The Neutral Corner

Yesterday we laid out a scenario in which Ricky Hatton could beat Manny Pacquiao. Today, we lay out the way Pacquiao will beat Hatton.

It's very simply. Speed. There is a cliche in many sports that says, there is no substitute for speed. The same in boxing. A great fighter must have at least one of these traits -- speed or power. Manny Pacquiao has both.

As we've seen in his previous fights -- most notably against Floyd Mayweather Jr. -- Hatton does not cope well with speed. And all the training and technique that Floyd Mayweather Sr. teaches him will not help. To neutralize Pac Man's speed, Hatton would have to overwhelm him with his own attack. It's a nice theory, but no one has been able to accomplish it thus far.

As the fight enters the later stages, the combination of Pac Man's speed and power will begin to take a toll on Hatton. That is how Pac Man could win a decision, or, very possibly, stop Hatton in rounds 11 or 12.

Click here to see all of The Neutral Corner's coverage of the Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton fight. -- CASSIDY