Roach's Weight Demand Could Collapse Pacquiao vs. Cotto

[jetgeomcx]

roach knows cotto wont be an easy fight for pacquiao if he comes in at 145-147 so hes tryin to get him drained.

freddie is not trying to get cotto drained.
he is trying to get a fair fyt for manny.

i hope they can have "same nyt weigh-in and fyt" at max WW limit of 147.
no fyter will be disadvantaged that way.
comment/s please.......

[jetgeomcx]

I'd like to see the fight at 147. Having Cotto come in at 145 is still an unfair advantage for Pac. 143 is INSANE. He'd probably get knocked out with the first punch that lands. He'd be dehydrated as hell. I remember YEARS ago Cotto looked like a skeleton trying to make 140. Manny step up and fight him at 147 and you will get FULL credit if you beat him. Beating Cotto at a weight he is not comfortable at will not be a good win.

cotto weighed in at 146 against clottey!!
how can he possibly be disadvantaged at 145 against midget manny??
apparently cotto is willing at 145.
he is comfortable in it.

i agree about your comments on manny.
but only if manny feels he can be competitive at 147.
because freddie don't think so.....
IF i am manny, i'll go for 147 all the way....for glory.
there won't be any shame if he loses, as long as he still keep all his faculties.
fans will admire him more....

[jetgeomcx]

Why he can fight Oscar at 147, but they want Cotto at 143???????

Roach knows, the only way pacquaio beast Cotto is at the scale!!!!!!!!!!

because oscar was fyting at 154!! and so he went down.
cotto is fyting at 147, and so he is asked to go down a bit.
now you understand....

[jetgeomcx]

Whereas if manny managed to win against Cotto against 147, he'd achieve immortality, and be legitimately compared with Henry Armstrong. And even if he lost, he'd gain huge respect for his courage and for facing the most meaningful challenges. Even a loss against Cotto at 147 would do far more for his legacy than a win at catchweight would do.

i opined and posted the same.
if manny feels that he can absorb cotto's punches, he fyts at 147.
it will be great for his legace, win or lose.
manny got the punch, but can his body sustain cotto's power.
i just pray that his faculties are intact after the fyt.

[Puntoyhauf]

because oscar was fyting at 154!! and so he went down.
cotto is fyting at 147, and so he is asked to go down a bit.
now you understand....

thanks for talking much sense in this thread.

[jetgeomcx]

roach will get overruled on this. 144/45 is fine.

Catchweight gives Pacquiao camp false sense of security just like every poster who complains about catchweights has a false sense of insecurity.

Almost every fighter weighing in is weight drained. Isnt that the freaking point?

Making weight = weight drained.

Nobody was b*tching about those instances. Thats because weight drained crap was first glorified after the oscar fiasco.

Weight drained aficionados dont know wtf they are talking about. Its a preemptive excuse for a insecure fan base.

At what weight this fight is trivial & will not decide the outcome of this fight.

green k for u, brah...

i hope the morons here will understand weights.
but i dont agree on the reds.... cotto will be too drained at 142 to give a meaningful fyt.

[Mr. Philadel]

Roach dont wanna fight a fighter he wants a Zombie ........the Roach is full of ****!

[cottothechamp]

too bad roach aint the boss, arum is

[Osirus022]

roach knows cotto wont be an easy fight for pacquiao if he comes in at 145-147 so hes tryin to get him drained.

No doubt... Cotto puņeta no caigas en las pendejases de Roach que si Pac quiere la pelea el va a toas, dinero habla mas que Trainers so no caigas de pendejo o me encojono.

[Addition]

WTF is Roach doing? This is the best fight for Pac and he's ****ing it up.