Why did Floyd need an illegal IV against a past prime Featherweight?

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  1. alexthegreatmc

    alexthegreatmc Sound logic and reason. You're welcome! Full Member

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    When did 147 become featherweight? :think
     
    alexthegreatmc, May 24, 2016
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  2. scarecrow

    scarecrow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    29 years old Mayweather- 147 pounds
    29 years old Pacquiao- 130 pounds

    Don't try and give the tired argument that they are the same size. It's BS.
     
    scarecrow, May 24, 2016
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  3. thesmokingm

    thesmokingm Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hello? USADA just suspended BJ Penn for admitting to IV use.

    Why they don't give him a TUE?
     
    thesmokingm, May 24, 2016
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  4. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon.

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    Age 1 week Pacquiao 7 pounds.
    Age 1 week Mayweather 8 pounds.

    They are the same size!
     
    OvidsExile, May 24, 2016
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  5. scarecrow

    scarecrow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hahahaha. Best post I've read in a while.
     
    scarecrow, May 24, 2016
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  6. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    No were going by age? Point is Pac fought at welterweight for nearly 7 years. He's regarded as a welterweight, albeit a small one.
     
    drenlou, May 24, 2016
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  7. scarecrow

    scarecrow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No he's not. Historically Pacquiao will be regarded as a Featherweight. Just like Duran is regarded as a Lightweight.
     
    scarecrow, May 24, 2016
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  8. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon.

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    Personally, I consider Pac a lightweight because he's the same size as Duran, Pryor, Marquez, and Chavez. But with today's day before weigh ins you can generally drop two weight classes from where you'd have fought 30 years ago; so I guess featherweight is fair. Of course, I consider Floyd a natural welterweight, but with day before weigh ins he could have fought his whole career at lightweight the way that Pac could stay down at feather.
     
    OvidsExile, May 24, 2016
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  9. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    And what will Floyd be regarded as?:lol: And Duran was not regarded as a Lightweight, actually lightweight was his best weight, but as many fighters do, they outgrow their weight class.:deal
     
    drenlou, May 24, 2016
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  10. scarecrow

    scarecrow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I know with the day before weigh in you can cut more weight than you used to.

    But didn't fighters cut weight even with same day weigh ins. Obviously you can't dehydrate to the same extent, but you could easily rehydrate handful of pounds easy.
     
    scarecrow, May 24, 2016
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  11. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    Pac is a Featherweight, but Floyd is a natural Welterweight? I've heard it all now!!!:rofl:rofl
     
    drenlou, May 24, 2016
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  12. scarecrow

    scarecrow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Floyd's a natural Lightweight. He didn't have to leave 135. He went up for the cash.
     
    scarecrow, May 24, 2016
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  13. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    Yeah ok. And Mike Tyson is a natural Cruiserweight too, huh?
     
    drenlou, May 24, 2016
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  14. scarecrow

    scarecrow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Typically the weight you fight at when you're 25 is you're natural class. The body is done growing then.
     
    scarecrow, May 24, 2016
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  15. Chango

    Chango Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Let it go...Pacquiao tried and fail. Is done. Time to move on.
     
    Chango, May 24, 2016
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