The left hand as a guided missile aimed directly at its target with a guarantee not to miss its target, for sure it could not be stopped. This left hand shot started at waist level and in a matter of a split second it became the shot heard around the world. It was Ricky Hatton?s face that took this square on. The lights have now been dimmed at the MGM Grand Arena in Vegas for some time now, but the famous left handed punch by Manny Pacquiao is still cheered throughout the boxing land. The punch sent Hatton to the canvas on the night of May 2nd not for seconds but for minutes.
As they chatter in the English Pubs, it?s not Hatton that the lads talk about, all the chat is centered around the famous left handed punch. One could have not timed it more perfect, the speed, the velocity, the power was all combined in one punch like none have ever seen before. Will they ever stop talking about the Pacquiao left, as it stands it?s the punch of all time.
On that night as Hatton laid on the canvas, the Pacquiao fans began their celebration in the streets of the Philippines. Yes they cheered their hero who?s hand speed was just blinding, one can close their eyes and see Pacquiao?s fist buried in the face of Hatton. It was like the punch was meant for a brick wall not the face of Mr. Hatton.
Pacquiao put his stamp on the match way before the knockout punch, at the 2 and a half minute mark of round one a quick right to the cheek of Hatton and then another right at the 1:45 mark clearly demonstrated that Pacquiao was spot on this night. Then again two minutes into the fight Pacquiao connected with 3 significant rights again each punishing Hatton more and more. Pacquiao?s hand speed was just blinding another right, another right lets not forget several lefts that did not missed their planned target. And there was the two knockdowns in the first round which somehow seems as a memory.
Then after round one we had the poet trainer Floyd Mayweather Senior instruct Hatton to move his head when he should of told him just to run.
From ringside announcer Jim Lampley summed upped round one ?The Pacquiao Storm?
Well for round one it?s all forgotten because the perfect left missile hit its mark in round two and that is what we will recall for ever and ever
