These are the REASONS why FLOYD is fighting JMM now and not Pac.

[Benny Leonard]

seriously RJ, im a fight fan that comments based on merit and regardless of the arguments you're trying to portray, whether factual or not, the total fights that JMM has had at 140, 143, or 147 is zero bro....zero...a 36 year old boxer with NO experience fighting above 135...a career-long featherweight...really...

He'll be fighting Floyd at 144; not Shane and Cotto at 147, who blow up in weight come fight-night.

JMM was already moving up to 140 to get to Pac.

Considering that Floyd hasn't fought over 159 by fight-night when he was an active WW, how much difference is it than other JrWW fighting at Floyd's fight-night weight?
Or Pac showing up at 147 against Diaz?

Or are you saying that Floyd has the advantage to understand how to deal with bigger, stronger guys? Which is true.


But there is a slight advantage in Floyd's favor with size. However, there is an advantage with JMM with staying active which is big in boxing. Even Freddie Roach said: A busy fighter is a good fighter.

[Brail]

Why would he be fighting JMM instead of Pac right now?

JMM called Floyd out and JMM and Floyd are ready to fight NOW. So instead of waiting until the end of the year to fight Pac (which is when Pac is scheduled to fight next), Floyd can get in 1 fight now. Floyd can fight JMM and Pac this year.

Pac beat Oscar and Hatton in a more dramatic fashion that Floyd and seemed to get a lot more credit than Floyd despite certain factors that favored Pac and not Floyd, for example: Floyd had to move up and face a healthy Oscar at 154 and wear 10oz gloves. Floyd then faced an undefeated Hatton...with 10oz gloves.
But, it was Pac that knocked out both Oscar and Hatton and in a killer way.
So, this will be used by Arum at the negotiation table. And the media will keep bringing it up.
So how does Floyd respond?
By going after the Man that some say beat Pac and was never knocked out...JMM, who is also the #2 P4P fighter.
Pac slapped Floyd twice and Floyd wants to slap Pac back with a *****-slap back by knocking out JMM, something Pac hasn't done. If Floyd just schools him that will be a success. Schooling JMM and knocking him out will be the complete package. I noticed Arum, Roach, and Pac weren't too happy that Floyd was fighting JMM. I wonder why?

So, a victory over JMM will help Floyd trash talk against Team Pacquiao and should help him in negotiations by saying look whose scalp I have.
And it will help lure Pac into a fight with Floyd.

Without JMM, Floyd has fewer chips in his hands and it also leaves Pac the option to fight JMM next instead of him {Floyd}

Good Post.

Just want to drive home the Core Reason.

Floyd accepted the fight with JMM as a way to trap Pac.

Pac brings Floyd the Biggest/Lucrative Fight.

by taking JMM out of the equation, it forces Pacs hand.

If Floyd would not have signed with JMM (the day of the hatton/Pac), then Pac/Jmm 3 would already be in discussion.

Floyd is Playing Chess, while the not so aware are watching checkers..

[Benny Leonard]

Good Post.

Just want to drive home the Core Reason.

Floyd accepted the fight with JMM as a way to trap Pac.

Pac brings Floyd the Biggest/Lucrative Fight.

by taking JMM out of the equation, it forces Pacs hand.

If Floyd would not have signed with JMM (the day of the hatton/Pac), then Pac/Jmm 3 would already be in discussion.

Floyd is Playing Chess, while the not so aware are watching checkers..

Glad someone else sees it.

[Pullcounter]

i think floyd/jmm is a good set up fight for floyd/pac, BUT I thought it was gonna be at at most 144 lbs.

now its a mismatch. jmm will get pwned.