Comments Thread For: Pacquiao-Margarito: Manny To Demand 150-Pound Weight

[LeadUppercut]

But Pac is going along and showing up to fight under them rules
and stipulations, so he's to blame for it too.

Oh for sure bro, Manny is in up to his eye-balls..... he does not "take on all comers" like many advertise. The fact that there was no rematch after JMM II, along with the catch-weight's, prove that..... even though Manny was sensational against Cotto.

Maybe I am letting my contempt for Arum cloud my judgement here but in my opinion the Pac/Marg fight would still happen even if the WBC title wasn't vacant, and if it wasn't vacant this fight would be at 147.

Arum is the main issue here, I think we can see that with all this Mayweather negotiation bull****.

[LeadUppercut]

True that he don't make the negotiations but he can refuse certain terms. I do agree with Arum just trying to keep everything in house and make as much money for him as he can on the expense of his fighters

Actually, this post pretty much sums it up to me.....

Arum is steering this boat, but Manny doesn't have to go along for the ride.

[LeadUppercut]

Bob Arum works for Pac, not the other way around. If Pac wanted to fight someone other than Margarito, he could have. Period.

Yeah good point.

Maybe a better way to put it would be..... ?

Arum IS steering the boat..... but Manny is the captain, he could turn the boat around if he wanted to..... he certainly knows where it's heading.

[LeadUppercut]

An example of someone who have no concept of the subject.....
You can fight at any weight between 147+lbs and under 154 lbs.genius.and still be a jr. middleweight fight.

You are correct.....

A JMW fight is when either fighter can weigh-in at " any weight between 147+lbs and under 154 lbs ".

A catch-weight fight is when the maximum weight that a fighter can weigh-in at is LESS than 154lb, so..... at 150lb for example.

[Mr. Fantastic]

[thuggery]

You guys make Manny is still a flyweight. The dude is bigger than he is made out to be. Check the fight night weights when he was at 130.

edit: And this fight is even wacker since it will be at a catchweight.

[jaestix1]

this is a great thread and manny deserved every bit of hate he got too.....

[Mr. Fantastic]

this is a great thread and manny deserved every bit of hate he got too.....

Oh I hated on Pac and his catch weights. No doubt about it! But I love how people's opinions change once it's a fighter they like does it.

[thuggery]

I don't know how anyone can defend Manny when he's doing this.

And yet you'll be first in line to defend Floyd's CW with Canelo

[Mr. Fantastic]

And yet you'll be first in line to defend Floyd's CW with Canelo

I've already caught several.