Why dont fighters clean out divisions before moving up?

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I agree with everyone else, but i still think he could of had one more fight at Lightweight against a big name before he moved up, Joan Guzman or Edwin Valero, i'd rather of seen those fights other than ODLH, Ricky Hatton, but of course it doesn't make sense money wise.

Why??

People were massively hyped up for the Hatton fight it was huge, one of the biggest fights involving a British fighter of all time!

How was him facing Hatton not as exciting or challenging as facing Guzman or Valero?

What would beating Guzman or Valero do for Manny's career more than beating a multiple world champ like Oscar or Hatton?

Just leaving money out of it, and imagine you were Pacquaio.

If you could pick your last three fights and win them who would you want on your record?

My guess is you will say Valero, Guzman and Funeka, but everyone living in the real world would rather have wins over De La Hoya, Hatton and Cotto on their record.

It's obviously more than just money. Yes he will make a fortune for fighting Mayweather but whose name would you most like to have on your record with a W next to it? Mayweather, or anyone else from featherweight to lightweight?

Bilbo its just my opinion that it would of been more exciting, for me to have seen those fights. I never said he made the wrong choice in moving up where did i say that ?

But he did skip the division fighting a weak belt holder in David Diaz, and at that time there was strong rumors about a Edwin Valero vs Manny Pacquiao fight happening.

And everyone on this forum was hyped to see that, because it involved two very exciting fighters especially Edwin Valero who can punch like a mule. As for Joan Guzman yes i agree he's not well known, but as i said i never criticized Manny Pacquiao for not fighting him.

Because Joan Guzman was a horrible style match up for him, and it was a lose/lose situation for Manny Pacquiao, again im not criticizing Manny Pacquiao for not taking any of these fights, im just saying i would of loved to have seen them before he moved up.