Floyd Mayweather did not fail to make weight for the Marquez fight

[-MAKAVELLI-]

It wasn't an even playing field. DLH had no business fighting at WW and neither did Marquez but both did it anyway. It ties into the OP.

going into that fight, it was PAC that had no business fighting at WW...a weight he had never fought at...

Oscar didn't go to PAC two days before the fight saying 'im changing it to 150lbs...here's some extra cash'

[Counter Punch]

wait, so now you're saying that Cotto was gonna walk away if it wasn't a title fight? i think you got lost somewhere in page 2 or 3 of your thread

No Cotto was going to walk if the fight was at 145 and had the title on the line. He said Pacquiao could fight him at 145 without the title on the line or at 147 with the title on the line or he'd walk. The WBO said they would strip Cotto if he didn't comply with the catchweight and title defense and Cotto said he'd happily turn in the belt. A few days later he had a change of heart.. WONDER WHY???

[-MAKAVELLI-]

No Cotto was going to walk if the fight was at 145 and had the title on the line. He said Pacquiao could fight him at 145 without the title on the line or at 147 with the title on the line or he'd walk. The WBO said they would strip Cotto if he didn't comply with the catchweight and title defense and Cotto said he'd happily turn in the belt. A few days later he had a change of heart.. WONDER WHY???

you wanna know why? because someone showed him the ORIGINAL contract and how much he was walking away from....its really NOT that complicated

[Counter Punch]

you wanna know why? because someone showed him the ORIGINAL contract and how much he was walking away from....its really NOT that complicated

He knew what he was getting. I don't see what's complicated about believing that Arum threw Miguel some extra cash to not walk. Money is the first thing that's talked about in negotiations so Cotto knew damn good and well what his purse split was.

[Young Money]

JMM was a tune up.

Floyd didnt make the weight.

He paid the penalty for his actions.

Move on.

JMM was a tune up?

I remember Floyd was promoting this as a superfight against the no #2 pound for pound fighter in the world.

[daggum]

JMM was a tune up?

I remember Floyd was promoting this as a superfight against the no #2 pound for pound fighter in the world.

NUMERO UNO! 2 guys who aren't even p4p number 1 and aren't even close to the same weight will decide who is number 1 duh. or was it all an advertisement for numero uno pizza?

[Clyde Barrow]

Crikey. Yes he did. This is old news, but I guess it beats steroid threads.

[nasty101]

All parties agreed to the weight in Mayweather vs Marquez, as well as Pacquiao vs Cotto, as well as Pacquiao vs DLH. DLH had no business fighting at WW and neither does Marquez. They both learned the hard way.

Right. And Pac's a top WW number what at that time?

[rao007]

It wasn't an even playing field. DLH had no business fighting at WW and neither did Marquez but both did it anyway. It ties into the OP.

There's a difference---Delahoya came in weight based on the ONLY contract made with Pacquiao....unlike Mayweather who had to make a second one to make the fight happen...Mayweather never planned on making weight.

[dNy]

pacquiao has history coming overweight. nuff said.