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By Robert Morales - Longtime HBO broadcaster Larry Merchant on Tuesday spoke at length about Saturday's junior middleweight title fight between Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito. Unlike many, Merchant said he doesn't have a big problem with the fight being contested at a catch-weight of 150 pounds, four below the junior middleweight limit.
But for the life of him, Merchant said he can't understand why Pacquiao and his team would want to put Pacquiao at a disadvantage by agreeing to a fight at 150 when, as the man, Pacquiao could have gotten anything he wanted in the negotiations.
"I think Pacquiao is giving away something by fighting at a catch-weight because this is a weight too far for him, as far as I'm concerned," Merchant said Tuesday. "He is basically a natural 140-pounder who fights at welterweight and to ask him to fight at junior middleweight is a weight too far in general. [Click Here To Read More]
But for the life of him, Merchant said he can't understand why Pacquiao and his team would want to put Pacquiao at a disadvantage by agreeing to a fight at 150 when, as the man, Pacquiao could have gotten anything he wanted in the negotiations.
"I think Pacquiao is giving away something by fighting at a catch-weight because this is a weight too far for him, as far as I'm concerned," Merchant said Tuesday. "He is basically a natural 140-pounder who fights at welterweight and to ask him to fight at junior middleweight is a weight too far in general. [Click Here To Read More]
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