Power and speed will determine who will emerge as winner in the upcoming superfight between Fililipno boxer Manny Pacquiao and England's Ricky Hatton on May 2, 2009 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada
The forthcoming fight between popular boxers Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines and Ricky Hatton of England will be show of power and speed.
Freddie Roach, now the world’s most popular trainer and owner of the famous Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles, California is so confident that his ward will finish Hatton in the later rounds. Asked why he thinks Manny will beat Hatton, Roach said ‘speed kills’, referring to Pacquiao’s trade mark fighting style.
Roach seems to be capitalizing on Pacquiao’s speed in his encounter with Hatton. It is possible that Roach will use Pacquiao’s speedy boxing style to neutralize Hatton’s aggressive stance.
Speed is indeed a potent weapon of Pacquiao and from all indications, Roach is determined to fine tune Pacquiao’s natural speedy boxing style. As a season boxing coach and trainer, Roach is expected to supplement Pacquiao’s hand and foot works with other techniques that will further enhance his speed power.
‘Speed kills’ as Roach appropriately coined for Pacquiao’s speedy fighting style, could be Roach major training direction that is specifically aimed at neutralizing Hatton’s bullfight boxing style. This simply means that changes and improvements on Pacquiao’s natural skills will be concentrated on the effective usage of his speed particularly his hands and footwork.
The last three or four fights of Pacquiao that included his “Dream Match’ with Oscar de la Hoya, saw Roach making creative changes in Pacquaio’s fighting style to address the known fighting trademark of each fighter. This was evident in Pacquiao’s fight with Erik Morales, Juan Manuel Marquez and David Diaz. For each of these fighters, Roach made the necessary changes by enhancing Pacquiao’s known fighting styles.
On the other hand, Ricky Hatton may just abandon his known fighting trademark and surprise Pacquiao with a newfound technique that his equally able trainer Floyd Mayweather, Sr. will ask him to use in the early rounds and if found ineffective he can revert to his old fighting style where he is most effective.
In all probability, Hatton will capitalize on his punching power and will surely put to test his original fighting style with Pacquiao to see if it works. Hatton, the powerful and rugged brawler from Manchester will definitely be in great condition as he will fight in his comfortable weight range. He has been most effective in the 140 pound limit where he remained unbeaten and Pacquiao has never fought in the 140 pounds level. But he does not have the skill of Manny Pacquiao and if he is not careful with his defenses he will definitely hit the canvas and Pacquiao will finish him with his rapid and powerful punches.
Source: digitaljournal.com
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