Ricky Hatton vs Manny Pacquiao preview part 4

All the training and sparring finished on Monday, now the game plan and tactics will be played through his head until that opening bell rings.

Four Weight world champion and pound-for-pound king, Manny Pacquiao, seems physically and mentally ready for his showdown with Ricky Hatton.

But what tactics will we see? And how confident is Manny and his trainer Freddy Roach about beating Hatton who is undefeated at light-welterweight? Read more

Ricky Hatton vs Manny Pacquiao preview part 3

The outcome of a fight of this magnitude cannot be based on a boxer’s physical and mental strength alone, but more importantly, it will hinge on the tactics employed.

Even more so, as both trainers Freddy Roach and Floyd Mayweather Snr, are master technicians who work more on technical skills than simply brute force. Read more

Ricky Hatton vs Manny Pacquiao preview part 2

All true greats will sometime in their career participate in ‘defining fights’, and what they must display in these such encounters, are skills and strengths unmatched and uparrallel to anything they have achieved in the past.

Therefore to assess Ricky ‘Hitman’ Hatton and Manny Pacquiao, it becomes necessary for us to take a look back at the fights which have made them into the superstars they are today. Read more