Weight Gain: De Le Hoya vs Pac

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Floyd pretty much stopped knocking people out when he went north of 130. Manny moved up to 130 and beyond and his KO percentage improved and he's now beating up elite welterweights.

That can be explained by their styles - Pac is a non-stop attack merchant, Floyd is defensive minded.

As a general rule fighters don't keep their power as they move up in weight. Manny is beating the shit out of elite welterweights. Almost every time he hit Cotto he was hurting him, he almost stopped him in the second round. That's just not normal.

Cotto never had a great chin. It would have been more surprising if Pac didn't hurt him, considering what we saw against Hatton and Oscar.

As a general rule fighters punches don't have the same effect against naturally bigger men, but there have been plenty of fighters moving through the weights stopping bigger guys - Hearns, Duran, Oscar, etc...

Maybe Pac is a drug cheat. But taking into account his style and the fact he's been sparking guys his entire career, he's the perfect candidate for a fighter retaining his power.