Manny Pacquiao’s celebrated trainer Freddie Roach said handling British slugger Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton will be a different business compared with the strategy they used against Oscar de la Hoya.
“Of course, Hatton's much younger, more vibrant guy,” Roach told 8Count.com’s Brad Cooney in a podcast interview. “He'll give us more difficulty… he's a rough fighter.”
The American trainer said Hatton has a more aggressive fighting style compared to de la Hoya, whom Pacquiao beat in eight rounds last December 6.
“He'll come on with his shoulders and elbows, combinations…kind of nudge you a little bit,” said Roach.
He said that this is the reason why they will slightly modify Pacquiao’s training. Training partners will be important, too, he added.
“It's a little bit different style we'll train for… I'll get the right sparring partners for Manny,” said Roach.
Roach believes Pacquiao's speed will still be the key in winning against the British toughie.
"It will be a tough fight but after six rounds, Manny's speed will gonna take over," he said. "I think we'll get Hatton somewhere down the road."
Hitman’s trainer picks on Pacman’s style
Lee Beard, Hatton’s co-trainer, has pointed out some weaknesses in Pacquiao’s training style.
According to Gareth Davies of Telegraph.co.uk, Beard is the man who brought Ricky and Floyd Mayweather Sr. together.
“I have been to Pacquiao’s gym, and watched him train a couple of times, and he makes lots of mistakes, mistakes that he also makes in fights,” he said in an interview posted on www.rickyhitmanhatton.com.
Beard said mistakes could cost Pacquiao a lot inside the ring.
“Manny makes some massive errors, and he is very repetitive in some of his movements, and with certain punches, and the way he throws them,” he said.
Beard believes his ward can capitalize on these mistakes in the May 2 fight. He thinks it would be bad news for the Filipino champion.
“In this fight I believe that Manny will make the same mistakes as normal, and Ricky will capitalize… When Ricky hits Manny, he is going to be shocked at the power,” he said.
US promo tour called off
Meanwhile, the US promotional tour for the Pacquiao-Hatton match has been called off to give way for the boxers training.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said, however, that there will be a big media conference in Los Angeles in the last week of March after the initial kick-off in Britain. Earlier plans called for promotional tour stops in New York and San Francisco.
Arum said that after the trip to London and Manchester, Pacquiao would return to Los Angeles to start training while Hatton will train for two weeks in England before flying to Las Vegas to continue training under Floyd Mayweather Sr.
Source: abs-cbnnews.com
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