Shortcut to a pretend-to-be-Armstrong legacy

Ever since the Marquez rematch, Pacquiao's people have been calculating with who they're picking out for Pacquiao. First they pick the weakest link at 135 to pick up a "World Title". No Casamayor (Ring Magazine), Juan Diaz/Campbell (WBA, IBF, WBO titles), no Guzman. Then they smell a opportunity with the Cashcow Delahoya. Floyd retires and Oscar needs a big name with a little frame (Post-Hopkins Ko loss/5'9 Mayorga, 5'8 Mayweather, 5'7 Stevie Forbes, 5'6 Pacquiao). Can't blame Pacquiao's people for that one, anybody would take it. BUT Oscar has to make a weight he hasn't fought in over a nearly a decade. Good deal. But they first got to see him win a decision taking a beating to the face against lil Stevie Forbes. Roach knew he was damaged goods. No dispute with the Hatton victory. It was quick without controversy at Ricky's natural weight and he had some momentum after the Malignaggie victory. Perhaps the same momenturm Kostya Tszyu had dominating slick Sharmba MItchell before fighting Ricky Hatton? Now he wants to fight the best welterweights out there but wants to turn them into Junior-welterweights. Is that how it work now? Isn't the smaller guy supposed to come up if he feels confident in his skillset/abilities unstead of the big guys turning themselves into little guys? What if Wlad Klitschko was forced to come down to 200lbs to fight a P4P great light-heavyweight? Would that make it a legit win over Wlad. Or forcing Hagler to come down to Welterweight to fight LEonard?

Comments (15)

fightfan_79

That's the Roach strategy, By luring a Junior middleweight into a welterweight fight or welterweights into catch-weight fights so they have to starve themselves. If Pacman doesn't wanna fight welters at their normal weight (147) then get the F--K out of the welter weight picture. Pacman should go on and defend his 140 title and leave the welters alone. The Bradley - Campbell winner would love a crack at the Linear Ring Magazine championship. Last I checked...it takes two signatures two get a fight signed. "Luring" JMW and WW to lower weights to fight a LW/JWW fighter? Umm...didn't Oscar wantto fight Pacquiao due to Floyd retiring thinking it would be an easy retirement fight and a well paying one? Didn't Hatton sit at ringside for the DLH fight "scouting" out Pacquiao? Isn't Hatton the one who wanted a crack at Pac as he thought he could "bully" the "smaller" fighter? I agree that Pac should stay in his tru division at JWW, but c'mon...who honestly has a good shot at beating him besides Nate? Everyone one else is either B-Class material, or to young or too old. And that's what the excuses would be if Pac were to ever stay in his own division. Did you notice how NO ONE in the JWW division is calling Pac out? (Except for Nate). The fighters in the divisions above and below are calling Pac out just for a payday...

16y ago

DuttyAlacrity

The past is the past, he gets props for the coming up in weight and never stopping Ricky Hatton. However, he is the one who skipped out on lightweight before facing any real challangers there. Apparently he thought it was good enough to just take the WBC paper belt from David Diaz and move on up. No Nate Campbell, Casamayor, Guzman, Juan Diaz....nobody. That's fine, you don't wanna be a lightweight, you aint looking for jr.welterweight challangers, fine too. But then, stop demanding for natural welterweights to make themselves smaller for you. If he wants to show up at 142, that's his choice, but don't make a Cotto or a Mosley come in at 142 as well. yea IMO he gets no credit for his lightweight stint, i also disagree with all this catch weight mess if it's welterweight then it's welterweight it's almost like asking for a handicap

16y ago

flipbjefrox

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16y ago

flipbjefrox

Brooklyn Pizza is my favorite!!! As far as wings, give me some lemon pepper or teriyakhi wings and we good! tried pizza hut wing street? try the hottest one

16y ago

flipbjefrox

true,very true..pacman should fight the campbell-bradley winner..and cotto-and shane should fight and floyd should fight the winner of that fight...enough with thses catchweights and arguements over purse splits..... so what's for lunch?

16y ago

Verstyle

16y ago

Vladimir303

Kind of a valid point however all of Pacquiao's lineal title fights were with legitiment champs @ their respective weight class. Past prime is a different argument but weight drained i think not The past is the past, he gets props for the coming up in weight and never stopping Ricky Hatton. However, he is the one who skipped out on lightweight before facing any real challangers there. Apparently he thought it was good enough to just take the WBC paper belt from David Diaz and move on up. No Nate Campbell, Casamayor, Guzman, Juan Diaz....nobody. That's fine, you don't wanna be a lightweight, you aint looking for jr.welterweight challangers, fine too. But then, stop demanding for natural welterweights to make themselves smaller for you. If he wants to show up at 142, that's his choice, but don't make a Cotto or a Mosley come in at 142 as well.

16y ago

Ravishing

16y ago

DuttyAlacrity

16y ago

Ravishing

pizza and buffolo wings for lunch? Brooklyn Pizza is my favorite!!! As far as wings, give me some lemon pepper or teriyakhi wings and we good!

16y ago

Vladimir303

lumpia sounds good. i might cook that for dinner Please no mutants responding to my threads. Take yourself and that girlfriend poster of yours and discuss your lunch plans somewhere else.

16y ago

Gettin_Jiggy

i cant see manny surpassing armstrong!

16y ago

flipbjefrox

lumpia sounds good. i might cook that for dinner

16y ago

nj_evoixgsr

pansit and lumpia. and my takla for this assclown. have a good day.

16y ago

flipbjefrox

pizza and buffolo wings for lunch?