'8 is enough': Hatton/Pacquiao - Who has the edge after round 9?

By Vivek Wallace

As the highly anticipated May 2nd showdown between Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao approaches, the questions, predictions, and subplots continue to mount like there's no tomorrow. Among the many equations being tossed around is one that may very likely predict the final outcome.

Some feel there's no need to question what will happen in the later rounds because it probably won't go that far, however, the more I think of the two men involved, the more inclined I am to lean towards that frame of the fight - (aptly dubbed the championship rounds) - as I see it being perhaps the most critical. read more