Does Roach have a personal agenda for wanting the fight at 145?

[boojee]

In your opinion, do you think Roach wants the Cotto fight at 145 partly because of his own personal agenda to look good if Pac wins? and that if Manny wins some people would think it's (mostly) because of his catchweight strategy?


OR Roach is just concern about Manny's well being and just wants to level the playing field a bit because it's his job?


poll coming up.

[PACBOY]

In your opinion, do you think Roach wants the Cotto fight at 145 partly because of his own personal agenda to look good if Pac wins? and that if Manny wins some people would think it's (mostly) because of his catchweight strategy?


OR Roach is just concern about Manny's well being and just wants to level the playing field a bit because it's his job?


poll coming up.

probably a little of all of the above

[sikwatee]

Pac weighed 142 against Oscar, this catchweight is 3 lbs above Manny's heaviest weigh-in. I don't really see full advantage for Pacquiao if the fight is at 145.

IMO, the Miguel Cotto weighing at 145 would still be the same Welterweight Miguel Cotto. Personal agenda? I don't know, I think the catch weight is just to make the match fair.

[Buckfever]

I think that he was informed that the weight was settled at 145 and was asked to get in line.

[Burner]

Cotto weighed 146 for Clottey....

145 Pacmans toast.

[MANGLER]

Dude is tryin to protect his fighter. Arum is tryin to milk $ from both his fighters. Pretty simple really.

[AKATheMack]

He wants Cotto to be the same size as his last fight I dont see the evil genius behind that I guess.

[boojee]

interesting opinions and poll result, so close.

[Silkstone]

OF COURSE roach has a bloody adgenda. Pac is his fighter, and he wants his figher to be in the best position possible. Don't fault him for it, however. Were you a trainer... wouldn't you do the same thing? Seriously, give the guy a break, he's just looking out for his charge. I'd do the exact same thing.

[PapaMo]

roach don't want cotto to baloon to 160 fight night... he's just protecting his fighter nothing wrong with that.