 encounter will show that the planned April 21 appearance of Pacquiao in San Francisco will be brief.
Roach is so serious and determined to prove the critics about his forecast that there he is cutting down on the promotional activities in the days leading to the big fight.
Ricky Hatton says he is out to match Manny Pacquiao for speed when they meet in Las Vegas on May 2 at the MGM Grand. The twohottest boxer this year will clash in a mouthwatering light-welterweight showdown at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, with the Hitman Ricky hatton aiming to take Manny Pacquiao pound for pound king crown. Ricky Hatton is the current IBO super lightweight champion and never been stopped in 140 lbs. weight division. Pacquiao has won world titles at a host of weights, with his brilliant speed proving too much for most of his opponents. But Hatton, with his new trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. and a father of his tormentor Floyd Jr. is now in his corner, and he believes that he will be just as fast as the Pacman come on fight night.
When a possible Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao fight was discussed in the past, many experts were predicting a real slugfest with the Filipino buzz saw going toe to toe with the non-stop pressure of the Hitman. Ricky Hatton believes the new approach brought by Floyd Mayweather Sr. is bringing to the fore skills that had been dormant in his past fights. According to Hatton he is picking up shots, moving his head faster, and his defense is a lot better, I'm jabbing a bit more, and because Manny Pacquiao probably watching videos of Ricky Hatton, all the videos that he is watching will be the old Ricky Hatton, and then when the new Ricky Hatton turns up, I think Manny Pacquiao is going to get a shock. I think one thing that won't shock him is my strength and my size, which I think obviously if he's not preparing for it, he should be. Hatton added.
