Why did Paq demand Cotto at a catchweight?

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  1. LukeO

    LukeO Erik Morales is God Full Member

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    Might as well be a ***** defending floyd weighing 146 vs Marquez.
    Which they do, by the way.

    So being the pacquiao version of michiganwarrior doesn't make you better.
     
  2. Leon

    Leon The Artful Dodger Full Member

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    It was insurance for emmanuel. He needed a mental edge by knowing Cotto would waste extra time in training to cut weight.
     
  3. Leon

    Leon The Artful Dodger Full Member

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    This thread has nothing to do with your favorite boxer and favorite poster.:thumbsup
     
  4. LukeO

    LukeO Erik Morales is God Full Member

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    No, but Philla does when he starts acting the same way.
     
  5. twofear

    twofear Well-Known Member Full Member

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    one question...

    what is easier.. a bigger guy fighting a small guy... or a small guy fighting a bigger guy? lets put it at the weight that both can make at most comfort.
     
  6. LukeO

    LukeO Erik Morales is God Full Member

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    It doesn't matter what's easier.

    he's going for the accomplishment of beating a WW, if he wants to downgrade the accomplishment, he doesn't get a free pass.

    I don't challenge heavyweights then tell them to wear bigger gloves because I can't handle heavyweight power.

    If he wants the accolade, he earns it legit. If he wants a catchweight title fight, he gets called on it.
     
  7. twofear

    twofear Well-Known Member Full Member

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    why don't you answer my question? well it doesn't matter like you said....

    so you **** on pac for fighting bigger guys?
     
  8. LukeO

    LukeO Erik Morales is God Full Member

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    What's easier, dehydrating and burning off 15 lbs or 17 lbs?

    We can go either way, but as it stands, like all prize fighter big names, Pacquiao is just as guilty as anyone else of forcing fighters to make concessions based on their star power vs his.
     
  9. twofear

    twofear Well-Known Member Full Member

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    so you are trying to say that cotto is basically dehydrated besides the fact that he weighed in at 146 in his fight with clottey which indicates that he doesn't really struggle making the WW limit?
     
  10. Kayo-Kid

    Kayo-Kid Boxing Addict Full Member

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    For me it really isn't even about Pacman beating my favourite boxer...I truly am jus curious, did he see Cotto as a genuine bigger threat than Clottey for not makin Joshua do the same?

    I in all honesty will say the 2 extra pounds wouldn't hav made a difference in the outcome of the fight bcos I think the Cotto camp was in disarray from the get go and that was a bigger factor than the weight imo
     
  11. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    I think the main difference would be that when he fought Cotto, he was moving up from 140, while when he fought Clottey his body was already tested at WW.

    The Oscar fight doesn't really count as a real test at 147 since Oscar was not a natural WW but rather a drained, past-prime and part-time fighter.
     
  12. Kayo-Kid

    Kayo-Kid Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Thanx for that man, I guess it makes sense...
     
  13. finalfight

    finalfight Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Cotto is 'heavy' between fights. Cutting the weight required to fight the cherry picker would definitely have weakened him.
     
  14. finalfight

    finalfight Boxing Addict Full Member

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    **** right OFF! :lol:
     
  15. foreman

    foreman New Member Full Member

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    You must be new to boxing.