Ariza & Roach: Pacquiao is a natural 140 pounder

[cleaner147]

wow....140 is the hottest division in the game atm....the competition is there and NOT at 147 or 154.....thats catchweight city for Manny....if he's a NATURAL 140 fighter then thats where he needs to be....just sayin!!

Pac can beat all these youngstars at 140, but why should he do that?
they are all young and rising talents who have plans to be someone in this sport..why should Pac destroy all these kids one by one...................
Pac already proved that he fights and beats the best to be the best.

[bojangles1987]

Personally I think Pac is clearly at his best at 140. Good thing for Bradley, Alexander, Ortiz, and the rest he isn't still there or Pac would smoke them all. Pac probably would be there if not for the Mayweather fight.

[bose]

sounds like the mayweather team. when they used to say how mayweather can fight at 130 when he was fighting at welterweight. with the peds accusations about pac, and seeing how steriods build mass, just seems strange who they are all of a sudden saying they can make 140 and how he should be there, win or lose there should be no excuses

[Seleção No. 13]

sounds like the mayweather team. when they used to say how mayweather can fight at 130 when he was fighting at welterweight. with the peds accusations about pac, and seeing how steriods build mass, just seems strange who they are all of a sudden saying they can make 140 and how he should be there, win or lose there should be no excuses

Pac still has to eat to make 145. 150 is worse. He can make it, but he has diet issues.

[p4p-champ]

why would he fight the top 140pounders when he can weight-drain the higher weights and claim more paper belts?

its a smart thing to do, but he is cheating history.

[ThePunchingBag]

Pac is merciful to the 140lbers.

Pac would put all of them to sleep.

They are all around the same size as Pac with less of a punch, less speed, and even less chin.

It would just be too easy for Pac to clean up 140.

At least the Physical differences in the higher weights provides some sort of a challenge.

[boxasmash]

Pac is only at 147 for Mayweather.

[bose]

Pac still has to eat to make 145. 150 is worse. He can make it, but he has diet issues.

i belive pac can weight 145 and still fight for the 150 title. 150 is just the limit, pac is building mass like a bodybuilder, when he doesn't have to

[incredible]

wow....140 is the hottest division in the game atm....the competition is there and NOT at 147 or 154.....thats catchweight city for Manny....if he's a NATURAL 140 fighter then thats where he needs to be....just sayin!!

I would be inclined to agree with you. This would be a good move for Manny; instead of jumping weight divisions he has no business jumping. I've always felt that he should have went back down to 140 when the Mayweather bout didn't come to fruition. There's a murder's row of opponets at 140 that would all make great fights. It would also give him the recognition that he deserves as well -- rather then having critics question the 150 catchweight. What's worse is he can beat ever one of those fighters in that division, but instead they have him facing Margrito at a catchweight, that I myself am shaking my head at. I don't support the fight with him an Margarito, as it is a meanless fight, with another catchweight that people are not going to give him credit for. 140 is the place to be, I don't see it happening, but I can wish; I guess.

[Steak]

Pacquiao is not a natural 140lb fighter, because hes been weighing in above 140lbs(on fight night) even when he fought at 130lbs(maybe even before then).

now, if theyre simply saying that he would preform better against the fighters at 140lbs, then I can accept that, sounds fairly reasonable.