Why won't Pacquiao move to Welterweight?

[Mega Eggot]

pac weighed in at 142 lbs for the dlh fight

He weighed in at 145 and 3/4 lbs against Clottey.

Manny weighed 144 and a half for the Margarito fight.

[madsweeney]

Nice bump

[Khalid X]

He just weighed in at 144lbs on Saturday night against Barrera, Welterweight is 3lbs north of that with much better competition including Mosley, De La Hoya, Mayweather, Hatton(if he stays there), Cotto, Cintron, and Williams.

I post this question because I keep reading Pacquiao fans saying Pac would annihilate Mayweather, if so, why not move up?

The only real fights left in his division is a Marquez rematch, and a war with Katsidis. Guzman is an overrated hype job who will get KTFO when he steps up in competition like Rey Bautista did, and he hasn't even earned a shot at Manny.

So why not just move up? The competition is there, the fights are there, and if he wants to be considered an all time great, his legacy requires it.

The crazy thing about this is when it's all said and done, Pacquiao would have faced 6 outta the 8 guys this dude mentioned.

not only face them, but Manny would be so favored over each one of them, that it would be considered Cherry picking on Manny's part.

[pbftxrs316]

The crazy thing about this is when it's all said and done, Pacquiao would have faced 6 outta the 8 guys this dude mentioned.

not only face them, but Manny would be so favored over each one of them, that it would be considered Cherry picking on Manny's part.

that's not crazy at all--

oscar was drained, not manny's fault, but he was
hatton i'll give him because he took his title and even though hatton lost his last big fight, he was on a 2 win streak
mosley lost his last big fight
he hasn't fought cintron, nor should he imo
he's scared to fight floyd really, we know the real truth around that
clottey lost his last big fight
cotto i'll give him, but it was at a catchweight for his title--if there was no title on the line, then it wouldn't be that bad imo
margarito the same as the others, catchweight and long layoff

[Twako]

that's not crazy at all--

oscar was drained, not manny's fault, but he was
hatton i'll give him because he took his title and even though hatton lost his last big fight, he was on a 2 win streak
mosley lost his last big fight
he hasn't fought cintron, nor should he imo
he's scared to fight floyd really, we know the real truth around that
clottey lost his last big fight
cotto i'll give him, but it was at a catchweight for his title--if there was no title on the line, then it wouldn't be that bad imo
margarito the same as the others, catchweight and long layoff

the clottey/cotto/margarito that manny fought would wipe the floor w/ everyone from 140 and below and almost anyone at WW.

[Alibata]

that's not crazy at all--

oscar was drained, not manny's fault, but he was
hatton i'll give him because he took his title and even though hatton lost his last big fight, he was on a 2 win streak
mosley lost his last big fight
he hasn't fought cintron, nor should he imo
he's scared to fight floyd really, we know the real truth around that
clottey lost his last big fight
cotto i'll give him, but it was at a catchweight for his title--if there was no title on the line, then it wouldn't be that bad imo
margarito the same as the others, catchweight and long layoff

Whats crazy is this ^^^^^^^^^^ People making excuses and hating.. A true sign of greatness is when the haters start popping up... Manny was never hated as much as this before..

[Mr. Philadel]

Because everybody at Welterweight would slaughter his small ass, AND he wouldnt hit nearly as hard up there

funny how times have changed...NOW dudes are saying he's gonna stop Shane...yea, the SAME Shane who's NEVER been stopped before....crazy!!

[cameronpaul]

Pac TKO 1 Wlad

makes you wonder....

[Pullcounter]

makes you wonder....

yeah... *****s are pretty dumb

[cleaner147]

Floyds ducking Manny for a decade now

reading this make me believe Pac smokes Wlad.