Phillippine Star reports Pac nearly pulling out of the fight!

[kadyo's]

I don't know why a lot of people are still WHINING about the 2-pound concession by Cotto and yet easily neglect the fact that Pacquiao is truly only a light welter being forced AGAIN out of his comfort zone just to give most of the fight fans one of the boxing events that they have been dying to see.

Pac was virtually a light welter when he fought DLH weighing in just a measly 2 pounds over the 140-pound limit. The same will be true when he fights Cotto. Cotto would be basically facing a bloated 140 Champ that he and the other true welterweight stars have originally called out. You all have to remember that it was Margarito, Mosley and Cotto who have first been making noise about fighting Pacquiao after his destruction of DLH.

Pac can only go as high as 148 on fight night to be truly effective. Cotto fights near the middleweight limit. Trying to make him make 145 sort of evens it out because at 147, Cotto will be having all the advantages to his benefit. They have to meet halfway on this to make it possible.

Supposed team pacquiao pulled off the plug and fight bradley, for example, just for the heck of it. Let's how these welterweight champs will react.

[MakeDamnSure]

I'll repeat my post again.

Cotto will defend that belt whether he likes it or not. Cotto has nothing to say about this issue.

[Klitschko2010]

Lmfao. My CP was assaulted by *******s for daring to say anything bad about him.

[acidity]

Cotto is 100% right. You cannot demand a fighter shave off two pounds to make him a bit weaker, and then expect them to put up the WW belt. You get one or the other IMO. I am really not surprised that Roach doesnt have Pavlik come down to 150 so Pac can fight him and take his belts and say he was the MW champ.

will get weaker by 2 pounds? are they fighting same day as the weigh in?...I dont hink so.

But then again...wait and see and the fight will push through at 145lb with the title on the line and that will only prove that cotto will be Pac's biatch

[mellow_mood]

100K the fight gets done!!

anybody in?? PM me..

[acidity]

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[rob6465]

Pacman fighting Cotto at less than Cotto's best says alot on Pacquio's fears. Cotto does not care if Pacquiao weighs 143 or 147, but Pacquiao does care that cotto might weigh 147. Sad !

[-PedoBear-]

You cant have your cake and eat it too!!

manny pacquiao can!

[rob6465]

will get weaker by 2 pounds? are they fighting same day as the weigh in?...I dont hink so.

But then again...wait and see and the fight will push through at 145lb with the title on the line and that will only prove that cotto will be Pac's biatch

Why is Pacman so worried about Cotto weighing 147? Can ANYONE give me a good, honest answer to that?

[syphillis]

Why is Pacman so worried about Cotto weighing 147? Can ANYONE give me a good, honest answer to that?

My take: Because on fight night Pac will rehydrate to 147 while Cotto will be 10+ lbs heavier.