"Catchweight" is a misleading term
Many posters and bloggers continue to write as though there is only one weight in a division. For example, 154 lbs in the Jr middle. All divisions have a given range-148 to 154 in Jr middle, for example. Thus,154 is the upper limit, one more pound and you're out. Anyone who hangs on to this poundage and who is 5'11" tall, most likely is a middle weight but wants the added advantages of fighting smaller opponents. If you ask me who gains more fighting at 150 lbs, Pacquiao or Magarito, I would say neither, the weight evens things out. Without catch weights, a 148 pounder would have to face 154 pounder! This doesn't make sense! The only remedy, which also doesn't make sense, would be to have a division for each pound! In other words, if we have boxers ranging from 100 lbs to 250 lbs, we would have 150 weight divisions and titles. At least, we wouldn't need catch weights.
Ok, fu#% it.. I know we are all mad that Pac vs. Floyd aint happening but as a fan of boxing this fight is seriously going to a WAR...
Sure it aint the fight we all wanna see but what else is new when we as fans do not get the fight we deserve.. It is what it is..
Pacman vs. The Tornado will be a WAR.. Tony will keep coming and its going to one hell of a show trying to see the smaller Pacman keeping Tony off of him. I know Shane had enough pop to hurt Tony but does Pac?
Lets just settle for what it is and expect some action come Nov. 13.. I am honestly looking forward to seeing what game plan Roach has for Pac trying to chop down this bigger tougher tree..[/QUOTE
If Margarito kept coming in, what makes you think Pacquiao would be trying to keep him off? Pacquiao would just eat him up. Margarito is too slow; he broadcasts his punches; he probably will miss all his punches. Based on all of his fights we've seen in the USA, for each punch his opponent throws, Pacquiao throws 5 or 6, all bombs too! Do you really think Margarito is so powerful that he will be able to brush off those bombs? Do you really think that Margarito, after seeing how easy it was for Pacquiao to practically run all over his opponents especailly his last 5 (Diaz, De La Hoya, Hatton, Cotto, and Clottey), is going to go toe-to-toe with Pacquiao? When did he last fight? 1, 2 years ago? Get real, man!
I don't think Magarito is going to be foolish to walk right in to Pacquiao. It would be suicidal! He imay be taller with longer reach, but he is slow and easy to hit. He's never faced an explosive buzz saw like Pacquiao before. Mosely is not as fast as Pacquiao and I don't think hits as hard as Pacquiao. His power punches didn't affect Cotto as Pacquiao's did. The fight is going to be like the De La Hoya fight. Oscar is faster than Magaritio and about the same size. So it might end up even like the Diaz or Hatton fight, Or, like the Clottey fight. Clottey may have a tougher chin than Magarito, but still he said he felt the power of Pacquiao's punches, the reason why he didn't throw back but just covered his face.
Marquez wants $$$
Imagine the $20,000,000 plus he stands to make fighting Pacquiao for the third time! So what if he loses to Pacquiao, he still walks away with the money! Khan is much faster and younger than Marquez. It's so stupid to fight him (or Bradley for that matter) he would have a good chance of losing! So it's smart to call Pacquiao out, taunt him, stalk him, call him "coward," do anything to help his case. When Paquiao finally says "I am sick of that cry baby, I want him on November 13, heck with Magarito!" Marquez will be floating in cloud nine because, he will be taken care of for the rest of his life, if he doesn't get killed in the fight. It's simple as that.
Marquez desparate for a mega buck fight
Pacquiao would run all over Marquez, as he did Diaz, De La Hoya, Hatton, Cotto, and Clottey. Marquez is not the young fighter he was when he fought Pacquiao the first two times. He is like Mosley-37! And he still is chasing after Pacquiao? I see right through him! He wants to retire with millions of dollars. This is why he doesn't want to face Khan or work his way up. He might lose. At least Mosley admitted that he wants to fight Pacquiao for the money in order to retire in comfort.
Ironically, Marquez is now getting a taste of his on medicine- Khan is pursuing him. If I were Pacquiao, I would continue to ignore him.