Ricky Hatton Says He’ll Look To Box Manny Pacquiao The Way He Did Malignaggi

by James Slater

While most, if not all, fight fans are expecting a furious war to take place in the ring when Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton collide in Las Vegas on May 2nd, Hatton himself says he just might surprise everyone and out-box “Pac-Man,” much like he did fellow speedster Paulie Malignaggi when he met him last November. Hatton credits new trainer Floyd Mayweather Junior with the newfound patient version of “The Hitman” and said earlier today that had he met Maliganggi a few years earlier it would have been a totally different fight.

Knowing he needed to be able to cope with “The Magic Man’s” blurring hand and foot speed, Hatton surprised his fans with his new, much more measured approach. Now, in going up with the also very fast Pacquiao, Hatton says he will look for a performance that is something similar. read more

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