Quote Originally Posted by OumaFan View Post
People will jump through hoops to fight Oscar de la Hoya. Shane, not so much.

Who else would Floyd have fought at 154 for? Daniel Santos?
Spot on. It is because ODLH is a BIG money fight. Shane isn't. In addition, although fighting at 147 may be attainable for Pac, it is not optimal, but it was worth it at the time because the fight was with Oscar. And there was no way Oscar was fighting at anything below 147.

There is also the idea of evening out the playing field. Shane has a huge advantage at 147, but at 144 the playing field is more even. However, I still wouldn't bet against Shane .