Pacquiao vs Hatton

So here I am again writing an article about one of my favorite sport - boxing. The two fighters, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao and Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton, are set to fight on May 2, 2009.

Although I have not heard much about Hatton before until his fight with Mayweather Jr. last 2007 but I believed that Pacman vs The Hitman fight is a very exciting match. Hatton is a well talented boxer, he was one of the few fighters I have seen that could penetrate easily with Mayweather's defense tactics. He is also a knock-out artist having an almost perfect record of 45 Wins, 1 Loss and 32 Knockouts.

On the other hand, our boxing idol and hero here in the Philippines, Manny "The Pacman" Pacquiao has a record of 48 Wins, 3 Losses, 2 Draws and 37 Knockouts. Pacman has already proven his skills as one of the best if not the number one Pound-for-Pound boxer in the world by beating some known tough opponents like Marco Antonio Barrera, Juan Manuel Marquez, Erik Morales, Oscar Larios, David Diaz and most recently the Golden Boy himself Oscar De La Hoya.

So who do you think will win this fight? Will it be Pacquiao who has the speed and the punching power? Or will it be Hatton who is also a fast and a brawler type of fighter? ... In my own opinion, I think Pacquiao will win this fight. I may be wrong in my observation of Hatton's style for I have not seen much of his fights. But if Hatton will not change his style, I think the fight will not go a distance.