Why did Mosley get t weigh all the way up to 147lbs but Pac made Cotto come in at 145

[InTheNeutralCorner]

Yet it was Oscar that went looking for Pacquiao, and it was Oscar that made Pacquiao come up from 135 to 147 so he could ride off into the sunset with a victory over a much smaller fighter that had slipped through his promotional fingers. Yes, Oscar was horribly weight drained, but it was him that wanted the fight. And a lot of people said he'd be too big for him and criticised him for making the fight.

Some seem to focus on dela Hoya coming down to 147 and they forget that Pacquiao has to even skip a weight division to fight him. How many boxers are able to do this? I believe the criticism is because Manny had retained his power and speed going up in weight that's why they looked at it as an unfair disadvantage on Oscar. If Manny had not retained those, just like most of the other boxers who tried to go up in weight, then there would not even be a discussion on this.

I do dislike catchweights when they're for titles, as I always think if a fighter wants a title in a particular weight class then his opponent should be able to weigh whatever he wants within the parameters of that weight class. But really, Manny's had 2 catchweight fights, Cotto at 145 and Margarito at 150. That's it. 2. Look at how much criticism he gets for it, it's ridiculous. The Margarito one was more beneficial to Margarito anyway, as he was a career welterweight being allowed to weigh in 3 pounds over the WW limit. I didn't like that being for a title, hell I didn't like the fight being made at all, but telling Marg he couldn't weight more than 150 was hardly putting him at a disadvantage when he'd spent almost all of his career before that at 147

He's almost always giving up weight significantly come fight night, I mean what was Margarito on the night, 160? At most Pacquiao puts on 1 or 2 pounds after the weigh in. I don't mind him trying to redress the balance a bit by asking for catchweights, but when its a title fight I'd rather it not have any of that. Gotta agree with marbleheadmaui that the focus on these is stupid when put into context of his overall achievements. We're criticising a fighter for having a few catchweight fights when he's done something pretty much unprecedented in the sport. Please.

You hit it on the head but I don't think they will still understand.

The OP provided 3 possible answers to his own question and each seems legit on their own. I don't think any posters here knows the real answer, only Team Pacquiao knows. So what's the reason of the question?

[AdamGB]

Because Cotto was younger.