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To be frank, not even Pacquiao's trainer, the venerable Freddie Roach, claims to know. He can believe, as he does, that he has the better fighter, but to know for sure the full effect of such a climb in weight is something else entirely.
"Manny was having a lot of trouble making 130 lately," Roach said. "He was starving himself to do it and that made him a little weak. Then he'd overeat after the weigh-in to compensate. He gained 15, 16 pounds after the weigh-in before the last (Juan Manuel) Marquez fight. That kind of extra weight makes you sluggish.
"With each fight he was feeling more and more like he'd been starving himself so he'd put more weight back on after the weigh in. That became more and more of a problem. We need to avoid that this time, but all I can do is talk to him about what to do after the weigh-in.
"He doesn't have a great diet. Manny can't eat a meal without white rice. He doesn't feel good if he isn't eating starchy white rice, but I'm not so concerned about what he'll weigh at the weigh-in. I'm concerned about what he weighs in the ring that night." Roach has been preparing Pacquiao for this title challenge in the harsh way he always does. He has prepared him to do what he likes to do best - which is pursue, pester and pound on the opponents who try to stand in front of him.Comment
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quote from Roach. No offense, i think he knows Manny a bit better than you:
To be frank, not even Pacquiao's trainer, the venerable Freddie Roach, claims to know. He can believe, as he does, that he has the better fighter, but to know for sure the full effect of such a climb in weight is something else entirely.
"Manny was having a lot of trouble making 130 lately," Roach said. "He was starving himself to do it and that made him a little weak. Then he'd overeat after the weigh-in to compensate. He gained 15, 16 pounds after the weigh-in before the last (Juan Manuel) Marquez fight. That kind of extra weight makes you sluggish.
"With each fight he was feeling more and more like he'd been starving himself so he'd put more weight back on after the weigh in. That became more and more of a problem. We need to avoid that this time, but all I can do is talk to him about what to do after the weigh-in.
"He doesn't have a great diet. Manny can't eat a meal without white rice. He doesn't feel good if he isn't eating starchy white rice, but I'm not so concerned about what he'll weigh at the weigh-in. I'm concerned about what he weighs in the ring that night." Roach has been preparing Pacquiao for this title challenge in the harsh way he always does. He has prepared him to do what he likes to do best - which is pursue, pester and pound on the opponents who try to stand in front of him.Comment
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Is Floyd a Welterweight or a Jr Welterweight? Does he know? Do you?
So Floyd does not want to go down to 140, as he is not a jr Welterweight..yada yada. Will not fight a real Welterweight, because he is not a Welterweight. You Floyd fans have been throwing that excuse around for a while now accusing Manny's camp of weakening guys by making them sweat down.
It is funny that JMM and Manny can make 140 comfortable. JMM can still make 135 comfortable, but you guys will always claim that they are all the same size! LMAO When Floyd can't make 140.
It is really funny how if you twist your words enough, you might actually start believing the bull**** that spews out. You start throwing around this fight night weight stuff, when you damn well know it has nothing to do with the rules of any athletic commission.
Either Floyd does not train hard enough or he is simply trying to give himself an artificial advantage over his opponents. Suddenly all these new arguments on weight classes exist, because of Floyd. Guess what? Floyd should get with the ****ing program like everyone else.Comment
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