Why is Pac big enough to fight Oscar but not big enough to fight Cotto?

[JACK D. RIPPER]

I just dont understand the logic behind that. everybodys always like "oh wow he beat oscar he looked so great" and when arum says pac-cotto pinoys are like "oh no cotto's too big he has to come down" WTF man. make up ur minds. if pac wants to be the greatest, he has to fight the best. cotto is the best ww, fight the man. i got cotto by KO.

Its cuz theres a lot of dumbasses on this site that dont know **** about boxing.

"no man, 147 is too big for Manny...if Cotto can make 145 then thats better for Manny"

Hey dumbasses, you put on 2 pounds after eating a meal. Its no big deal.

[Bhopreign]

Because Cotto would beat him at 147

You hit the nail on the head. Its the silent reasons they give for certain fights, its really not a size issue with JMM and Floyd, its just that they already know Floyd would win, so size is used as a mask for those feelings.

[deevel79]

At 147 Cotto is at his best. He comes in at 146-147 for the weigh-in, and puts on around 10-12lbs over night.

Oscar on the other hand had to cut weight to make 147, therefore he wasnt at his peak physical condition like Cotto is at 147.

Cotto @147 >>>>> Oscar @147

Now im a huge Cotto fan, but this fight should not happen.

[Jose Rizal]

the question is how much cutting 3-4 lbs. is worth to cotto? this will be his biggest payday.

the money from the oscar fight was worth putting on 12 lbs. for pac and cutting 7 lbs. for oscar.


manny is a 140 fighter now (he really isn't but that's where he's fighting) and cotto is a 147 fighter.

143-144 is in between. it seems fair enough. the higher pac goes up is a disadvantage to him. the lower cotto goes is a disadvantage for him.

in the end it's up to pac's handlers to decide what weight it's gonna be at. it's up to cotto to agree or not (which he will. he ain't turning down that kind of money)

Personally I wanted Pac to go for a 7th belt at 147, but he's near retirement and anything less then an ultra-mega-superdooper fight looks improbable. Cotto's on the rebound and hasn't established his PPV, I'm afraid, although it's hard to overlook his talent.

[Left Hook Tua]

Personally I wanted Pac to go for a 7th belt at 147, but he's near retirement and anything less then an ultra-mega-superdooper fight looks improbable. Cotto's on the rebound and hasn't established his PPV, I'm afraid, although it's hard to overlook his talent.

i think pac-cotto will happen.

a 147 title would be nice and cotto/mosley has one.

even at a catchweight those titles would still be on the line.

a title in a 7th weight class would be historic.

[FasTHarD]

Cotto would fight Manny at any weight. The man needs a payday. He badly needs Manny if he wants that payday.

[Pullcounter]

pac is too small for dlh and cotto. pac wasn't supposed to win against dlh.

[dugongpinoy]

dela hoya and cotto are BIGGER than pacquiao

dela hoya was a superstar and "old" so it's worth the risk..

[Ukuzu]

Roach saw that De La Hoya was no longer as dangerous a fighter as he once was so the rewards of the fight (De La Hoya was the cash cow of boxing) outweighed the risks

[F-22 Raptor]

pac is too small for dlh and cotto. pac wasn't supposed to win against dlh.

yeah i know as it cost me like 20k or sumtin but it was a good fight, i really would like to see pac get demolished by cotto, would certainlyl put him up there with tito and future HOF