![]() “Manny barely said two words to me in the build-up. Unlike Pacquiao, who offered only a few respectful words, Mayweather engaged Hatton in verbal warfare from the offset and the two contrasting characters clashed repeatedly during the build-up. The Brit had called for a meeting with ‘Money’ after an impressive stoppage of Jose Luis Castillo and this request was granted by the American. Hatton had twice fallen short as he strived to reach the sport’s summit, with his first attempt coming against Mayweather in December 2007. Charging into a torrent of punches, he was floored twice in the first round, and suffered a final, fearfully heavy knockdown in the second round after a huge left hook. Hatton unwisely tried to overwhelm his foe with early aggression and paid a heavy price for his high risk approach. Image: Hatton regretted his tactics against Pacquiao
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