MANILA, Philippines—Speed kills, and Ricky Hatton must prevent a lightning-quick Manny Pacquiao from going forward continually if he wants to thwart the Filipino superstar in their much-anticipated Las Vegas bout in May.
A report penned by noted boxing analyst Andrew Seidman in www.ringsidereport.com said the British “Hitman” cannot beat Pacquiao by going circles and waiting to unload power shots when the latter attacks.
“One of the most important things Hatton will need to do is learn how to cut off the ring,” Seidman wrote.
“You might think that, maybe, Ricky can go circle and wait for Pacquiao to go on the attack. That’s out of the question. There are just few cases where you should let a fighter with faster hands, especially one with power, come forward consistently. Hatton must make Pacquiao go backwards.”
Pacquiao, Seidman noted, has improved his power punches and every aspect of his fighting skills. Once Pacquiao gets confident that he is the better fighter, Hatton will be in trouble, he added.
Apart from a slight edge in reach, Seidman said, the Filipino WBC lightweight king is “more calculated in his attacks, has quick feet and even quicker hands.”
Although Pacquiao’s promoter Top Rank head honcho Bob Arum and Hatton’s team have not agreed terms, boxing insiders said the fight between two of the world’s most popular fighters is already a “done deal.”
Seidman also said Hatton—who lost his biggest fight yet against Floyd Mayweather Jr. last year—should also put aside his eagerness to brawl using his left hook.
“Pacquiao is trigger happy,” Seidman wrote. “He will go for the kill. In any case, a confident Pacquiao who is willing to exchange in the middle of the ring pretty much means that Hatton is in trouble.”
After watching how good Pacquiao looked against Oscar De La Hoya in their fight last Dec. 6, Hatton “will need a trainer well schooled on the science of boxing.”
Source: inquirer.net
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