Quote Originally Posted by the_answer
ironically pac came from 108
and is a natural 122
so whos brave enough?
who has the confidence?
Well my friend, it's their prerogative to fight at this division, Manny came up and up and up to land the best fights possible for him, I myself(ashamed of me) did not think Manny belonged in the same ring with MAB 2003, and he shocks the world and dismantles Barrera. Next came the WBA/IBF Juan Manuel Marquez, where at that time was only decked once(I think) in his career and in the first round against PAC got Owned three times, though he got a draw, many were still riding high on PAC's big win over MAB and thought that PAC won a very close fight. he again stepped up to 130 to face EM where he lost via 12 round very exciting fight. Bottom line, PAC has already reached his goals, he landed the big fights, became the best fighter out of Asia and is now very popular among boxing fans.

Erik on the other hand, had his hands full at 122, 126 and 130 that's why he does not move up that fast. And given his tall frame, I'm pretty sure it is hell to make the limit. He has already been part of the biggest fights in his divisions and I was sure when he fought Raheem at 135, he does not want to go back to 130 to fight PAC, he already got a win. If PAC still wants to fight him it would be at 135, if EM had won against Raheem, he was leaning to fight the winner of Chico/Castillo fight but things ended up on the different side and that's what is screwing Erik now. He must make the limit or he loses his chance for revenge. Anyway, I still think that Erik can win over a lot of lightweights but not as impressive when he was fighting smaller guys. His punches coming from above, because of his height advantage, does not have the same power anymore. Hey, he has already defeated a current lightweight champion.