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About a week ago I made a case that Pacquiao is ducking or afraid of fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. The majority of responses were positive, with a few Pacfans unwilling to accept the cold hard facts that Pac weighs just 4lbs less than Mayweather. Since Mayweather is a Welterweight, they said that jump would be far too big for Manny to handle.
Even though other elite fighters have jumped up even higher amounts. Shane went from 135 to 147 for Oscar. Floyd went to 154 for Oscar. Winky went to 170 for Hopkins. RJJ went to 193lbs.
They also said.......
Let's examine this case study. Pinoys, get your pencils ready because you'll need to take notes if you want to stay on track, and stick with the facts.
Height
Pacquiao- Nearly 5'7"
Diaz- 5'6"
Weight in most recent fights
Pacquiao came in at 144lbs on the evening of Saturday, October 6th against Marco Antonio Barrera in a rematch.
Juan Diaz came in at 143lbs on the evening of Saturday, October 13th against Julio Diaz in a unification bout.
1 week apart from each other, Pac-144lbs Diaz-143lbs.
Now that Diaz has beaten Julio in impressive fashion, Pac fans seem to have gone back on their original word about where Manny belongs when it comes to matters of weight.
News article from 10/11/07
Yet Pac fans have this to say about Pac's supposed move up to 135lbs....
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Posted by - JaNnO
These are just 2 of many examples of posts from pinoy users here about Pac moving up to 135lbs. Prior to the Diaz fight, they were all about him moving up to fight Diaz....David Diaz that is. A pushover, paper Champion who got spanked by Morales and got a bull**** hometown decision.
A move to 135lbs? To fight David Diaz for his belt? Go PAC!!!! What? Move to 135lbs to face Juan Diaz? All of a sudden Pac is incapable of making 135lbs........
This is not a hate thread. I'm simply pointing out the double standard/hypocrisy certain pinoy users are using in Pacquiao's defense now that Diaz has called out Pacquiao yet again.
I think it will look better for Juan to drop to 130lbs and spank Pacquiao in his "own" weight class anyway. Just pointing out the absurdity of certain members and how quickly they change what they say.
Even though other elite fighters have jumped up even higher amounts. Shane went from 135 to 147 for Oscar. Floyd went to 154 for Oscar. Winky went to 170 for Hopkins. RJJ went to 193lbs.
They also said.......
pac's best fighting weight is 130-135.
Let's examine this case study. Pinoys, get your pencils ready because you'll need to take notes if you want to stay on track, and stick with the facts.
Height
Pacquiao- Nearly 5'7"
Diaz- 5'6"
Weight in most recent fights
Pacquiao came in at 144lbs on the evening of Saturday, October 6th against Marco Antonio Barrera in a rematch.
Juan Diaz came in at 143lbs on the evening of Saturday, October 13th against Julio Diaz in a unification bout.
1 week apart from each other, Pac-144lbs Diaz-143lbs.
Now that Diaz has beaten Julio in impressive fashion, Pac fans seem to have gone back on their original word about where Manny belongs when it comes to matters of weight.
News article from 10/11/07
Manny Pacquiao's is on a mission to capture the 135lb title from belt holder David Diaz. Pac expressed his interest to trainer Freddie Roach to prepare him for a future match-up. Bob Arum all but confirmed stating that they are eyeing Diaz, and a 2008 match-up was inevitable.
In all seriousness though, PAC may be coming in at 144lbs and has grown into his weight division. but his bone density can never matchup with someone who is a natural 135lber.
i think, he should clean the 130-lb division to solidify his boxing legacy. he should've been a 3 or 4 division world champ now for satisfying his fans. i think it's better to step on the brakes first for a while and get one of the alphabet belts.
These are just 2 of many examples of posts from pinoy users here about Pac moving up to 135lbs. Prior to the Diaz fight, they were all about him moving up to fight Diaz....David Diaz that is. A pushover, paper Champion who got spanked by Morales and got a bull**** hometown decision.
A move to 135lbs? To fight David Diaz for his belt? Go PAC!!!! What? Move to 135lbs to face Juan Diaz? All of a sudden Pac is incapable of making 135lbs........
This is not a hate thread. I'm simply pointing out the double standard/hypocrisy certain pinoy users are using in Pacquiao's defense now that Diaz has called out Pacquiao yet again.
I think it will look better for Juan to drop to 130lbs and spank Pacquiao in his "own" weight class anyway. Just pointing out the absurdity of certain members and how quickly they change what they say.
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