Manny Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatton
Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton, billed as The Battle of East and West, was a professional boxing match for the IBO and The Ring light welterweight championship between Manny Pacquiao of General Santos, Philippines and Ricky Hatton of Manchester, United Kingdom. The bout was held on 2 May 2009 at th
- Manny Pacquiao
- Ricky Hatton
Date: 2009-05-02
Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States
Status: Match Finished
Result: In front of a sellout crowd of 16,262, mostly consisting of Hatton supporters, Pacquiao began by landing three straight rights on Hatton. Pacquiao subsequently knocked Hatton down with a right hook, with a minute to go in the first round. Hatton rose at the count of eight, but Pacquiao knocked Hatton down a second time, with nine seconds remaining in the first round, after he breached Hatton's defences again with a quick combination followed by a strong left. In the second round, Pacquiao landed with two looping rights and a vicious left-right-left combination. Hatton tried to stem the tide by holding onto Pacquiao's head midway through the round, but Pacquiao finally ended the contest by hitting Hatton with a heavy left hook, knocking Hatton unconscious 2:59 into round two. Hatton was rendered unconscious before he had even hit the ground, and referee Kenny Bayless later said: "I didn't have to count." Hatton laid on the canvas for several minutes before getting up; he was eventually taken to a local hospital for a precautionary brain scan. Over the two rounds, Pacquiao landed 73 out of his 127 punches, including 65 power punches, while Hatton connected on 18 of 78 punches, which included 2 jabs.