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Night of Greatness and Aspiration

For Manny Pacquiao, greatness didn't came easy as others might have thought. He has to fight the best of the best and he's won most of them in a thrilling and admirable way. He is now regarded as the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the whole planet and people admire him for he lets his boxing prowess do the talking. For Ricky Hatton, this is a dream fight for him. Although his only defeat in his professional career came from Floyd Mayweather, he hasn't been as highly regarded as Pacman.

Hatton may be good but he is not yet great. It is due to the fact that he has not fought highly notable boxers. He has fought good boxers but not great boxers. And this fight against Pacquiao is a once in a lifetime opportunity. In order for him to be considered great like Manny, he has to beat a great fighter like Manny.

Pacquiao is already great and he is already one of the best - all time. Hatton doesn't have that status yet - a good fighter, may be very good one but not yet great.

Win or lose, Pacquiao has already cemented his name and greatness in boxing and even in the sporting world in general. For Hatton, victory is a must. This is the road to his aspirations - his road to greatness.

For Hatton, Pacquiao is his road to greatness. But for Pacquiao, Hatton is his road to immortality.

The Pacquiao-Hatton tickets are already sold out so don't miss this fight live on HBO PPV on Saturday, May 2, 2009 and see how their quest for greatness and immortality ends.