Phil D. Jay
WBN Editor
WBN Editor
Hatton sees wide points decision
Former world welterweight champion Ricky Hatton is
predicting a lopsided points win for Floyd Mayweather if the WBC champion he shares
the ring with his number one rival and WBO title holder Manny Pacquiao in the
future.
Hatton, 33, who fought both fighters before retiring from
boxing, sees the slicker Mayweather coming through against Pacquiao’s
all-action style in a fight that he believes wouldn’t live up to the hype.
“I thought Manny had problems with Marquez’s style and maybe
he would always have problems with that style,” Hatton told The Telegraph.
“Pacquiao is a pure fighter. On the strength of that contest
and performance, it is hard to see how Manny would beat Floyd Mayweather if
they actually ever meet in a ring."
"I know people really talk that fight up, and are
really excited about it happening, but I actually think that though people are
talking about it as one of the biggest fights of all time, it could actually be
an anti-climax because it could be a wide points decision for Floyd over
Manny.”
34 year-old Mayweather has booked May 5th at the
MGM Grand in Las Vegas for what he hopes will be a unification battle with
Pacquiao, 32, and is hoping to start negotiations with Bob Arum in the near
future if blood test stipulations are met.
Arum has so far brushed off the possible date as he has a
range of other dates and venues earmarked for the potential super-fight and
would also like to negotiate a deal in private after the release made by
Mayweather’s team.