RJJ . . . - Jones became the first former middleweight world titlist in 106 years to win a heavyweight world title. And the RJJ vs Ruiz fight was not in any catch weight. :deal
I had no idea RJ was a 2/1 favorite. Can anyone substantiate this? But anyways, most people who picked DLH to win expected him to have about a 10 lb weight advantage come fight night. But the fact that he came in lighter than Pacman sort of dimishes the win. It was a GREAT win for Pacman and he made DLH look that slow but everyone has to admit that DLH's weight situation was strange. First, he weighs in at 145 and rehydrates only 2 lbs to 147. That is just not normal. And even in the ring, he was chewing on something. Who knows what it was but i've never seen a boxer chew on something that didn't look like gum but something bigger. Both great wins but i give the nod to RJ.
I think this is what it is. Boxers who move up in weight classes with success are those who have certain body types- tall, long limbed, wide shouldered, skinny torso, that can add muscle as they mature. Examples: De La hoya, Roy Jones, Tommy Hearns, Sugar Ray Leonard, Paul Williams, Floyd Mayweather Jr. In their younger careers, those guys always had the height and reach advantage, and youth speed. As they got heavier, they kept most of the speed and some power, but still overall not as much as lighter weights. Pacquiao is built like a MIDGET (sorry Manny). He looks way smaller than his 5'6 height, big ass head, short arms , short legs. While he moved up weight, he looked even faster and stronger! That's why people talk about him the way they do. The guy's a FREAK OF NATURE! Like what boxing commentators have said, Pac has defied boxing logic. That frame of his wasn't supposed to do what he has done. Most good boxers can't even move up 1 weight division without getting humiliated.
muh ****a please!! Rjj was moving up to heavyweight against a ****in man that was 40lbs heavier..get outta here wit ur bull**** too! Oscar had **** to offer in 2008!!
I never saw Pacquiao as freak of nature because how he looks, he was always a normal person to my eyes, I admire him because he is in the way to become a legend so shut the **** up caneman.
Whoever pick Pacquiao beating a shot weight drain De la hoya is better then Jones beating Ruiz should never watch another boxing fights again. I said this many freaking times the reason mostly everyone pick De la hoya to beat Pacquiao cause they all focused more on size alone in which no one even think of what could the weight effect Oscar in which Oscar hasn't fought at ww before facing Pac in 8 freaking years. Roy Jones unlike Manny didn't ask Ruiz to fight Jones at 180 pounds in a catchweight, instead Roy Jones move up 2 weight class in which Roy weigh 193 pounds while Ruiz weigh 226 pounds. That means Ruiz outweigh Jones by 33 pounds while on fight night Pacquiao outweight De la hoya by a pound in which Oscar weigh in at 147 POUNDS!!!! And damn it people freddy freaking Roach even said on 24/7 of the Pacquiao vs Hatton that he told Manny to attack Oscar right away cause he notice Oscar is dehydrafted very weak of moving down in weight.
Idiot. I meant freak of nature in special God given abilities, not appearance. I'm Filipino (and a huge Pac fan), and don't look all that different from him. Go back to school or learn to understand the English language a little better. Ang tanga mo naman! (you're really stupid)
:finger Awwwww.... I hurt a *******'s feelings. :| It's "i don't give a **** who you are" is what you meant to say in proper English, stupid. Damn, as a Filipino Pac fan, now I know why there's so many Pac haters on this site , because of ******s like YOU! Now I understand why Uliuli and his followers exist, because of MORONS like YOU! Do ESB a favor and get the **** out of this site! :finger
It does not matter if you are from philipines or not, you envy Manny success you piece of ****. I dont care if my english is good or not a ****** like you shoul be able to understand. My point is simple pacman is not a midget with a big head and short arms who can bang and everybody is amazed watching the dwarf, that's so sad. Manny will be a legend soon and you his own countrymen envy him.
atsch:gsg WTF RU Manny Pacquiao or a close friend or relative or something? Why ru so sensitive and emotional about the physical descriptions? I called him MIDGET as a comparitive term (compared to body types of De La Hoya and others) to counter a post and accentuauate the point I was making about how incredible his feats are despite his physique, which isn't suppossed to be successful as he moved up the weight divisions! That is all! He is NOT a MIDGET as everyone knows! I made fun of your English for not understanding the point I was making. And you think I wasn't gonna come back at you hard after you told me to **** off? Read my other posts on this site and see the educated posts and counterposts I've made on Pac (poll: higher ATG: Pac vs De La Hoya) and then tell me if you think I'm envious or proud of my own countryman and favorite boxer of all time. Thanks for giving me a headache to start off my weekend.