How do you rank Pacquiao at Welterweight?

[ThunderWolf]

wrong my pink friend. it was a catchweight fight because pac did not move up to 154 lbs.

...lol...hehehe...

[WhoreUs]

wrong my pink friend. it was a catchweight fight because pac did not move up to 154 lbs.





you are correct on this point.

it was a compromise to fight at welterweight even though oscar was a super welterweight and pacquiao was a lightweight.

it might have been a compromise between the 2 but it was still fought at the welterweight limit.

catchweight to me is a limit between divisions like if cotto and pac fight at a weight limit of say 144.

[ThunderWolf]

pacquiao moved up 2 divisions from 135 and oscar moved down 1 from 154.

that said 1 fight at 147 against a guy who isn't ranked at 147 does not get you ranked there.

So, pardon me for being dumb, Mayweather is currently not ranked at welterweight according to this list:
http://www.east.side.boxing.com/boxing-rankings.htm (edited, type eastsi.. as one word)

So fighting with JMM doesn`t get PBF ranked for fighting at WW?

Pac ain't a welterweight it would be really unfair for him to fight a Cotto,Mosley,Clottey at that weight. No disrespect to Pac-man.

Since PBF is not ranked at ww, he is more capable of fighting Cotto,Mosley,Clottey at that weight than Pacquiao?

So do you think PBF should be rated at ww after PBF-JMM since it is a catch-weight and PBF is not yet campaigning at ww?

[Pullcounter]

it was a compromise to fight at welterweight even though oscar was a super welterweight and pacquiao was a lightweight.

it might have been a compromise between the 2 but it was still fought at the welterweight limit.

catchweight to me is a limit between divisions like if cotto and pac fight at a weight limit of say 144.

well, we are working w/ 2 different definitions of "catchweight".

[Pullcounter]

So, pardon me for being dumb, Mayweather is currently not ranked at welterweight according to this list:

http://www.east.side.boxing.com/boxing-rankings.htm

So fighting with JMM doesn`t get PBF ranked for fighting at WW?



Since PBF is not ranked at ww, he is more capable of fighting Cotto,Mosley,Clottey at that weight than Pacquiao?

So do you think PBF should be rated at ww after PBF-JMM since it is a catch-weight and PBF is not yet campaigning at ww?

exactly, how do you get ranked for WW by fighting a lightweight at WW? that's nonsense.

[ThunderWolf]

exactly, how do you get ranked for WW by fighting a lightweight at WW? that's nonsense.

OK, thanks for the clarification. So PBF-JMM aftermath would not rank both boxers at welterweight. Nor has Pacquiao been ranked at ww. Point cleared.

[WhoreUs]

well, we are working w/ 2 different definitions of "catchweight".

i don't even know what the real definition of catchweight in boxing is. catchweight is more a horse racing term.

to me it's any agreement by 2 fighters for a weight limit in between divisions.

i guess any agreement between 2 fighters for a weight in between their weightclass can be called a catchweight.

still it's weird to call 147 a catchweight. 147 is the weight limit for welterweight. can't you just say oscar moved down to welterweight and pac moved up to welterweight?

[WhoreUs]

OK, thanks for the clarification. So PBF-JMM aftermath would not rank both boxers at welterweight. Nor has Pacquiao been ranked at ww. Point cleared.

ring's crazy ass ranked pacquiao at 147 after the fight though. so did espn i think.

i'm trying to remember.......

[DeepSleep]

So, pardon me for being dumb, Mayweather is currently not ranked at welterweight according to this list:

http://www.east.side.boxing.com/boxing-rankings.htm

So fighting with JMM doesn`t get PBF ranked for fighting at WW?



Since PBF is not ranked at ww, he is more capable of fighting Cotto,Mosley,Clottey at that weight than Pacquiao?

So do you think PBF should be rated at ww after PBF-JMM since it is a catch-weight and PBF is not yet campaigning at ww?

Mayweather has fought 5 matches at WW and beat Judah,Hatton,Baldomir,Hoya and Sharmba Mitchell. Pacquiao is smaller than Mayweather and would be at a disadvantage I thinkl.

[ThunderWolf]

ring's crazy ass ranked pacquiao at 147 after the fight though. so did espn i think.

i'm trying to remember.......

Yes, I vaguely remember, the HBO TV announcers mentioned Pacquiao as ranked at ww right before/after the dela Hoya fight. Am not sure though, could b a mistake.