Ricky Hatton has landed the first shot on Manny Pacquiao - a month before they clash in the ring.
Hatton rubbished world pound-for-pound king Pacquiao's win over Oscar De La Hoya when they squared up at a red-carpet event in Hollywood.
'The Hitman' claims 'Golden Boy' was just a shell of the fighter who has graced the world stage for 15 years because he was weight-drained.
"Any win over Oscar is magnificent," said Hatton."But was that the Oscar De La Hoya we have come to love? I don't think so.
"Only Oscar can say what happened on the scales, but he looked a shell of the man we know. I don't think it was hard to beat him that night."
Hatton, 30, jetted out to his training camp in Vegas at the weekend and is confident of becoming the new world pound-forpound king after going toeto-toe with Pacquiao at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
The Filipino is moving up to light-welterweight, where Hatton has never been beaten, and the Hitman feels he has underestimated his speed.
"A lot of people are seeing it as size versus speed," said the IBO champion.
"These same people thought Paulie Malignaggi would outspeed me in my last fight and that wasn't the case.
"And that was only after seven weeks working with my new trainer Floyd Mayweather Senior. "We're even quicker again.
Ultimately I think size will play a big factor. He has dangers in other areas, like his speed and footwork, but I'm boxing a lot cuter than I was a few years ago.
"I respect Manny but he should be a bit more worried about my power."
Source: mirror.co.uk
1 comment:
it's good for you to practice dreaming Hatton 'cause that is what you will do when Pacman send you to dreamland come May 2
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