J.M. Marquez vs Mosely at 147

[JT Rock]

Tell me the last time JMM cherry picked an opponent, or even had a spec of controversy over his choice competition? In his move up in weight chasing PAC, had he picked the lowest hanging fruit and the softest over blown promotional hyped dangerous "in house challenges"?

My question is, would Freddy Roach have accepted a fight at 147 with DLH, Mosely, Trinidad, Quartey, Vargas in the late 90's or early 2000's or would he try fighting old welters like Whitaker and Chavez? I think we know the answer. PAC has done great things in his career and outside the ring he is a heck of a good guy and enough great things can't be said..

But let's not be fooled into thinking all the risks he took weren't 100% controlled and measured.. Because there is no way in he'll he fights the Cotto at 147 who beat Mosely or the Mosely who beat Margarito or a prime Delahoya

[Julius Rain]

Tell me the last time JMM cherry picked an opponent, or even had a spec of controversy over his choice competition? In his move up in weight chasing PAC, had he picked the lowest hanging fruit and the softest over blown promotional hyped dangerous "in house challenges"?

My question is, would Freddy Roach have accepted a fight at 147 with DLH, Mosely, Trinidad, Quartey, Vargas in the late 90's or early 2000's or would he try fighting old welters like Whitaker and Chavez? I think we know the answer. PAC has done great things in his career and outside the ring he is a heck of a good guy and enough great things can't be said..

But let's not be fooled into thinking all the risks he took weren't 100% controlled and measured.. Because there is no way in he'll he fights the Cotto at 147 who beat Mosely or the Mosely who beat Margarito or a prime Delahoya

Pac fought guys who were top welters and had big names. Do you really believe Cotto would win if Pac fought him at 147? Your the same the guy who laugh at the thought of pac going above featherweight and be successful. Now tell me who else would jump from lightweight to 147 and fight Oscar. Who would go back down a weight and fight the lineal 140 champ Hatton, who could put a beating on Cotto at 145, scare Clottey into a shell at 147 and punish Margarito at 150 for 12 rounds? JMM sure wouldn't/couldnt, hell floyd wouldn't even fight these guys aside from Oscar. Credit to floyd though he fought Oscar at 154, but would you expect pac to jump from 135 to 154 at the time, hell you laugh at the thought of pac going up to welterweight.

You have a point, Roach would likely choose the more establish fighter before the younger fighter. However, people continue to forget the number 1 guy Pac really wants. Floyd, and anybody else is second to him. For the mean time Pac has to stay busy and if it has to be with guys who are old like Mosley but brings in lots of cash then thats the way it will be until Floyd gets in the ring with pac.

You say all the risk pac took weren't 100% but who else would take the same risk and have the same results?