Pac-Man and his catchweights got to STOP TODAY!

Make? Pac didn't make anyone do anything. Mosley wanted to fight Pac ******. Cotto wanted a slice of the Pac man too. This was also the only catch weight Pac has ever fought at. Hell you were so damn confident you said Cotto would end his career. :deal

STFU and get the hell out of here.

 

a guy who can't weight lower than 144lbs and ended up weighing 146lbs on weigh-in sounds like a natural WW to me...

 

:good

 

i agree. pac needs to prove his greatness by fighting welterweights at welterweight. the cotto fight should have been at 147. real shame it wasn't, not sure the outcome would have been different, but miguel deserved to fight at welterweight

 

I dont think having a fight at 145 or whatever will make a difference with floyd..he's just going to come in at 147+:!:

 

He fought a welterweight in the welterweight weight class. Welterweight is from 140 to 147. If both fighters were 145, they were welterweights. Anyone that does not understand that is showcasing to the world their ignorance on the rules of boxing.

By both fighting at 145, they were welterweights per the rules stated by the only people whose opinion on the issue matters, the Nevada Athletic Commission.

 

atsch

 

Lord, Pacquiao has faced criticisms for facing a fighter at a catchweight for the first time. First of all, the fight against Cotto was his first catchweight fight and at 145, it was a fair weight for both boxers. Pacquiao fought at 147 at Oscar’s insistence. He fought Ricky Hatton in his own division of 140, where the Brit had dominated for so many years. I can understand the people who say that the fight against Cotto should've not been a title fight since it is not being fought at 147, but technicallym a welterweight fight can take place anywhere between 141-147. But where were all the criticisms about catchweights when Hopkins fought Pavlik or when Felix trinidad fought Roy Jones? People are acting as if Pacquiao invented catchweights and that’s simply not the case. Many memorable fights in the pat were fought at catchweights. Julio Cesar Chavez fought Meldrick Taylor for the welterweight title at 145 pounds. Sugar Ray Leonard fought Thomas Hearns as a super middleweight at 163 pounds. He also forced Danny LaLonde to come down from 175 to 168 to fight for his light heavyweight title and the new super middleweight title.

It is time to appreciate Manny Pacquiao because a fighter like him only comes once in a generation. Sure, he’s not the greatest technical boxer and he may have some flaws, but those vulnerabilities combined with his ferociousness in the ring is what endears him to many boxing fans. Pacquiao has come a long way from being a one-dimensional fighter. He is now a much better boxer than before, while still being a warrior in his heart. Without question, he is truly one of the all-time greats.

 

WTF...Do Research boy before you make a thread.

This is the first time that Pac is accepting Catchweight. Your title states that most of Pacquiao's fight was catchweight., which is wrong. -.-

 

if Brian Kenny is correct then it appears from here on out Pacquiao will only fight at 145

 

i'm very confused are some of you actually saying Cotto had a chance if the fight fought @ 2 more lbs. heavier? That is utterly ridiculous!

 

Pacman should not have the WBO belt, Miguel Cotto won that at 147.

Pacman is a con - man.

 

all these ***** ass pre-madonna ass sports guys need to grow a pair (except hockey) and just do their ****in job minus the BS!! Granted, don't get robbed like sports figures of the past but don't rob the fans while you're trying not to get robbed by promoters, owners etc. in the process.

 

Tell us. Other than the Cotto fight when did Pacquiao fight at a catchweight?