Broner and Pacquiao the same size?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by alexthegreatmc, Jan 29, 2016.


  1. chitownfightfan

    chitownfightfan Loyal Member Full Member

    34,569
    1,280
    May 31, 2010
    So, by your logic, Ward is a CW, Madaina and Peterson SMWs, Canelo a LHW and Golovkin a SMW.:huh
     
  2. thesmokingm

    thesmokingm Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

    19,033
    4,323
    Nov 18, 2009

    Allow? He has to eat 6 meals or more a day just to keep the weight on for WW. Things could be different or changing as he gets closer to 40. But for now, that is not a guy that is trying hard to keep from going over weight.
     
  3. Peril

    Peril The Scholar Full Member

    9,183
    664
    Jan 6, 2011
    you are comparing a young man that hasn't physically matured yet, to a fully grown man at his absolute muscle peak, that has been on a 7000 calorie diet just to maintain 145 lbs.
     
  4. alexthegreatmc

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

    39,120
    1,801
    Sep 10, 2013
    How'd you draw that conclusion?
     
  5. alexthegreatmc

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

    39,120
    1,801
    Sep 10, 2013
    All of these boxers eat thousands of calories because they burn so much during training camp. There are, of course, exceptions. But Pacquiao isn't unique in this regard. They need energy, and calories equal energy.
     
  6. Limerickbox

    Limerickbox Boxing Junkie Full Member

    12,181
    4,190
    Jul 18, 2015
    Have you seen Pac out of comp?
    He gets pudgy.

    There's clips of him going back into camp around 156

    He really isn't as small as people make out.

    He was weighing in the mid 140s when he was fighting at FW

    Weighed 147 when he fought at LW
     
  7. RememberingC.S.

    RememberingC.S. Boxing Junkie Full Member

    10,493
    89
    Oct 9, 2012
    No, Broner is massive. Size advantage is basically one of his main assett
     
  8. MetalLicker

    MetalLicker I Am Full Member

    24,125
    27,707
    Feb 10, 2011
    Broner is bigger than Pac. He has to lose more weight to make weigh and he gains more weight after the weigh-in. Naturally, he's about 10-15 lbs bigger than Pac, despite fighting around the same weight class.
     
  9. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

    36,731
    29,286
    Feb 25, 2015
    You will rarely find a fighter who has to gourge himself with uncomfortable amounts of food to try and put on weight as best as they can.

    Roy Jones did the same thing to move up to HW. He said his best weight was 168 pounds and he had to eat lobster, steak, etc until he was getting the sweats.

    There is a natural weight. I never once though of Roy Jones as a HW when he was fighting at HW.
     
  10. alexthegreatmc

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

    39,120
    1,801
    Sep 10, 2013
    Of course there's a natural weight, I just don't believe Pac is a lightweight or can comfortably get there now. Obviously with the right diet he can, but how effective will he be? If he can, great! No reason to fight Bradley at 147 though. Also, the point of the thread I made was because people claim Broner cut weight at lightweight to fight smaller guys, yet Pacquiao weighed more than him on fight night. Double standards is all I was pointing out, I don't care how small Pac really is.
     
  11. alexthegreatmc

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

    39,120
    1,801
    Sep 10, 2013
    But he and Pacquiao weighed the same when fighting at lightweight. Did Pac have a size advantage too?
     
  12. DANGER_MAN

    DANGER_MAN Guest

    Pac can make 140 easily he has to eat loads of meals to make 147

    the mere fact that he made 143 for algeri fight and was at that weight weeks before the fight proves this all he did was not eat as much meals

    The guy eats **** loads of food and has steaks and heavy food on the day of the weigh in
     
  13. alexthegreatmc

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

    39,120
    1,801
    Sep 10, 2013
    Broner is bigger, yes. But people claimed he was weight cutting to fight smaller guys at lightweight. Pacquiao weighed the same as Broner on the night yet no one says he's gaining an advantage. Is it a height thing?
     
  14. alexthegreatmc

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

    39,120
    1,801
    Sep 10, 2013
    Yet he was dehydrated during the Mayweather weigh in, guzzling water afterwards. And there's a video of him, before the Algieri fight, where he got on the scale weighing 156.
     
  15. DANGER_MAN

    DANGER_MAN Guest

    Pac is very small fighter i remember manny steward saying manny is nothing more then a 135 fighter naturally

    can you imagine how big broner would be if he was pushing 40 years old?