Sorry for another Pacquiao thread, but this pissed me off

[Howlin Mad Missy]

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.

That's totally wrong for it means JMM can come at 135 against Floyd who can come at 147 or Pacquiao coming in at 140 against Cotto who can come in at 147. I think you can clearly see that there has to be a compromise weight somewhere in the middle like 144 for Floyd-JMM and 145 for Pacquiao-Cotto.

I think 145 is just fine and fair for Floyd-Pacquiao fight.

You would do.

remind us what the RANGE for the WW division is? Both fighters should be allowed to weigh-in within that range. That's why it's a WW division rather than one set weight that Freddie Roach decides will handicap their opponent.

[PaulG]

Fanjohn - If you are throwing out weight classes and insisting on a catchweight of an exact lb figure then do we fine Pacquiao for coming in under also or is this just a one-sided thing?

$1million for every lb that the fighter varies from 145 in either direction - it starts to become a bit ridiculous doesn't it - thats one of the reasons why we have weight classes.

[jamiebhoy]

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.

That's totally wrong for it means JMM can come at 135 against Floyd who can come at 147 or Pacquiao coming in at 140 against Cotto who can come in at 147. I think you can clearly see that there has to be a compromise weight somewhere in the middle like 144 for Floyd-JMM and 145 for Pacquiao-Cotto.

I think 145 is just fine and fair for Floyd-Pacquiao fight.

You would do.

remind us what the RANGE for the WW division is? Both fighters should be allowed to weigh-in within that range. That's why it's a WW division rather than one set weight that Freddie Roach decides will handicap their opponent.

Thank you thank you thank you, isn't anyone getting the whole point here is that people like Roach are screwing with the set weights and trying to make a call on where an opponent comes in.They are called division for a reason apart from the SRL debacle i don't remember the last time there was a fight across actual divisions , I think the huggers really do think that Pac has a right to call out someone at HW as long as he is under the limit for HW !!!

[happytrip]

I thought i heard Pacquiao stated ,in one of the interviews after his big win vs. Cotto,that he will no longer climb up in weight on his next bout.And i guess this is at 145lbs.

[fanjohn]

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.

That's totally wrong for it means JMM can come at 135 against Floyd who can come at 147 or Pacquiao coming in at 140 against Cotto who can come in at 147. I think you can clearly see that there has to be a compromise weight somewhere in the middle like 144 for Floyd-JMM and 145 for Pacquiao-Cotto.

I think 145 is just fine and fair for Floyd-Pacquiao fight.

You would do.

remind us what the RANGE for the WW division is? Both fighters should be allowed to weigh-in within that range. That's why it's a WW division rather than one set weight that Freddie Roach decides will handicap their opponent.

From what I understood from Roach, Floyd can weigh-in at 147 (or 146) if he wants to but he has to pay some penalties. Roach is only asking Floyd to weigh-in at 145 if he can (Cotto just did). The fight will still go on even if Floyd weigh-in at 147 and it will be called off if Floyd weigh-in over 147.

Like what GBP/Floyd labeled it for the Floyd-JMM fight weight, it's a "welterweight" fight.

[Howlin Mad Missy]

That's totally wrong for it means JMM can come at 135 against Floyd who can come at 147 or Pacquiao coming in at 140 against Cotto who can come in at 147. I think you can clearly see that there has to be a compromise weight somewhere in the middle like 144 for Floyd-JMM and 145 for Pacquiao-Cotto.

I think 145 is just fine and fair for Floyd-Pacquiao fight.

You would do.

remind us what the RANGE for the WW division is? Both fighters should be allowed to weigh-in within that range. That's why it's a WW division rather than one set weight that Freddie Roach decides will handicap their opponent.

From what I understood from Roach, Floyd can weigh-in at 147 (or 146) if he wants to but he has to pay some penalties. Roach is only asking Floyd to weigh-in at 145 if he can (Cotto just did). The fight will still go on even if Floyd weigh-in at 147 and it will be called off if Floyd weigh-in over 147.

Like what GBP/Floyd labeled it for the Floyd-JMM fight weight, it's a "welterweight" fight.

That's very kind of Mr. Roach who died and made him God of all things boxing?

More garbage from Roach and garbage if anyone agrees with him, I'd ban anyone who agreed with it for crimes against sense and boxing.