Bout
In front of a sell out crowd of 16,262, Pacquiao knocked down Hatton twice in the first round: a right hook knocked down the Briton the first time; the other knockdown occurred after a combination by Pacquiao with 9 seconds left. In the second round, Pacquiao unleashed a left hook to knock Hatton out to end the bout 2:59 into the round. Hatton sprawled helplessly on the canvass after Pacquiao's left hand, with referee Kenny Bayless's saying that " didn't have to count." Hatton lay on the canvass for several minutes before getting up; he was eventually taken to a local hospital for a precautionary brain scan.
Pacquiao's win makes him one of only two (the other being Oscar De La Hoya) to win six world championships 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). The knockout won him the Ring Magazine knockout of the year for 2009.
The defeat was the second in Hatton's career but also his second in four fights, after a defeat to Floyd Mayweather, Jr.; the recent mixed performance, combined with the speed of the defeat to Pacquiao, led some to call for Hatton to retire.
The fight has a deep effect on Ricky Hatton. In one of his revelations, Hatton admitted that he almost committed suicide after losing to Pacquiao. The fight also forced Hatton to retire.
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