Freddie Roach: "Pacquiao has to SKIP MEALS to make 140 lbs"

[SuckaPunch]

a quote from Dougie's MASSIVE Monday Mailbag
Posted Aug. 2, 2010 at 01:27am

You’re absolutely correct in pointing out that Marquez vs. Pacquiao at welterweight is suicide for the Mexico City master. Prior to the Diaz rematch I thought a third fight made sense if it could be made at 140 pounds, but after seeing Marquez weigh-in at 133½ pounds and perform well I’m not only convinced that he’s not a welterweight, I’m positive that he wouldn’t be himself at junior welterweight. Hell, most LIGHTWEIGHT contenders couldn’t make 133 pounds if they starved themselves. Freddie Roach told me recently that Pacquiao has grown to be a small welterweight over the past year. In Freddie’s words, “Pacquiao has to skip meals to make 140."

http://www.ringtv.com/blog/2178/dougies_massive_monday_mailbag/

[borikua]

Then fight at a lower weight and stop this catchweight BS!!!!!

[borikua]

They know that at higher weights their opponent will be slower.

[street bully]

The speed difference between lightweights and welterweights is insane. Cotto is by no means a slow WW and was made to look like a sloth. Clottey also has some of the fastest hands in the division and looked like a turtle against Pacquiao. If you ask me Pacquiao is quite a bit slower at welterweight, but he is still so much faster than natural welterweights that he looks to be just as fast to many.

I dare anyone to say Pacquiao now is as fast as the one who fought Marquez, Morales, and Barerra, he just isn't.

Also the fact that he is growing into the weight will be his downfall now.

[B.U.R.N.E.R]

Pacquiao is finally in his right weight class.

This guy was coming in at WW back at 130 Pounds.

[infamous larryx]

um....so first he had to eat 6 meals a day just to make 147 now he cant make 140???so whats the point of the 150 catchweight????this makes 0 sense

[V.WEBB]

Pacquiao is finally in his right weight class.

This guy was coming in at WW back at 130 Pounds.

You are a *****!!! Manny was never the bigger man, he is a midgett!

BOY is just scared!!

[goldenglove2]

Pacquiao is finally in his right weight class.

This guy was coming in at WW back at 130 Pounds.

what did he weigh in at?

smh...

[MOTHER DUCKER]

No more Manny ain't a WW bs please

[Tamis!]

This thread is slowly becoming like the rest of 'em threads....