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Fri Dec 05, 2008 1:25 pm EST

Hitman watches the big fight with dollar signs in his eyes

By Steve Cofield

Someone will lose on Saturday night but it won't be Ricky Hatton. The world's top 140-pounder wins in every scenario as he waits to face the winner of the Oscar De La Hoya-Manny Pacquiao fight. A De La Hoya win sets up a mega-fight against Hatton and the Hitman says that he's got no problem going back to fight at 147. That's a big departure from what he said after a lackluster performance at the weight against Luis Collazo and a knockout loss against Floyd Mayweather Jr.:

"I said I would never go up to 147 again but I mean it's Oscar De La Hoya. One's moved up and one's moved down and I'm in the middle. A fight against the winner or the loser would be a good but if you're a winner you want to fight the winner."

For a pick on the fight, Hatton said he's leaning toward a De La Hoya knockout inside of seven rounds:

"Will Manny be able to get past that left jab? Manny does have fast footwork, he throws lots of punches, he does have the style but sometimes he can be quite easy to hit. Oscar does bring to the ring power that Manny has never had to deal with in his career."

Click below to listen to Hatton interview (ESPNRadio1100 w/Cofield):

Hatton's interest will really be piqued if the fight goes past seven rounds. He'll be watching closely to see if De La Hoya's gas tank quickly goes to empty.

"If he tires down the home straight then there's my incentive. I'm a body puncher and somebody who comes on stronger as the fight goes on. If he does tire like that then the last person he wants to face is Ricky Hatton."

Hatton's mindset about fighting at 147 has also changed because of the progress he saw in the win over Paulie Malignaggi. He mentioned that he tried to bulldoze his way in against Collazo and Floyd Jr. and he knows he can't do that at the weight. His new trainer Floyd Sr. has slowed him down from his prior "100 MPH" style. 

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  1. mario
    1. Posted by mario Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:07 pm EDT

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    Stick with Mayweather as your trainer.
  2. Pharrell
    2. Posted by Pharrell Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:27 pm EDT

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    Or get Roach... Hahaha!!!
  3. Randy R
    3. Posted by Randy R Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:39 pm EST

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    Mr hitman here is after de la hoya....he knows he can get a big pay day that night..... and once de la hoya knocks out pacman in the 10th round...... next up will be hitman vs de la hoya......i would love to see de la hoya fight margarito for his last fight.....with no excuses............this chavez jr vs golden boy....please ....jr is no where near even ready to face that type of competition...... cheavez jr should just shut up and hide behind his daddy.....
  4. grranimal guts
    4. Posted by grranimal guts Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:46 pm EDT

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    Pretty sure we will see Hitman vs. Pacman. Manny is gonna clean De La Hoya's clock!
  5. Norman R
    5. Posted by Norman R Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:41 pm EDT

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    Will everyone quit talking about Margarito like he is the second coming. He beat a fighter known to get dropped. Cotto has been dropped before. I always knew he would one day get dropped and stay down. He was dropped by some good but not elite fighters. Like Corley. IF Oscar beats Pac. If he wants to go out fighting the best he should Fight Paul Williams. Williams is the most feared man in this sport!!! NOt Margarito.. Fight Williams if you want a challenge.
    As far Hatton fight Money bull dozing was his only shot cuz he for damn sure wasn't gone outbox him!!
    Go Pac. If Hatton fights Pac that would be a classic bout. HE should fight Pac win lose or draw. Oscar should fight Winky or something. Not a small Ricky Hatton.
  6. Daniel G
    6. Posted by Daniel G Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:35 pm EDT

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    Why that hype on Hatton as if he is the Greatest and deserving to wait for the WINNER. He fought a weakling boxer after his big losing fight with Mayweather. Hatton doesnt fight toe-to-toe but seems to be lips to lips. He just loves to embrace in a romantic position but only to gain a momentum to release 3 punches like a traitor. Anyway thats his style. MMA might be suited for him.
  7. Gambino
    7. Posted by Gambino Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:50 pm EDT

