Manny Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatton HBO 24/7 (Video)

I said real boxing fans.

Paul Williams, Roy Jones, Pac-man, Hatton, Pavlik, Calzaghe, Klitchko brothers, Marquez, Cotto, Margarito, Mosley… these guys are all big names in the sport.

Boxing has done a poor job of marketing itself in the last decade, but there are still plenty of great fighters. The HW devision is weak, but that’s true for MMA as well. It’s hard to find huge guys who are talented and athletic that haven’t already committed themselves to other team sports.

jaun diaz, juan markez, nate cambel, winky write are also some top conteneders, well minus winky, but he is still boxing

Nice additions… I listed Marquez though.

It’s a crying shame that heavyweights are becoming extinct in the boxing world. Man I only know one HW that really mattered, where the f**k is Mike Tyson?!?

He’s probably weeping quietly in a Vegas one-room apartment, lamenting that he snorted his last rail off a 52 year old hookers ass.

Tyson is probably weeping quietly in a seedy Vegas hotel, lamenting that he snuffed his last rail off a 52 year-old hooker’s backside.

Tyson has a sick documentary coming out. He might make the mickey rourke comeback. Let’s just hope he doesn’t do anything to erase it all.

I’m as real of a football fan there is, that doesn’t mean that i have to watch a team play just because they’re good..

I agree, even though I’m English I’ve never really rated Hatton. To me he is all hype and he’s got a padded record. The last time he faced a proper fighter he got destroyed and I don’t see him posing much of a threat to Paquiao. I get so frustrated when I see Hatton eating rubbish and letting his weight go out of control. Its dumb and unprofessional. Personally I think that hes more interested in being a celebrity than a fighter.

Pacman is the real deal and he showed in the De La Hoya fight that size doesn’t matter and that he is a highly skilled fighter. I think a Pacman-Mayweather fight would make a lot more money than a Hatton-Mayweather rematch, as I doubt anyone wants to watch the Hitman get outclassed again.

Yeah, great post. There’s no way Mayweather comes out of retirement to school Ricky again, so as a boxing fan I have to root for Manny.

Hatton is like the boxing version of Bisping. As you mentioned, his competition has been average and he’s beem over-hyped because of the fact that the UK is a huge market. He just isn’t that great, and we’ll see it on the 2nd.

Yep. Pretty Boy will never step out of the shadows just to school Hitman. but Im sure he’ll show up for a Pacman superfight…and I also think Hatton would only win if he plays dirty. I mean, headbutts and earbites. even if he employs dirty boxing, Pacman will just weave all in and out of the Hitman’s range and his fast punches will appear to be octopus tentacles to Hatton.

True that, Syd. Manny’s speed and footwork are going to make a mockery of Hatton. This is the last time we’ll see Ricky in a marquee fight.

I aint having this! I’m from England and I aint no fan of Hatton, but he’s going to destroy Pac-Man. Sheer weight difference will win him the fight. DLH cocked up his cut in weight and is washed up anyway. Hatton naturally fights at this weight and is a top 10 p4p fighter and in his prime. No way Pac-man can win this.

Double J, I agree with most things you post but not this. I used to think the same as you for a number of years, but recently Hatton’s fought and beat some real tough opponents, Tszyu, Castillo, Mallinaggi.

If you want to pick on a British world champion who’s made a living knocking out cans and has beens, step forward the pride of the slag heaps, Mr Joke Alzaghe, sorry Joe Calzaghe!

Mayweather will come out of retirement if his massive ego is threatened. If Pac holds claim to the P4P crown, and a huge pay-day is is waiting for Mayweather as well as the chance to prove he is the very best, he will do it.

That’s true to a certain extent JJ. The thing is, will Mayweather still want to cash in on a superfight with all his bling? He’s too rich to fight. But the ego part you’re talking about could be true though…

True that. And also, Pac is not the same type of fighter when he fought Morales. Man he doesn’t have any defense during that time, just pure offensive onslaughts which are very prone to counters, which Morales is good at. Marquez is sh*t!

Haha, yeah, Mayweather is probably scared of what Manny brings to the table. A guy can dream, though!

Yeah i agree with Rob, like most people would be interested in K1 or ADCC on this site.

I hate it when people start talking about American Football tho!!!

American Football is the greatest sport ever. One day the British will catch on.

You guys have clearly never watched hockey. Which is a good chance for me to give a “WAR Canucks! Game 1 tonight, baby!”

War Hawks!

See you in the second round, Mike!

I watch boxing occasionally, but if I had a channel that showed K-1 then I’d watch that more. And no ADCC channel either or else I’d watch that more than either one.

JJ and Mike – Jersey Devils all the way.

I appreciate good jitz, but I haven’t done it my entire life like I have boxing, kickboxing and karate. Plus I love KOs. So Abu Dhabi would probably bore the crap out of me.

A K-1 channel, on the other hand, would be frickin’ awesome!

Brodeur vs. Luongo in the Final?

I’m one of the BJJ purists here. If I was a fighter, I don’t think there would be anything better than doing something to make the other fighter say “Let go, I don’t want to fight anymore”. Boxing… ehh, not so much interest to me. I like kickboxing/Thai boxing better.. More versatility.

WAR Ducks!!
It would be awful if the REd Wings won again this year :( ..

But they show ADCC fights and feature K-1 strikers here too right? Hell even wrestling freaks like Lashley get exposure here too, so why not boxing, which is an MMA fundamental?

Exactly. Pretty funny how someone bashes boxing when it is the reason 95% of fans watch MMA.