How one simple mistake led to one of the most brutal knockouts of all time

So when Hatton fought Manny Pacquiao in May of 2009 it was billed as the most-high profile and exciting fight of the year. And it was, but not for the reasons Hatton would’ve wanted. Pacquiao, to be fair, was brilliant. His hands were incisive and lightning fast, but the devastating manner of his soon-to-be victory was brought on in large part because of Hatton’s mistakes. The Englishman didn’t move his feet enough, but above all else, he didn’t move his head. He was boxing like the old Rickie Hatton, trying to fight toe-to-toe with Pacquiao, and he ended up swallowing far too many big punches because of it. With every one you could see him slipping deeper and deeper into his old habits, opening the door ever-wider for Pacquiao to walk through. And he did towards the end of the first round. Twice actually, when the Filipino knocked Hatton down on two different occasions.Mayweather saw what was happening and implored his man to listen.

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