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    I would like to see Manny beat DLH but my boxing mind says that eventually he's going to hit Manny with that left hook. I'm thinking that Manny's speed will keep him in the fight until about the 9th or 10th round which DLH should come up with the KO...
    Hatton vs. Pacman is classic match... Hatton is a much better style for Manny than DLH... I think Manny would pull out a split decision over Hatton with both men hitting the canvas on that one...
    If DLH fights Hatton - Hatton gets KO'd in the 8th or 9th round...
    -Gambino
  8. assassin
    8. Posted by assassin Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:34 pm EDT

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    ok then.....it's settled....ricky fatton is next...as long as he's got enough money to pay manny...the pacman will be more than willing to knock him back to england.....meanwhile , sit back, relax and enjoy the show as the mexicutioner swallows another fat guy...
  9. Perzlaf
    9. Posted by Perzlaf Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:12 pm EDT

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    Looks like the hitman likes to flip flops, On youtube (watch?v=0Vy8SasfLW8) he says Pacquiao has the advantage to win because he say it must be hard to cut down weight for de la hoya & he only fights once a year.
  10. LONNIE L
    10. Posted by LONNIE L Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:47 pm EDT

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    de la hoya win in unamous decision and bless o.j. simpson keep strong.
  11. Gary R
    11. Posted by Gary R Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:08 pm EDT

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    There's an old saying " A good large man will always beat an equally good small man"! We'll see Sat. night
  12. Killer
    12. Posted by Killer Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:55 pm EDT

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    It's sad to say but Oscar goes in 9.He should have retired after Floyd as he has nothing left prove.
  13. POMPEY F
    13. Posted by POMPEY F Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:14 pm EDT

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    I Know Pacman can win but I think it's a hard fight with DLH but an easy one with hatton, let's see on Saturday Baby
  14. Mr. Simmons
    14. Posted by Mr. Simmons Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:50 pm EDT

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    De la hoya is my boy but pacman is gonna eat his ass up!!!!!!!! prediction 6th round knockout!
  15. jerry
    15. Posted by jerry Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:33 pm EDT

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    Hatton has to be the most overrated fighter of our time. Hold and Hit Hatton. Oscar is second most overrated. I admit he's fought against the best of the best but he usually loses. And now hes fighting a former flyweight who has one career fight at lightweight!!! wow! class act. Almost as classy as beating Chavez and Whitaker well past thier primes.
    Margarito deserves his props. He knocks DeLa Hoya out in 5 if they fight. Williams deserves his props, he beat Margarito, and no one wants to fight him
    Mayweather deserved his props, but he's "retired" .. showed as Hatton is a B fighter.
    Mosley is hanging on by a thread.
    Anyways point being, i have no interest in Hatton vs De La Hoya. can you say overrated!
  16. Simple One
    16. Posted by Simple One Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:55 pm EDT

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    I want to see a fight between Hatton and Pacman, thats very interesting fight. Since Hatton is quick like Pac and both of them are aggressive. Its boring to see Oscar fight, he is a legend but he needs to fight bigger guys. Quindi, PAC VS HITMAN......lets goooooo.....if PAC will win this fight, lets open a cup for fighting FLOID PRETTYBOY WEATHER its more than a dream much baby.....
  17. Randy M
    17. Posted by Randy M Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:29 pm EDT

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    The king rules Manny will k.o. DLH 7th 8th round and wait for ur turn Hatton you will kiss the canvass very soon!
  18. go pacman
    18. Posted by go pacman Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:14 pm EDT

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    you are all morons specially you hatton everybody knows that pacman will win he will make dela hoya cry dela hoya is already an old man he will be executed by the mexicutioner pacman
    we will not see a dela hoya-hatton fight but we will see a pacman-hatton fight!!!!!!!!
  19. Adrian G
    19. Posted by Adrian G Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:46 pm EDT

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    Oscar has plenty of motivation to win this fight (try 100 million). In all likelyhood, a victory Saturday night would mean a showdown with Hatton in May '09. Who's to say that they couldn't sell out Wembley stadium? The revenue generated from the gate receipts and PPV (US and UK) would be astronomical. Revenue so good, they just might have to do it twice...
  20. ballztothewall
    20. Posted by ballztothewall Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:38 pm EDT

