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By on May 3rd, 2009 at 4:56 am

Manny Pacquiao drops Ricky Hatton in 2nd round

When I got up this morning my Philippine born wife asked. “Who won the fight?” From AP-

First Oscar De La Hoya, now Ricky Hatton. The way Manny Pacquiao is handing out beatings, maybe Floyd Mayweather Jr. should have stayed retired.

Pacquiao cemented his claim to being the best pound-for-pound boxer Saturday night with a spectacular performance that ended with Hatton sprawled helplessly on the canvas after a devastating left hand to the head late in the second round.

Coming off a dominating win over De La Hoya, Pacquiao was even better against Hatton, knocking him down two times in the first round before finally stopping him with a vicious left hand that dropped Hatton for good in the 140-pound title bout.

Referee Kenny Bayless took one look at Hatton and declared the fight over at 2:59 of the second round.

“I didn’t have to count,” Bayless said.

Hatton laid on the canvas for several minutes while doctors tended to him before finally leaving the ring with a wry smile on his face. He was taken to a local hospital for a precautionary brain scan.

Lets hope and pray Hatton is all right. Dear wife and I were invited to a friend’s house to watch the fight but we were both too tired to stay up. It was a short fight, we’ll get to watch some time later today.

So who is up next for Pac Man?

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    8:57 am on May 3rd, 2009 1

    I'm here in the Phils now and watched the fight. Manny has prooven that pound for pound the best fighter around. Hatton looked like a kid getting his butt handed to him. Hatton never had a chance. Maybe now Manny will retire and run for Senator.

 

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