Roach: "Mayweather wants 154lbs", "Manny wants the fight"

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  1. WeezyF27

    WeezyF27 Active Member Full Member

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    yea because Freddy Roach is such a reliable source..
     
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  2. Blind Sheikh

    Blind Sheikh Active Member Full Member

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    ROACH: De La Hoya can't pull the trigger anymore.

    ROACH: We'll KO Hatton in 3.

    ROACH: Pac too fast for Cotto.

    ROACH: Pac is the puncher against Cotto.

    ROACH: Cotto will run.

    ROACH: Joe Santiago sucks.
     
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  3. BigReg

    BigReg Broad Street Bully Full Member

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    Roach: Mayweather is easier than Cotto, we don't need a catchweight

    Roach: The fight will have to be at a catchweight

    Roach: Mayweather is the ultimate opponent, we need extra time to prepare

    Roach: We want to fight in March, Mayweather doesn't

    Roach: March is too soon to fight Mayweather

    Roach: We're going to fight Yuri Foreman

    Roach: Mayweather wants 60%, 10 oz. gloves, a 25 foot ring, and the fight to take place at 154.

    The guy has been all over the place with this fight. He's clearly talking out of his ass.
     
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  4. TommyV

    TommyV Loyal Member banned

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    Two scenarios:

    1 - Roach is bullshitting - probably the most likely.
    2 - Floyd is using it as a bargaining tool, so they can 'compromise' on 154, where Floyd would really want the fight. Instead of saying 147 straight away and Roach & Pacquiao trying to drag him down to some bull**** catchweight.
     
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  5. BigReg

    BigReg Broad Street Bully Full Member

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    You can just throw number 2 out the window. It wouldn't even make sense for Floyd to try that. Reports are that 147 is the agreed upon weight. Roach is the only person who's even mentioned a catchweight.
     
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  6. mughalmirza786

    mughalmirza786 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Where the hell has 154 come from. Floyd only weighed 150 when he fought there with oscar. The 154 is irrelevant but the 8 ounce gloves and ring size are important factors.:bbb
     
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  7. enzo

    enzo Greatest Of All Time Full Member

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    here's the vid

    @ 2:35

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  8. AFBlues

    AFBlues Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The way I look at this, it more of a negotiation tatics on both parties. I believe it will be @147. Just wondering about the split? Was it 50/50, 60/40, .... ?????
     
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  9. Windigo

    Windigo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Pac should agree to 154 and then demand 8oz gloves. Lets make no mistake here. They are both natural lightweights and Pac has clearly carried his power better than Floyd. At 154 Pac would be even more powerful than Floyd then they would be comparatively at 147.
     
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  10. Jack

    Jack Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Maybe he didn't want to fight in March? Mayweether had admitted before the Marquez fight that he wanted to fight in England after it.

    He always said Pacquiao could fight him there but wanted a catchweight. Same thing he said to Mosley. No ultimatums, just a preference that they would try to settle on. Same as with the Cotto fight.

    He mentioned Foreman as a possibilty if Mayweatger was fighting in England for his next bout. Completely reasonable second choice opponent.

    He isn't in the dark over negotiations. He was the man who chose Barrera, Diaz, Hatton and, famously, De La Hoya. He was the man who suggested them all, even Arum wasn't happy with De La Hoya. This proves that people listen to him, so why would that change now? He has Pacquiao's ear more than anyone.

    He knows Pacquiao can't bulk up to 154lbs easily, so why not? He could, Pacquiao couldn't. Even if he weighed 152lbs, he'd still have an advantage.

    As for the 10 ounce gloves, Pacquiao is the best puncher he's ever faced, including Corrales. I'm pretty sure he'd put up with the terrible consequences of two ounces, considering the advantages they give him.
     
    Jack, Dec 4, 2009
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  11. Stinky gloves

    Stinky gloves Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Now Maywather have a legit excuse for not fighting top WW anymore ...
    he just sneak out to the weakest division in boxing.
     
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  12. Starched Him

    Starched Him Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    LOL Floyd cant even make 154
     
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  13. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    Roach needs to go sit and stay quiet somewhere. Seriously.
     
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  14. Windigo

    Windigo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No ****. Pac's power is growing like a leaf as he goes up in weight. If anyone should be demanding a catchweight its Floyd No Power Mayweather.

    I say that Pac gives Floyd 154 and demands a small ring and light gloves. Thats something for nothing in my book.
     
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  15. thesmokingm

    thesmokingm Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I thought this was going to be a WW fight?
     
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