Floyd Mayweather Jr says Ricky Hatton got beat by P4P king Manny Pacquiao because he did not stick to his game plan. Filipino superstar Pacquiao picked off Hatton inside two rounds when the pair met recently in Las Vegas to cement his status as the current number one in boxing.
Mayweather Jr, who inflicted a first career defeat on Hatton in December 2007, makes his eagerly-awaited comeback against Juan Manuel Marquez on July 18 and is determined to reclaim his throne.
The American ring icon says he was not surprised by Pacquiao’s dismantling of Hatton and accused the Manchester hero of getting his tactics wrong.
He said: “Pacquiao went out there and did what he had to do. Ricky Hatton didn’t stick to the game plan, and any fighter can get caught cold in the first couple of rounds. So things happened but we move on.”
He added: “I don’t fight for bragging rights, I did that early in my career. This is now a whole new era of fighters. I’m just here to continue to do what I do and that’s to be the best.”
