Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton
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| Date | 2 May 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena, MGM Grand, Paradise, Nevada, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | The Ring & Lineal light welterweight championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pacquiao wins via 2nd round KO |
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| Boxer |
 Ricky Hatton |
 Manny Pacquiao |
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| Nickname | The Hitman | Pac-Man | |
| Hometown | Manchester, England, UK | General Santos City, Philippines | |
| Pre-fight record | 45–1 (32 KO) | 48–3–2 (36 KO) | |
| Height | 5 feet 7 1⁄2 inches (1.71 metres) | 5 feet 6.5 inches (1.69 metres) | |
| Recognition | The Ring & Lineal light welterweight champion | The Ring‘s #1 pound for pound fighter in the world |
Pacquiao wins via 2nd round KO
Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton, billed as The Battle of East and West, was a boxing match for The Ring light welterweight championship. The bout was held between Manny Pacquiao of General Santos, Philippines and Ricky Hatton from Manchester, United Kingdom.
The fight was held on 2 May 2009 at the MGM Grand Las Vegas at Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Hatton was knocked down by Pacquiao twice during the first round, and again in the second round to lose by KO in the 2nd round. Pacquiao's win makes him one of only two (the other being Oscar De La Hoya) to win six world titles in six different weight divisions at that time (he won his seventh world title in seventh weight division on 14 November 2009 against Miguel Cotto).
With Pacquiao winning his bout against Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton was seen as the next opponent for Pacquiao. At mid-December, both boxers verbally agreed on a 50% split of the proceeds; however, Pacquiao changed his decision to a favorable 60%–40% split of the pay-per-view (PPV) revenues, while Hatton wanted an even 50% split. Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank Boxing said on 22 January that the fight "was off", citing Pacquiao's decision not to sign the contract. Arum increased Pacquiao's guaranteed purse to US$12 million from $11 million and a 52%–48% split. Pacquiao's camp asked for "more demands and the deal fell apart", he said.
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