Jeng Gacal will push for a 145 catchweight?

Mark my words... If this fight isn't at 147, I'm done supporting Pac. I hope Team Pac is reading this forum. He's gonna lose at least one fan if he does this shit. :nonono: :bsflag: :thumbsdow

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Team Pacquiao to push for catchweight vs Clottey 01/13/2010 11:12 AM ... “We will push for the 145 catchweight,” Pacquiao’s lawyer, Jeng Gacal, told ABS-CBN’s “Umagang Kay Ganda.” According to Gacal, the fight deal is sealed, save for the possible catchweight. Pacquiao and Clottey are slated to fight at 147 lbs. “Ilalakad po natin tulad po sa nangyari sa Cotto fight na 145. Talagang mas malaki ang mga taong ito,” said Gacal, referring to Clottey and Cotto who were naturally bigger fighters than Pacquiao. Roach, on the other hand, earlier said that the Filipino boxing superstar was comfortable with fighting at 147 lbs. “It will be at 147. There’s no catchweight,” Roach told FightHype.com. A catchweight describes the weight limit for a fight that does not fall in traditional limits for weight classes. Pacquiao will put his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title at stake when he faces Ghana’s Clottey, the former International Boxing Federation (IBF) welterweight champion, at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. ... http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/01/13/10/team-pacquiao-push-catchweight-vs-clottey

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SIZE MATTERS: PACQUIAO PUSHING FOR CATCHWEIGHT AFTER ALL? By Ben Thompson | January 12, 2010 Despite trainer Freddie Roach and promoter Bob Arum declaring no need for a catchweight in Manny Pacquiao's upcoming March 13th welterweight title defense against Joshua Clottey, apparently there's been a change of plans. According to Pacquiao's lawyer, Jeng Gacal, the WBO champion will indeed request his challenger to meet him at a weight south of the 147-pound limit. "We will push for the 145 catchweight," he would tell ABS-CBN as he revealed the deal is virtually done except for the matter of the weight. This latest news is in direct contradiction to what nearly everyone else in Team Pacquiao has been stating. Speaking to FightHype's own OnTheGrind Boxing Team, trainer Freddie Roach originally revealed that the fight would "be at 147" and "there's no catchweight." Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum confirmed the news, stating "there's going to be no catchweight on this one." Even Pacquiao's advisor, Michael Koncz, would change his story, first saying that there was a catchweight of 144 pounds only to correct himself later stating there was no catchweight after all. Either Pacquiao's lawyer didn't get the memo or he is indeed asking for Clottey to suck down in weight as Gacal made a point to remind everyone that Clottey, like Cotto, is naturally bigger. ... http://www.fighthype.com/pages/content6691.html

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