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I think that Pac should forget about Mayweather, the welterweight division and go back down to light-welter. Let me explain.
If you look at Manny's weight profile, he is just barely making the weight at welter. At weigh-in he was below the maximum weight limit by 2 pounds and could only re-hydrate to 150. Meanwhile, Rios was able to re-hydrate up to 159 pounds at fight night. This has always been pretty much the case for Pac when he fights at welter.
There's a justifiable belief in boxing that higher weight classes attract more attention, so guys like Pac, Marquez, Soto, and I'm sure there are many others you can think of that are always trying to move up weight classes.
Well I think Pac and Marquez have proven themselves and have enough of a fan-following that they can go back down to a weight division that is more natural to their body mass. Marquez was super-featherweight for many years and only started moving up to pursue Manny, meanwhile Manny has to get up for midnight snacks just to maintain his weight.
Another interesting consideration is that the light-welter division makes for some new and intriguing match-ups - with the likes of Danny Garcia, Lucas Matthyse, Mike Alvarado, Peterson, and maybe his old friend and stablemate - Amir Khan. There's also the long-shot possibility of banging it out with his current friend Provodnikov - I think these fights are more intriguing than another possible rematch with Bradley or Marquez, and I'm also getting tired of watching him pursue a fight against Mayweather.
I would like to see Pac go back down and score some dramatic KOs again. It seems that his punches don't have the same sting at welter. Sure he disfigures people's faces, but that's from volume. I just don't think Pac's body mass has enough inertia to knock people out at 147 pounds.
On the flip-side, whenever he gets tagged, there is a definite impact to his body. During the post-fight interview, Pac confirmed that Rios really hurt him somewhere around the 5th round, and even in his win against Margarito, Pac's body took plenty of punishment and he was hospitalized for a few days because of it.
I think both Pac and Marquez should go back down to divisions that their bodies normally belong to. Their KO percentage will go back up and I personally like the potential match-ups the light welterweight division can provide.
If you look at Manny's weight profile, he is just barely making the weight at welter. At weigh-in he was below the maximum weight limit by 2 pounds and could only re-hydrate to 150. Meanwhile, Rios was able to re-hydrate up to 159 pounds at fight night. This has always been pretty much the case for Pac when he fights at welter.
There's a justifiable belief in boxing that higher weight classes attract more attention, so guys like Pac, Marquez, Soto, and I'm sure there are many others you can think of that are always trying to move up weight classes.
Well I think Pac and Marquez have proven themselves and have enough of a fan-following that they can go back down to a weight division that is more natural to their body mass. Marquez was super-featherweight for many years and only started moving up to pursue Manny, meanwhile Manny has to get up for midnight snacks just to maintain his weight.
Another interesting consideration is that the light-welter division makes for some new and intriguing match-ups - with the likes of Danny Garcia, Lucas Matthyse, Mike Alvarado, Peterson, and maybe his old friend and stablemate - Amir Khan. There's also the long-shot possibility of banging it out with his current friend Provodnikov - I think these fights are more intriguing than another possible rematch with Bradley or Marquez, and I'm also getting tired of watching him pursue a fight against Mayweather.
I would like to see Pac go back down and score some dramatic KOs again. It seems that his punches don't have the same sting at welter. Sure he disfigures people's faces, but that's from volume. I just don't think Pac's body mass has enough inertia to knock people out at 147 pounds.
On the flip-side, whenever he gets tagged, there is a definite impact to his body. During the post-fight interview, Pac confirmed that Rios really hurt him somewhere around the 5th round, and even in his win against Margarito, Pac's body took plenty of punishment and he was hospitalized for a few days because of it.
I think both Pac and Marquez should go back down to divisions that their bodies normally belong to. Their KO percentage will go back up and I personally like the potential match-ups the light welterweight division can provide.
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