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Why not just have it at 147 if you are willing to go ahead and fight at 146? The Cotto fight should have been at 147 too. At least going by the recognised weight limits less questions will be raised after the event. I remember being very irritated that the Cotto fight was at 145. It wouldn't have affected the outcome, but that is besides the point. Just fight at WW and be done with it. If you win then you take all the glory and command all the respect.
Pacquiao's last weigh-in was at 144 lbs. and that the highest weigh-in weight he has done so far. Team Pacquiao is asking for a 145 lbs. weigh-in for the Floyd fight. It's 1 lb more than Pacquiao's highest weigh-in weight.

I think Team Floyd is considerable enough to agree at least at 146 lbs., his last weigh-in weight.
If Pac is more comfortable at 144 then let him do that, if Floyd is more comfortable at 147 then let him do that. We should have two athletes at their optimum weight and let the fans have the fight they want for once. No dilly dallying over weight. If Manny wants to be a WW then he should learn to handle the weight or else go back down to JWW.
I could agree with that since he beaten Cotto it could still depends on their PAC - Floyds team.

but Pacquiao or Mayweather is not really big welters like Cotto..145 would be fine..

I guess both Floyd and Pacquiao would not fight a Huge players in Welters like Paul WILL and Margarito or even Shane Mosley really at 147.

145 would be fair enough. Pacquiao could wiegh at 144 and Floyd for 145 still a advantage for Floyd coz he's bigger physically. but i doubt it if Floyd can go as if a contracted 145.