Comments on: WBC to recognise Pacman - if he defeats Hatton! http://ringside.today.com/2009/02/26/wbc-to-recognise-pacman-if-he-defeats-hatton/ Dissecting the Sweet Science since 2009 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:52:31 +0000 http://www.today.com/version-2.3.1 By: PaddyD1983 http://ringside.today.com/2009/02/26/wbc-to-recognise-pacman-if-he-defeats-hatton/#comment-12 PaddyD1983 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:49:38 +0000 http://ringside.today.com/2009/02/26/wbc-to-recognise-pacman-if-he-defeats-hatton/#comment-12 At the risk of looking foolish with my predictions... I dont think the WBC will need to sweat too much on Pac's rating after he is beaten by Hatton. Now dont get me wrong, Manny is an awesome fighter. His fights with Marquez are modern classics and he's a tremendous flagship for the sport and for the P4P #1 spot. But he is yet to fight a live opponent above 128lbs. Diaz was good. But pretty much made for Pac. Diaz's footwork is slow, he hits hard but he's pretty laboured. Oscar was a shell of his former self. On May 2nd, Manny will be facing an animal at 140lbs. Hatton's optimum working weight. Hatton will be rejuvenated, confident and most important of all, hungry. There wont be a backward step and you can bet that Hatton will be throwing punches rather than waiting for a gap like Oscar did. I have the greatest respect for Manny, and win, lose or draw he'll still be P4P #1 after this fight. But Hatton will beat him, convincingly! At the risk of looking foolish with my predictions… I dont think the WBC will need to sweat too much on Pac’s rating after he is beaten by Hatton.

Now dont get me wrong, Manny is an awesome fighter. His fights with Marquez are modern classics and he’s a tremendous flagship for the sport and for the P4P #1 spot.

But he is yet to fight a live opponent above 128lbs. Diaz was good. But pretty much made for Pac. Diaz’s footwork is slow, he hits hard but he’s pretty laboured. Oscar was a shell of his former self.

On May 2nd, Manny will be facing an animal at 140lbs. Hatton’s optimum working weight. Hatton will be rejuvenated, confident and most important of all, hungry. There wont be a backward step and you can bet that Hatton will be throwing punches rather than waiting for a gap like Oscar did.

I have the greatest respect for Manny, and win, lose or draw he’ll still be P4P #1 after this fight. But Hatton will beat him, convincingly!

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