Catchweight king Manyy Pacquiao

[MindBat]

What Pacquiao fans insist on forgetting is that Roach first requested Cotto to come in below 145 down to 142-143. Cotto countered that request by letting them know that 145 was the lowest he would go and not any lower.

[$partacus]

Doesn't Manny have the Diamond "catch-weight" Belt? I think that's what people mean when the call him the catch-weight king.

[VoodooChild]

What Pacquiao fans insist on forgetting is that Roach first requested Cotto to come in below 145 down to 142-143. Cotto countered that request by letting them know that 145 was the lowest he would go and not any lower.

Of course, it's called bargaining. You ask for more than you want, then when you compromise you get the desired outcome.

[MindBat]

Of course, it's called bargaining. You ask for more than you want, then when you compromise you get the desired outcome.

The welter weight limit is 147lbs. Why demand a catchweight when essentially the fighters can come in at any weight between 141 and 147lbs?

[VoodooChild]

The welter weight limit is 147lbs. Why demand a catchweight when essentially the fighters can come in at any weight between 141 and 147lbs?

Maybe you could ask Oscar, JCC, Sugar Ray Leonard or Kelly Pavlik, they did the same thing and didn't get any heat for it.