In spite of all the talk earlier in the week that the Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton fight was somehow for the title of pound-for-pound best, the media isn't truly buying that Hatton has a shot. It was Pacquiao in a landslide in the Las Vegas Review-Journal media poll.

The only folks picking Hatton were Chuck Johnson and Bert Sugar both from HBO and Chris Maathuis from CBS in Las Vegas. Even the British media members in the poll, Simon Lewis, John Dirs, Mike Costello, John Welsh and Gareth A. Davies all tabbed Pacman. The total was 23-3 for Pacquiao with 13 saying he'll finish the fight by knockout or technical knockout. Most finishes were in rounds 8-10 which makes betting the length of the fight an interesting proposition.

Pacquiao is a big favorite ranging anywhere from -250 to -280. The public is generally  wary of laying a big number so many more shooting for Pacman KO. On Thursday, over 9 1/2 rounds was -150. By Friday afternoon, it had dropped to -130.

Don't forget that this same media poll also had Miguel Cotto winning in a landslide against Antonio Margarito. Cotto may have also fallen victim to Margarito's cement hands shenanigans in that fight. 

Check out the picks:

Al Bernstein, Showtime -- Pacquiao by decision
Kevin Blackistone, AOL Sports -- Pacquiao by decision
Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Pacquiao by TKO 9
Steve Cofield, ESPN 1100 -- Pacquiao by TKO 9
Dave Cokin, ESPN 1100 -- Pacquiao by KO 8
Mike Costello, BBC Radio -- Pacquiao by decision
Gareth A. Davies, Daily Telegraph -- Pacquiao by TKO 10
Tim Dahlberg, Associated Press -- Pacquiao by TKO 10
Ben Dirs, BBC Sports -- Pacquiao by TKO 8
Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times -- Pacquiao by TKO 9
Norm Frauenheim, 15rounds.com -- Pacquiao by decision
Ed Graney, Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Pacquiao by TKO 10
Kevin Iole, Yahoo Sports -- Pacquiao by decision
Chuck Johnson, HBO.com -- Hatton by decision
Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com -- Pacquiao by KO 8
Simon Lewis, Press Association -- Pacquiao by TKO 10
Chris Maathuis, KLAS Channel 8 -- Hatton by decision
Robert Morales, Long Beach (Calif.) Press-Telegram -- Pacquiao by decision
Kieran Mulvaney, Reuters -- Pacquiao by decision
Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times -- Pacquiao by KO 10
Dan Rafael, ESPN.com -- Pacquiao by TKO 10
Mike Rosenthal, ringtv.com -- Pacquiao by TKO 9
Tim Smith, New York Daily News -- Pacquiao by decision
Bert Sugar, boxing historian -- Hatton by decision
John Welsh, Telegraph & Arguis, West Yorkshire, England -- Pacquiao by decision
George Willis, New York Post -- Pacquiao by decision
Total: Pacquiao 23, Hatton 3

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