Pacquiao and the new welter weight limit

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by bailey, Jan 13, 2010.


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  1. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Pac has shown himself to be a great fighter with some quality wins to his name, but having Cotto defend his title below the WW limit dosent sit quite right with me. Ive read where some people say Cotto only weighed in a pound heavier in his last fight so another pound is no big deal. Then why make a weight stipulation & when its a title fight?, and also if you are lean at a weight, a pound I would of thought can matter. Of course Cotto said he was in great shape coming in, do you think hed say different before going into battle?
    Now ive read Pac is defending against Clottey and the WW defence is to be below the weight limit again, how can he make the rules when this is a title fight?
    I dont have a problem with catch weight fights but not world title fights.
    What you think?
     
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  2. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    noone will ever confuse Pac as one of the great WWs of all time anyways.

    and I've heard Pac vs Clottey is at the full limit of 147


    However if Pac goes on to knock out Clottey at 147 and beats Floyd and Mosley/Berto as well after destroying Cotto at 145 and Oscar at 147 (even drained), then he may be talked about as one of the great WWs.
     
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  3. darryl1914

    darryl1914 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The catchweight king!!!
     
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  4. chesh

    chesh Active Member Full Member

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    The Clottey fight's at the welter limit of 147. The Cotto fight was the only fight Pac has ever had at a catchweight.
     
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  5. eze

    eze Everybody Know Me Full Member

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    pac is about to request the fight to be at 145
     
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  6. boricua100%

    boricua100% Boxing Addict Full Member

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    **** CATCHWEIGHTS!!! the fight should be at 147
     
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  7. brickfists

    brickfists The Nonpareil Full Member

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    thats old news hello they fought in november, and the clottey fight is at 147 and beside paul williams who hasnt fought at welter in over a year clottey is the biggest active welterweight in the world
     
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  8. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    It is at 147, can't you read?
     
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  9. eze

    eze Everybody Know Me Full Member

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    You're not up to date.

    They are going to request the fight be at 145.
     
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  10. Abdullah

    Abdullah Boxing Junkie banned

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    If Pacquiao vs. Clottey is at ANY catchweight, then I will not order it. I know they will survive without my buy, but my point in boycotting this is that Manny is basically a full-time welterweight now. Or maybe we should call Pacman's weightclass the "Super Junior Welterweight" class.
     
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  11. Chris85

    Chris85 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    *****s are wet all over again :lol:
     
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  12. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    He's had 2 fights at WW where he weighed in at 142 and 144.
     
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  13. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    Theres a lot of bitchassness in this thread.

    Idiots getting worked up over a rumor.
     
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  14. K-Man

    K-Man Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I can agree with catchweight fights for fighters coming up a long way from lower weightclasses to level the playing field. But then, the fight should not be for the title of the guy coming down in weight.
     
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  15. haglerforever

    haglerforever Member Full Member

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    Too much bull**** .get rid of all the junior & super divisions.It`s a joke.All these extra divisions were all established for what,money.Should be 7 divisions period.Boxing is a great sport & these assholes are doing their best to ruin it.Catchweights ,**** theres to many divisions already for christ sake...
     
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