pacquiao ok @ 140?

[Left Hook Tua]

Hatton is a bum. C level Fighter at best.

nah......

he's the best 140 fighter in the world and a top 5 p4p fighter.



let's not diminish manny's great ko win on saturday.

[- JCHING -]

Check these pics out and point to me where pacman looks soft:

His face and his body - when not flexing - look half hydrated already. Manny was allowed to eat breakfast and everything this morning and still weighed in at 138lbs. He'll put on 6lbs more max IMO or he'll be too heavy, especially if he wants to rely on his speed.

[Silencers]

You can't make a definitive statement by how a fighter looks at a weighin, we'll have to wait and see how he does in the fight.

[$partacus]

Hard to tell. I think he looks pretty soft and hydrated already, so he's probably gonna be coming in the ring at 142-144lbs. A proper JWW like Ricky is gonna be coming in at 154, so will it make a difference? We'll see tomorrow..

Usually? You mean he does when he fights at 140? Oh, that's right he's never fought at this weight before and looks like he's half hydrated at 138lbs..

Manny woke up at 138lbs this morning and was allowed to eat breakfast etc, according to Freddie Roach.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2009/05/weights-from-pacquiaohatton.html

I'd say he'll put on no more than 6lbs between now and fight night. Not saying it'll make too much of a difference, just pointing out a real JWW will have a size and strength advantage over Manny every time..

Pacquiao weighed 144 at 130 and 147 at 135 on fight night , do you really think he's going to come in smaller than that?

[them_apples]

Pacquiao is taller than Hatton....

Hatton has a thicker torso though.

Pacquiao came in at like 146 against Marquez and that was 130..so 147-148 is not out of the question.

[Benny Leonard]

i think so too but isn't hatton considered the strongest 140 pounder?

I'm actually not so sure with that. The "Strongest" claim came after he beat Tszyu. The same Tszyu who was reported to have taken a lot of weight off and looked drained at the weigh-in and said he was "Flat" when asked after the fight about his condition. If you are "Flat," you are going to be weak so that would give the impression to Hatton that he is now stronger than the reputed strongest man in the division- Kostya Tszyu. At that stage, and Tszyu still trying to make weight, with the addition of it being in England and the time factor...it's quite possible Tszyu was right; he was "Flat" like he said.

I also think that fight led him into a trap against Floyd because he thought he was stronger than Floyd.

Remember, Hatton fought Floyd who was only 149 pounds and Hatton couldn't push him around and said he felt the strength of Floyd.
Floyd just wasn't a dehydrated fighter.

[Alibata]

Manny woke up at 138lbs this morning and was allowed to eat breakfast etc, according to Freddie Roach.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2009/05/weights-from-pacquiaohatton.html

I'd say he'll put on no more than 6lbs between now and fight night. Not saying it'll make too much of a difference, just pointing out a real JWW will have a size and strength advantage over Manny every time..

Pac will be 148. It is planned. He coulda weighed 140 easy. But Roach only wants him to gain 10lbs. and 148 is where he wants Manny to be at.

[- JCHING -]

Pac will be 148. It is planned. He coulda weighed 140 easy. But Roach only wants him to gain 10lbs. and 148 is where he wants Manny to be at.

If it's planned why is Roach suprised he was that light?

[Left Hook Tua]

You can't make a definitive statement by how a fighter looks at a weighin, we'll have to wait and see how he does in the fight.

go tell them , silencers.

i'm sick and tired of EVERY weigh in for a fight people saying one guy is gonna win/lose because one guy looks dehydrated or looked away at the staredown or looked big or looked mean at the staredown or said something at the interview......



most of the time the guy looks the same as he did at other weigh ins or said the same thing before a fight.

[Alibata]

If it's planned why is Roach suprised he was that light?

Im sure you can't wait for the fighters to get it on. I know you feel certain of a Hatton victory, just like many Manny fans feel certain of a Pacquiao victory. The fight is almost upon us. I just hope it lives up to expectations.