MANILA, Philippines – Bring Ricky Hatton on.
So says Manny Pacquiao as he declared his readiness to take on the Hitman from Manchester on May 2 in Las Vegas.
The Filipino pound for pound superstar said his training camp under celebrated trainer Freddie Roach has been great and the all hard work would serve him well on fight night.
“Roach and I are training very hard just like we did against Oscar," he said during the glitzy press con in LA, referring to his buildup for his megafight with De La Hoya, whom he dispatched in nine.
“I am going to be 110% ready (against Hatton). I just pray no one seriously gets hurt," added “Pacman" as quoted by fightnews.com.
Roach attested to this, going to the extent of predicting an early KO for his prized ward.
“It’s gonna be Pacquiao by knockout. He’s 100 percent in great shape for the fight. He’s the hardest fighter in training I’ve ever seen, he’s very disciplined, he’s a machine. He’s ready for Ricky Hatton and we have 4-1/2 weeks to go and I can’t wait for this fight," Roach said in a video interview posted at teampilipinas.info.
The acclaimed trainer said Pacquiao’s ring smarts would propel him to victory against the “Hitman."
“We have a great game plan and Pacquiao knows what to do, he knows how to fight this guy," he said. “The smarter guy’s gonna win this fight and I feel that’s Pacquiao."
Pacquiao will be seeking to wrest Hatton’s Ring Magazine and International Boxing Organization (IBO) junior welterweight belt while defending his mythical P4P throne. –GMANews.TV
Source: http://www.gmanews.tv/story/155083/Ill-be-110-percent-ready-vs-Hatton-says-Pacquiao
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