Comments Thread For: Arum: Margarito Has No Issue With 150 For Pacquiao

[grayfist]

The word was that to make 165,
Leonard had weights in his trunks!!!

I saw the fight at Caesars and Lalonde
was Green as GRASS!!!

True. Leonard, who had been fighting at lower weight divisions, was made to go up to 165 while Lalonde who had won tne then vacant WBC LightHeavyweight title from Eddie Davis while weighing 173 lbs. then defended the title against Leslie Stewart at 172, went down to 167.

Leonard's heaviest prior to the Lalonde fight was 160; vs. Hagler. Lalonde weighed less than 170 only thrice in his career that spanned 47 fights and the last time was about three years prior to facing Leonard. He even debuted at 175 and didn't get down to less than 170 (he went down to 169) until his 5th engagement when he beat Jean Claude LeClair who weighed close to 14 lbs heavier. Odd, that matter of going down in weight to fight a much heavier guy...Strange, indeed.

165 vs. 167 was a range that effectively had no division in the WBC, which was a situation tha the geniuses of that governing body who have a well acknowledged distate for money and are possessed of hearts that have only the welfare of boxing at its core, quickly rectified by coming up with a Super Middleweight belt, then putting it on the line although they already santioned the contest as Lalonde's LighHeavyweight defense.

And, thus, a new division was born...from catchweight.

[jbpanama]

People always joke about Pac's career being full of astericks and shady circumstances, but in all seriousness this fight (win or lose) should have one or at least like in boxrec they have a brief description of the fight. they should put "Margarito fights despite being banned in the U.S. and Pacquiao wins his 8th weight division title at a catchweight"

Is he BANNED in The U.S....DIMWIT???

[fightnight1]

I buy every good PPV. "NOT BUYING THIS FIGHT". Everything about this fight Stinks!!!!! And No, I dont stream. Pure HD PPV.

[Tru2DaGame]

this is ur "fighter of the decade" for his last few "big fights" ya boy pac has requested catch weights.they should put a stop on all this catch weight if u scared to get punched stick 2 your weight..when was the last time u ever heard someone turnin down a 25 million dollar fight kuz of a test.AGAIN 25 MIL

[Tru2DaGame]

ya boy pac is a fraud 2 da game

[MrClutch85]

Margarito has know say so in this situation but to accept this bull**** 150 pound catchweight now this fight is really easy work for Pac but Margarito will be happy to get his big payday

[Laborer]

I could be wrong about Pac, i thought he was gonna demand a catchweight at 148, but if Margacheato is OK with 150 then let the Catchweight King have his cake and throw it in our faces.

[l3xxer]

this sucks!! I have no problem with catchweights but for the title? THEY SILLY!

[nando72]

Thats BS

I totally agree.. and the one that actually puts a BS on him he gets mad..... I dont even Mayweather, but now that I seen PQ requestqing lower catch weights.... because he can actually predict demand thats BS....... I'm actually liking PB more now than Manny......

[LeadUppercut]

He may give Manny Pacquiao a fight come the night of Nov. 13, likely to be hosted by the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, but troubled Antonio Margarito, isn't giving him one in fight negotiations. [Click Here To Read More]

Who gives a **** about Margo's opinion, or what suits him best? He is a second-rate opponent who does not deserve to fight for a title because.....
a.) he's ****
b.) hes a cheating loser and a disgrace to boxing

And this belt will be the second consecutive divisional title that Manny has won when fighting at catch-weight.