Mosley, Hatton agree: Pacquiao hits harder than Mayweather

Manny Pacquiao punches harder than Floyd Mayweather.

That's the consensus between two retired fighters who have shared the ring with both Pacquiao and Mayweather ahead of their showdown on May 2 (May 3 PHL time) in Las Vegas.

Both Shane Mosley and Ricky Hatton said that the Filipino ring icon has the edge in punching power, which could prove to be the big edge for Pacquiao in the mega-fight.

"Having felt both guys punch, Pacquiao is the harder puncher because I went down. I was dizzy when I got up. I felt in that fight I didn't have a chin anymore," Mosley, who lost to Pacquiao in 2011, told ESPN.com.

Hatton, who fell to Pacquiao in two rounds, said there was no comparison.

"First thing I noticed about Manny was his speed like in the Floyd fight. But he was heavy-handed, a lot more heavy-handed than Floyd. He punches were more explosive. Floyd is more calculated. Manny clipped me with a lead right hook and even the non-power punches felt very, very heavy-handed," said Hatton.

While both Mosley and Hatton think Mayweather is favored coming into the fight, they also feel that Pacquiao has a big chance to deal the unbeaten American champion his first defeat.

"He's hard to read. He shuffles fast with his feet, moves in and out and has no real rhythm. That's gonna be a massive problem for Floyd because Manny's footwork is great," said Hatton of Pacquiao.

Mosley pointed to Pacquiao's lefty stance as a potential problem for Mayweather.

"Floyd has had a problem with southpaws before," he said. "Mayweather likes to lean over to his right side and Pacquiao likes to throw the left hand down the pipe and maybe that happens. He has a great straight left hand." -- JST, GMA News