There are many reasons why Hatton suffered a second round technical knockout loss to Manny Pacquiao. The inability to follow the game plan. The rumored feud between his trainers. Another overlooked factor is his life outside the ring. The hitman is also popularly known as Ricky Fatton because of his ability to weigh at least 200 lbs in between fights. The weight difference is around 60 lbs. That is a lot of weight to loss.
For several years, Ricky has always manage to beat the weighing scales due to his great work ethic inside the gym. But this practice is widely known to be detrimental to a boxer.
The case of Roberto Duran losing to Sugar Ray is a an extreme example. Duran was weak during fight time and decided to quit in the middle of the ring. Had he been managing his weight properly, his second fight with Leonard would be much more competitive.
Although Ricky had no weight issues during the Pacquiao fight. His lifestyle outside the may have indirectly affected his physical body slowly. The British promoter and writer had already observed his weakening body ever since Ricky demolished Kostya Tszyu in June 2005. He even repeatedly pointed out that Ricky struggled to outpoint journeyman Juan Lazcano in front of more than 50,000 of his ecstatic fans at Manchester, England.
Warren, writing in Sun newspaper said that ?Hatton?s punch resistance has gone, along with much of his timing and reflexes.? Warren, writing in Sun newspaper said that he “put that down to his binge-drinking and junk-food diet, which causes him to balloon three to four stones above his fighting weight.”
