Hatton ready for Pacquiao, banks on being stronger fighter

By J. Michael Falgoust

Ricky Hatton recently threw darts with Manny Pacquiao — and won.
On May 2, the two will be throwing punches. Hatton is convinced he'll win at that, too.

Though there won't be any major belts on the line in the first major pay-per-view bout of the year, these junior welterweights will tangle for the championship in what's expected to be nothing short of a war in Las Vegas. Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs), a native of Manchester, England, whose only loss came at 147 pounds, is undefeated at 140 and still holds the lineal designation after dethroning Kostya Tszyu in 2005. read more