So easy for Pac Man

Pound-for-pound king can barely believe it himself

Last updated: 4th May 2009

Pacquiao: easy victory

I was surprised that this was so easy.

Manny Pacquiao
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Manny Pacquiao admitted even he was surprised by the ease of his win over Ricky Hatton.

The Filipino knocked his man out cold after 2.59 of the second round in the Las Vegas showdown to determined who was the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet.

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There is now absolutely no doubt following a whirlwind fight which saw Hatton floored twice in the opening round before being chillingly knocked out with a vicious left hook at the end of the next session.

"I was surprised that this was so easy but I've worked hard in training camp since the beginning of March," said Pacquiao.

"He was wide open for the right hook. I knew he would be looking for my left.

"It's nothing personal. I was just doing my job. This is as big for me as the De La Hoya win."

Sucker

The victory was also a personal triumph for trainer Freddie Roach.

The Wild Card supremo predicted his man would blitz Hatton in three rounds and even though he changed his mind closer to the fight, was proved right.

And it meant he emerged victorious from his feud with Floyd Mayweather Snr in the opposite corner and like Pacquiao, now stands alone at the top of his profession.

"This was no surprise," he said.

"Hatton pumps his hands before he throws a punch. He is a sucker for the right hook and this is what we worked on.

"He cocks back before he throws his punches. He fights the same way over and over.

"I studied tapes of all his fights for the last two months and I know him as well as I know my own fighter."