Canelo/Pacquiao at 150?! Absurd

[bradlee180]

Boxing's not run in a professional manner.
It's a corrupt sport, rotten to the core, if sport it even can be called.

Anyway, we're in an era where World Championships don't mean near as much as they used to. The fights that'll make the most money are what gets made.
The fans will put up with any hose-job and keep coming back.

Anyway, fighters ought to realize just winning ain't enough. This is supposed to be entertainment.
With the exception of Mayweather, if a fighter stinks out a joint with a boring win, the masses won't pay to watch him.

People expect too much of Pacquiao.
Dude could still easily make 140 lbs, he's only about 148 lbs on fight night in the ring.
And while he's still good, he ain't what he used to be. Pacquiao's phenomenal peak ended after the 2010 Margarito fight. It's been a slow, gradual deterioration with him though.
Other guys still have all their abilities in 1 fight, and show up with literally nothing the next fight out.

Canelo?
For $#!t's sake, people are expecting a 148 pounder to fight a Light-Heavy 174 pounder.

And that's the truth, Alvarez weighed 174 lbs on fight night agaisnt Angulo a couple of months ago.

26 pounds difference.
5 weight-classes apart!

But yet, No catch-weights, no catchweights !

[bradlee180]

Pacquiao was 151 lbs on fight-night HBO's unofficial scale against Bradley last month.
Alvarez was 174 lbs on fight-night on Showtime's unofficial scale against Angulo 2 months ago.

Welter - Pacquiao
Light-Middle
Middle
Super-Middle
Light-Heavy - Canelo Alvarez

This $#!t's ridiculous, y'know, effin' day-before-weigh-in $#!t.
What a stupid idea that was when they did that in the mid-80s.

[Spicoli]

Boxing's not run in a professional manner.
It's a corrupt sport, rotten to the core, if sport it even can be called.

Anyway, we're in an era where World Championships don't mean near as much as they used to. The fights that'll make the most money are what gets made.
The fans will put up with any hose-job and keep coming back.

Anyway, fighters ought to realize just winning ain't enough. This is supposed to be entertainment.
With the exception of Mayweather, if a fighter stinks out a joint with a boring win, the masses won't pay to watch him.

People expect too much of Pacquiao.
Dude could still easily make 140 lbs, he's only about 148 lbs on fight night in the ring.
And while he's still good, he ain't what he used to be. Pacquiao's phenomenal peak ended after the 2010 Margarito fight. It's been a slow, gradual deterioration with him though.
Other guys still have all their abilities in 1 fight, and show up with literally nothing the next fight out.

Canelo?
For $#!t's sake, people are expecting a 148 pounder to fight a Light-Heavy 174 pounder.

And that's the truth, Alvarez weighed 174 lbs on fight night agaisnt Angulo a couple of months ago.

26 pounds difference.
5 weight-classes apart!

But yet, No catch-weights, no catchweights !

I think some guys and the ones who can afford it train with consideration to coming in heavy nowadays. The fine, the weight is a manipulation and calculated. Broner v Escobedo was a hoodwink and a farce. One guy busts his ass to make weight, the little known guy clamoring for a upset...and the fat tart star knew all along he was blowing weight not once, but twice. Meanwhile Escobedo was needing to literally eat a full stuff crust pizza to pack on in the A.M. All catchweights do is blur and obscure any restriction or guidelines left in this circus. We complain about 8, 16 weight classes but now its more like 20 plus on any given rotation, often a mere lb being the point of contention as with Garcia and Matthysse. Loser keeps a trinket, loser keeps a ranking, its basically like trying to have it both ways. When I think catchweight I think the very best in one division facing another and a meet in the middle. But now its a large portion of ego stroking, network dealings to keep two "stars" happy-willing and tunnel vision strictly on name value but not a lot to best of the best. Alvarez has no business...well no ring business..being below 154. Manny is maxed at 144-147? and being stung early by wild man Bradley. Its a terd of a "match" if they propose to float it.

[powerpuncher]

does anybody else think that el chocolatito should call out pac at a catchweight of 120 pounds? i think thats fair. if pac refuses then its an obvious duck.

[Addicted to_boxing]

does anybody else think that el chocolatito should call out pac at a catchweight of 120 pounds? i think thats fair. if pac refuses then its an obvious duck.

Yeah PAC now needs to offer catch weight to up and coming champions like they did to him

[Silkeyjoe]

does anybody else think that el chocolatito should call out pac at a catchweight of 120 pounds? i think thats fair. if pac refuses then its an obvious duck.

I think Rigo should call out Pac and Floyd at a catchweight of 134

[Ron Swanson]

Boxing's not run in a professional manner.
It's a corrupt sport, rotten to the core, if sport it even can be called.

Anyway, we're in an era where World Championships don't mean near as much as they used to. The fights that'll make the most money are what gets made.
The fans will put up with any hose-job and keep coming back.

Anyway, fighters ought to realize just winning ain't enough. This is supposed to be entertainment.
With the exception of Mayweather, if a fighter stinks out a joint with a boring win, the masses won't pay to watch him.

People expect too much of Pacquiao.
Dude could still easily make 140 lbs, he's only about 148 lbs on fight night in the ring.
And while he's still good, he ain't what he used to be. Pacquiao's phenomenal peak ended after the 2010 Margarito fight. It's been a slow, gradual deterioration with him though.
Other guys still have all their abilities in 1 fight, and show up with literally nothing the next fight out.

Canelo?
For $#!t's sake, people are expecting a 148 pounder to fight a Light-Heavy 174 pounder.

And that's the truth, Alvarez weighed 174 lbs on fight night agaisnt Angulo a couple of months ago.

26 pounds difference.
5 weight-classes apart!

But yet, No catch-weights, no catchweights !

You've had some good posts in this thread but this is absolute garbage. There is no point in a Canelo fight at 150. Canelo can't fight at 150. Manny can so don't make him the victim.

There is a long history that does nothing to hide what's going on. Clottey, sure we can fight him at 147, Cotto well we have to make that 145, Shane "can you make 142?". Manny has been a phenomenon but don't hide from the fact Roach has been blatant with attempts to handicap opponents. And just how handicapped they have to be varies by the perceived threat. Just be honest, this isn't even an attack on Manny it's an attack on the sport and Roach in particular.

150 would be a farce. Canelo would have no speed or power. He'd be gassed in the 1st round like ODLH was. This nonsense needs to stop. If you want to fight someone fight them, don't decide just how much you need to weaken them and fight them under BS restrictions.

If you can't fight them at their weight don't fight them it's simple. And people playing the little guy is the victim card are either liars or ignorant. Little men have moved up with great success all through boxing history. People losing weight have historically struggled. The bigger guy shrinking is without a doubt the victim.

[chris6878]

If canelo is dumb enough to sign the contract, then he deserves to get mashed. Cant come with excuses causes you decided to fight a catch weight fight...that is not mandatory.