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    Hatton is a turd just waiting for the money train to pick him up. He doesn't deserve to fight either one of these guys. As for DLH, this will go down as the biggest disaster in his career by taking on a much smaller fighter. Look at the weigh in, 142 vs 145 and by the time fight time comes DLH will probably be walking around 160. He say "he trained for king kong?!" O'RLY? Why didn't you train for king kong against Mayweather or Trinidad? He's lost every big fight and wants to say Manny and Roach woke up a sleeping giant in DLH??? And it certainly is true that he is a giant compared to Manny. and Hopkins comment that a good big man will always beat a good small man but what DLH lacks in his fights Manny has plenty of. Manny is hungry, he's humble and not only fighting for himself but for his trainer and his people. He's got a big heart. Even if he loses which I think would be by decision and not a KO, he stills comes out a winner for taking on DLH. DLH is full of excuses. There's plenty of people in his own class that want a shot with him but he went with the much smaller fighter so he can try to overpower and bully him. All about the $$$. I hope Manny gives DLH hell and knocks him out or goes all 12 rounds with a unanimous decision to send Oscar into retirement. This fight is a damn joke if DLH can't do any damage to Manny. Hatton can suck balls. He should fight all the guys Manny beat already before he's even given a chance to fight him.
  21. Francis Rey B
    21. Posted by Francis Rey B Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:02 pm EDT

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    Dela Hoya will lose his punching power because he lose weight while Pacman will increase his Power because he gains weight. Pacquiao may slow or may speed up. One thing is for sure Pacman will win round 8 K.O. victory. Oscar will eat Pacman's Fist!! Pacman is the best fighter of the the21st century!!
  22. Francis Rey B
    22. Posted by Francis Rey B Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:02 pm EDT

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    The Bigman will be Bullied tommorow! Pacman will bully Oscar in the ring tommorrow!
  23. Larry L
    23. Posted by Larry L Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:56 pm EDT

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    This will be the Greatest Fight win or lose for the best pound for pound in the world The PAC , but this will also be the Greatest Disaster for DLH if he lose to smaller PAC, the PAC should watch DLH left hook and DLH should watch PAC's unseen straight left coupled with a good right hook!...SPEED, POWER AND STAMINA matters most in this fight. Size, high and reach advantage can be handled as most trainers do for their fighter...
    But this fight between the best boxer in the world will be EXPLOSIVE as they are not into sweet romantic hugging like Hatton loves to do LOL. Good Lick....ooooppppss i mean GOOD LUCK to The PAC and to DLH...
    Prediction.....Fight will end in KO from both The PAC and DLH....
  24. omar d
    24. Posted by omar d Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:12 pm EDT

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    i'll go for manny;) manny means money
  25. dmac 2 grand
    25. Posted by dmac 2 grand Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:45 pm EDT

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    as a real boxing aficianodo the fight on paper goes to de La hoya but in the ring it goes to Manny. !st off it is easier to gain and maintain weight than loose and maintain weight and people should know as you get older your memory cells maintain inperfect memory so oscar at 35 is supposed to be at 157 or larger but he maintains 155 loosing 7 pounds of muscle hurts lol because he is not taking punching power with him he is loosing it manny may loose some speed too but when it is all said and done manny gonna tap that azz and de la hoya will smile at the end of the fight like he always does, like he plans to do and he will loose graciously then try to sign manny to golden boy productions. as far as hatton goes this guy is a [profane]king idiot he has no skill he went the distance with no power paulie? are you kidding me? fatton wants a payday he is a blemished fighter and exposed and it isnt about the win anymore it is about the payday with him hatton needs to fight cotto de la hoya needs to fight paul williams, maragrito needs to let the air out his head and and calzaghe needs to fight chad dawson now until all that chit happens boxing even with a few bright stars is in peril especially when get hit bowe is fighting next week and hollyfield( lord please protect him) is about to get massacared by a [profane]king 7 foot sloth with no skill just a belt.butthen again stranger things have happened and those are just my thoughts

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