NewsFlash!!! DLH will take a Pacquiao fight at 147....

Pac vs. De la Hoya is a mismatch. Its an embaressment for Oscar whose pretty much a middleweight to fight someone like Pac whose barely a legit lightweight. Thats just going too far. Its like Calzaghe fighting Klitschko, it just doesn't make sense.

 

Pac by KO

 

you're talking about legacy. but i'm talking about business terms here. barrera lost to jmm and pocketed 1.25M. but in his very next fight vs. pac, he again loses but pockets 3M instead. that's why i'm telling you that a loss doesn't mean you instantly lose your marketability and earning power as a PPV attraction.

it would be nice to have both legacy and money hand in hand in this sport but boxing is still a profession and a business. there will be fights for legacy but there will also be fights for purely business considerations.

 

If you look at it by Pac's point of view, sure he's love a big money fight with DLH after losing to JMM......

.....but looking at it by DLH's point of view, he'd be better off fighting Cotto, Hatton or rematching Mayweather than fighitng a Pac who just lost to JMM!

No, it not the end of the world if Pac loses to JMM, but I do believe that all this talk about possible fights with fighters north of 135 lbs would go completely out the window!

The reason to watch Pac north of 135 lbs would be because there are'nt any fighters below that could compete. That at the moment is'nt the case.

 

I know you're a huge Pac fan, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.
I'm a Pac fan myself.

But you have to look at this realistically. Mayweather is a special boxer. He's a mover who has quickness, speed, pop, and has a masterful defense to go along with a superb accurate offense.
....that type of fighter can get away with fighting bigger men because of the combination of his great offense, defense and manueverability.

Pac is a whole different animal in that he relies more on speed, strenghth and power.
Fighters of Pacs thread usually dont do well fighting much bigger men.

.....and I did hear what Roach said. He said that there was more snap to Pacs punches when hitting the mitts, but that DLH's shots carried more weight and mass behind them.

You could actually have a flyweight hit the mitts and determine that he has better pop in hitting them than Wlad Klitchko, the Heavyweight Champ of the World.
.....that pop is'nt going to beat the mass of Klitchko however!

 

Any idea how Pacquiao would look at 147?

He can't win.

 

Does Pac really have longer arms? I wonder who is the freak, him or DLH..:huh

 

guys guys pac will not lose to JMM

 

If pac was ever foolish enough to get in a ring with dlh he`d get knocked spark out, gauranteed.

This fight WILL NEVER HAPPEN.

 

I also very confident Pacquiao will never box @ 147lbs. If he does, it will be ridiculous. Many of Pacman ttributes will be gone at that weight.

I bet, & rightly so, Freddy Roach laughs the thought of Manny boxing @ WW. It's just plain ridiculous!

 

I AGREE this will not happen but I don't agree in your first sentence!
he'd get knocked spark out, guaranteed.

In boxing, there is NO guarantee. The list of upsets is endless...
Nevertheless, I agree THIS WILL FIGHT WILL NOT HAPPEN!