Fight Manny Pacquiao W KO 2 (12) Ricky Hatton

According to father and trainer Ray Hatton, former champion Ricky Hatton should have withdrawn from his May 2 bout with Manny Pacquiao. Hatton was knocked out in two rounds. Ray says the training camp for the fight was so chaotic that Ricky should have pulled out and postponed the fight to another date. There were pre-fight rumors that trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. was at odds with Ricky and assistant trainer Lee Beard read more ...

Typhoon “Emong” dissipated, the skies over Manila were clear as Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao came home to the warm embrace of his countrymen after a sensational 2nd round annihilation of Britain’s Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton in Las Vegas last Sunday. Pacquiao whom noted boxing commentator Larry Merchant had referred to as a storm racing across the Pacific had blown away every read more ...

Despite suffering a crushing two round knockout at the hands of Manny Pacquiao last weekend in Las Vegas, Ricky Hatton maintains that he might have been able to change the tide if the fight would have went a few rounds longer. He seemed be taking the loss better than expected, and said the two round knockout was better for him than being outclassed for several rounds, which may be a reference to his 2007 loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr read more ...

Ricky Hatton’s father says his son won’t hurry a decision on whether to retire after being knocked out by Manny Pacquiao in the second round of their 140-pound title fight. After being knocked down twice in the opening round, the 30-year-old Briton was flattened in the second by Pacquiao’s left cross in Las Vegas on Saturday night for his second defeat in 47 fights read more ...

After Manny Pacquiao's two round destruction of Ricky Hatton on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, promoter Bob Arum told reporters that Pacquiao's next fight will likely come against WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto in either November or December. He said Pacquiao will be in New York to sit ringside at Madison Square Garden for Cotto's fight against Joshua Clottey read more ...

The British can chant all they want that there’s only one Ricky Hatton. Floyd Mayweather Jr can claim all he wants that he never lost his pound-for-pound distinction in the ring. Floyd Mayweather Sr can claim the answers to all of boxing’s greatest riddles reside in his mind. Juan Manuel Marquez and Golden Boy Promotions can claim all they want that the Mexican owns two wins over Filipino’s greatest icon read more ...

Trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. has advised his fighter, Ricky Hatton, to retire from boxing before he gets seriously injured. Hatton was blown out by Manny Pacquiao in two rounds on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Pacquiao landed a left hand that knocked Hatton out cold and it took several minutes before the fighter was able to get to his feet. Following the event Hatton was taken to local hospital to get tested for any serious damage read more ...

There’s no question who is #1 pound for pound. Manny Pacquiao (49-3-2, 37 KOs) destroyed IBO light welterweight Ricky Hatton (45-2, 32 KOs) on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Hatton came out aggressively but was dropped by twice by Pacquiao in round one. In round two, Pacquiao dropped Hatton for the count with a left to the chin. Time was 2:59. Hatton was down for several minutes read more ...

On Wednesday, I broke the news that a deal was reached for Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Juan Manuel Marquez at a catch-weight below 145-pounds. I stated a few days ago that I couldn't say it was "100% done" because two sources, who were close to negotiations, had advised me that only Marquez [at the time I wrote it] had signed off on the deal. According to the word going around Las Vegas, Mayweather has finally signed off on the deal read more ...

From the MGM Grand in Las Vegas: Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton made weight for their showdown tomorrow night. Pacquiao was 138; Hatton was 140 read more ...