Manny Pacquiao Knocks Out Ricky Hatton and Sight is Set on “Pretty Boy” Floy...

Damn Pacquiao, you could've let the suspense build.

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Manny Pacquiao Knocks Out Ricky Hatton and Sight is Set on “Pretty Boy” Floyd???

via Bossip.com by charlieblanko on 5/3/09

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Manny Pacquiao made English Blood Pudding out of Ricky Hatton last night and in quicker time than Floyd Mayweather Jr. did. Now the talk is Floyd vs Pacquiao:

Manny Pacquaio wasted no time whatsoever as he landed hard straight shots early and then simply overwhelmed Ricky Hatton in the first round with two very punishing knock downs, the last coming at the end of the round (a dangerous time for a fighter to be hurt)..

The second stanza started out with Ricky, his confidence badly shaken, resorting to roughhousing and manhandling. He was beginning to get back into the fight until Manny settled down and began landing hard lefts and rights from all angles until one backed up Ricky and served notice that the first round assault and battery would resume. Ricky, as is his wont, was unable to adjust to Manny's all-out tenacious attack Then with just one second left in the round, Pac-Man caught Hitman with a fully leveraged left hook, and that was that as Ricky was unconscious before he hit the deck and remained so for several frightening minutes.

This was a scenario I did not expect. Though I did think Pac-Man would win, I expected some ebb and flow before Pac-Man would take control late in the fight. I did not expect the end to come in such a devastating and early fashion, particularly by a fighter moving up in weight.

With the loss, Hatton must seriously consider whether he wants to fight again. Knockouts like that can be career-enders for anyone and the way he looked on the canvas and walking back to his dressing room was worrisome to say the least.

Should Floyd Mayweather Jr. get by Juan Manuel Marquez in July (and I think he will), the right fight for both PBF and Pacquiao (and for the fans) would be against one another–and I already have a hunch as to who will win.

We have a hunch as to who will win as well, writer…Pretty Boy. Proof is in the chocolate pudding. A record with no losses is proof of who the best pound for pound fighter is.