Can Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton be a good entertaining bout?

Question

Possibly, but we doubt it.

Will a fight between these two fill a 100,000 seat stadium in either one of their homelands, and generate super PPV #'s?

For the boxing purist, unfortunately that answer is yes.

And so, after a year in which we saw Boxing make great strides at providing exciting match ups that fans could rally around, we appear to be entering a new era, where money dictates who fights whom, the fans be damned.

Pacquiao-Hatton could be the poster child for this new era. A fighter who began his career as a 106-pound flyweight, Pacquiao would be facing a 140 junior welterweight who walks around at 180 pounds, larded with fish 'n chips and Guinness.

It is an absurd match up, a circus act to bring in the suckers under the Big Tent for hefty PPV and box office money. Even more outlandish is that Oscar De La Hoya has actually said he would not rule out fighting Pacquiao.

Once again, the real losers here are the fans, who will get sucked in by the hype of a 24/7 reality series featuring Pacquiao and Hatton, which will be far more interesting that the actual mismatch in the ring. We've seen Hatton do his pub crawl, ordinary-guy-who-is-a-multimillionaire act, now we would get to watch Manny hang out in pool halls, bet at c**k fights, and kiss hot movie stars on the set of his latest film.

Fighters no longer say they want to fight the best, or they want to win or unify belts. They say, "I want the big money fights."

Does the World really Await Manny Pacquiao fighting beer-swilling Ricky Hatton? Do we really want to be subjected to another 10,000 drunken Brits booing the National Anthem? We doubt it.

But from the fighters to the managers and promoters, and finally to the networks, the greater good of Boxing will always take a back seat to the greater good of the Almighty Dollar.

Answer 1

I feel the boxing fans are tired of the boring chess match between De La Hoya and Mayweather. I think they are looking for an exciting fight won by a knock out. That fight would be Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton. The boxing fans would pay for this fight and I feel it can break the De La Hoya and Mayweather sells record. This fight will fill the seats. Just my opinion though.

Answer 2

if the promoter is bob arum, nothing is impossible

Answer 3

Oh yeah...definitely.

If we put aside all factors that make boxing look ugly and just focus on the fighters themselves.....you'd see that they are definitely made for each other.

They're two of the most exciting fighters in the sport right now and seeing them fight - almost equal in terms of power, speed, stamina....it'll all boil down to intellect. The fighter with most means and ability will surely win. Luck is out of the question with caliber fighters such as these two.

Answer 4

Yes, they are two of the most exciting fighters in the game.

Answer 5

It could happen.

http://pacquiaovideo.com

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Answer 6

I think Manny Pacquiao will win by discision. He coudl beat Hatton because he isn quicker and lgither than Ricky Hatton.

Answer 7

Jo S you are f u c ki ng stupid. Oscar has a mexican background, and he is mexican-american. he always has mariachi when he comes out and there is nothing wrong with the mexican national anthem being played, ur just a dumb a ss