It does not matter what weight a fighter started at

[Steak]

Ive heard a lot of comments like that about Pacquiao, and other fighters. but a lot of yall are trying to say that because Pacquiao started at 106 pounds professionally, that is his 'natural weight'. thats insane. Pacquiao at 144 is in outstanding, low body fat shape.
and also, it does not apply to p4p ranking or anything either. Pacquiao didnt do **** at all at 106. he didnt really get any signifigant wins until super bantamweight, unless you want to count him at flyweight, where he absolutely KILLED himself to get to. and if youre still going to count his run there, then youll have to look at his 3rd round loss.
it doesnt matter where you start at, its where you end up and what you do at each weight class.

and Im not picking at Pacquiao, people do this for a bunch of different fighters. look at Oscar De La Hoya. just because he started at 130 doesnt mean he was ever smaller as a professional than say Pernell Whitaker, who always fought at 135.
fighters GROW into their weight. people like to say ODLH has no chance against so and so because he started at 130, well that ***** is a full grown 154lber by now. and thats him in shape.

just throwing this out.

[Zerwas1]

Some fighter go earlier pro than others and always nobody is interested, which weight they had there, when they already were full grown.
Just another argument for your theorie.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

Some fighter go earlier pro than others and always nobody is interested, which weight they had there, when they already were full grown.
Just another argument for your theorie.

It matters to an extent.

But guys saying that Manny started at 106 is INSANE. Pacman was sixteen years old. How the **** does that count?

For example, if a guy fights the majority of his career in a certain range, then balloons late, then I don't consider that guy a "legitimate" bigger guy. Example? Vinny Pazienza. He was not a Legitimate super middle.

Oscar showed that he isn't a legitimate MW, and neither was Shane. Tito is fighting at 170. That just ain't right.

On the flip side: I feel it is natural for any man who works out regularly to grow and build muscle throughout your 20s. So if you stay down at the same weight, I actually kinda hold that against you.