BATISTA said he is a big fan of Ricky Hatton.

But when Manny Pacquiao goes up the ring against Hatton in London on May 2, the Fil-American professional wrestler, who in real life is David Michael Bautista Jr., will be cheering for the Pacman.

?Manny is going to kill him. I?m a Ricky Hatton fan. But I?m sorry, Ricky?s not in the league of Manny. Manny is in a league of his own. He is off the charts. Nobody?s gonna touch him,? said Batista.   

Batista, who is trying to make a comeback this year after injuring his left hamstring last November, talked about his desire to meet Pacquiao and be with his entourage in London during his round-table discussion with scribes Monday at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Ortigas.

He said he had been watching lots of Pacquiao fights on cable TV as he never had a chance to be at ringside with the Filipino boxing icon. Batista missed a chance to be at ringside with Pacquiao when he fought against Oscar de la Hoya as he was in Iraq that time to visit US troops. 

The 6?6? Batista, who said he envied ?The Undertaker? when he became part of Pacquiao?s entourage, hopes that he will be given the same privilege and honor in the Pacman?s next fights. Peter Atencio