After watching Donaire Walters, it made me appreciate the guys who fought at and dominated multiple divisions. Guys like Floyd, Pac and jmm. These guys went from featherweight divisions and below to 147. We all know smaller fighters tend to have shorter career spans as their smaller bodies take damage.
It also makes me appreciate Pac as he consistently been the smaller fighter giving up height, weight, and reach almost every fight. Respect to the legends. Even though I have some issues with Floyd and JMM. They moved up and did their thing.
look at these two guys with same agenda, yet contradicting each other.
Pacquiao was draining himself at featherweight. He always re-hydrated to around 140. He has always been a Jr Welterweight. That's his natural weight.
Pacquiao didn't gain speed and power. He always had speed, if anything he was faster at featherweight, just less refined. And his power went away as he went up in weight. When was the last time Pac knocked somebody out?
maybe pacquiao was using his whole carreer? how do you know?
just because you rehradte to a certain weight doesmnt mean you have the same LBM. you really think pacquiao @ featherweight has the same body @ WW just because they way the same?
He didn't get faster. Go watch morales pac1 or Pac barrera. He got stronger as his body filled up and worked on becoming more of a complete fighter
yea thiose 5'4 filipinos who were carreer featherweight sure do have great muscle building genetics!
Floyd turned pro at 19 and Pac turned pro at 15, so there bodies were still not fully mature, its only natural they moved up in weight, and Pac was always the bigger man in the lower weight classes, some of his opponents were up to his stomach lol.
yes when guys move up in weight they lose speed and power
in pacs case he got faster and stronger
it was all the 7k calories though.
No way he got faster and Pac's power has been the same the little guy has power but he hasn't been knocking everyone out in the 47 division.
As for Nonito, he's taken risky dangerous fights, only haters claim he picks on the smaller guys when he himself is quite small.
yes when guys move up in weight they lose speed and power
in pacs case he got faster and stronger
it was all the 7k calories though.
He didn't get faster. Go watch morales pac1 or Pac barrera. He got stronger as his body filled up and worked on becoming more of a complete fighter
While all 3 of those fighters are better than Donaire, don't be fooled into thinking they took the same risk Nonito did for this fight either. Donaire didn't force a catchweight, gloves stipulation or hulk out on roids for this fight. I have more respect to Donaire for at least going out on his shield. He should retire though.
Agreed. Will say though Floyd, Pac and jmm were less diva ' esq at the lower weights.
The old myth that Pacquiao's opponents were always heavier.
Let's try and keep it focused . I'm putting aside my JMM ped accusations lol. He was legit and a beast from feather to 135. Floyd was solid moving from super feather to Jr. Welter.
well over time your body naturally gets bigger so it is actually very natural to go up in weight over long time. So I would not call everyone PED abusers unless it is a drastic jump.
While all 3 of those fighters are better than Donaire, don't be fooled into thinking they took the same risk Nonito did for this fight either. Donaire didn't force a catchweight, gloves stipulation or hulk out on roids for this fight. I have more respect to Donaire for at least going out on his shield. He should retire though.