Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton – Who’s Coming Out on Top

19th March 2009 | Category: Las Vegas,Sports | Tags: ,

Live from Las Vegas, under the tutelage of Floyd Mayweather Sr, who trains Hatton in Manchester, Hatton says he’s progressed dramatically, and Sporting Life of the UK says that Hatton boasts that Manny is in for a real shock the night of the fight. Pacquiao says he’s a whole different fighter than he was, “faster, stronger and more tactical.”

The Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, which is currently hosting the training of Pacquiao is silent, apparently Manny isn’t ready to boast on his skills yet, but according to those in the know, it’s just his second week for taking part in training and he’s got some fantastic form, and apparently knocked down his sparring partner, Art Hovhannesyan in the second round of play, causing an upper eyelid cut in the fourth round on Wednesday.

His strength and conditioning trainer, Alex Ariza said to ABS-CBNm, that he is going to shock everybody at how strong he is at 140 pounds.”

If we run over and ask Pacquiao, however, he’s pretty well convinced that his speed is whats going to gain him the victory in the head to head with Hatton but Pacquiao does add, humbly we think, that there’s a great deal more he needs to do before he thinks hes in tip top shape?

And what do YOU think? We personally think its well worth your time to get your tickets early for the Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton bout in Vegas. When they’re gone, they’re gone.