Quote Originally Posted by Majesty View Post
I kind of find it funny how the fight MUST be at 147 or 145 and such they say for Manny.

When always leading up to his fights against bigger men they say they have to feed him a lot of food just to make him make the weight and he still winds up in the lower 140s at the weigh ins.

If he has to eat like a horse to make 144 then what's the problem of eating right and making 140? Roach says he is naturaly walk around at 140 anyway so what's the problem of making a catch weight like 138?

It's funny how people make it sound like manny would be giving up 15 pounds to move all the way down to 135. He wouldn't. He wasn't weighing 150, his opponents were, and he had to eat like crazy to make 144 even. So why is it he has so much trouble getting as high as 144, but him moving down to 135 is a stretch when reality if he didn't eat like a horse he'd probably come in weighing 140 anyway.
Well you know why they want a fight at 147? Because they want the advantage. In business, politics, or war, whichever side has the leverage will use it. Just like why did Floyd fought JMM at welterweight and not boil down to fight JMM at 140? Because he has the power to do so. Why did De La Hoya make Hopkins boil down to a 156 catchweight for his titles? Because he can. Ring size, glove size, purse split, and yes weight class is determined by the A-side between 2 fighters. Surely you understand this do you?

And no it's not double standards to use whatever leverage you have in business. And yes boxing is a business. IF the other party thinks it's too unfair then don't accept.

On the record I do think Pac should fight JMM at 140 if they are going to fight. 1 guy goes up 1 guy goes down.