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I know pac v dlh discussion has almost been beaten to death,,,, but just wondering anyone's thoughts on why DLH weighed so little on fight night??
I think there are 3 possible explanations for Oscar's weight:

1. He wanted to be as fast as possible, and he thought the best way to do that was to be as light as possible
2. His body reacted adversely to the process of draining down to 147, and caused him problems when he attempted to rehydrate (this was Roach's theory)
3. There had been so much talk about this fight being a mismatch, that Oscar wanted to prove he was the better man, not just a bigger man. He intentionally came in light because he wanted to be able to say, "Look, he actually outweighed me in the ring, and I still beat him."

I could believe any of those 3. If it's #2, then I can't blame Oscar. If it's #1 or #3, then he made a stupid decision and he has no one to blame but himself.
Intention I'd say a bit of both 1 and 3 thinking if its even then experience will overcome whats left in the age gap with added speed and reactions;

Got caught out by No 2, not to take anything away from Mannys, strength speed and skill, all of it killed off 1 and three.