Comments Thread For: Weights: Manny Pacquiao 144.6, Antonio Margarito 150

[Clegg]

My numbers might be off so correct me if I'm wrong but the most recent example of this was when Roy weighed 193lbs and fought Ruiz for the title. If there was a minimum Roy would have been fined and not allowed to win the HW championship.....bu as you can see that wasnt the case as there are no minimum weight limit.

I think the limit was 190 when Roy fought for the title? Possibly my timeline is off though. But you're right, there is no minimum weight and I've never heard of there ever having been one for any fight.

[starjammer]

Unless it's for a lineal belt (like Martinez-Williams, where we actually know it's the real title), don't get upset about it.

The fight is the fight. There's a piece of junk tacked onto it, and Manny's 8 titles yarn won't sit with boxing historians.

Enjoy the fight and forget about the trinket.

[crillz]

Dude, there is a span of the weight. 141 to 147 is the span of the welterweight division. But just because you weigh below that doesn't mean you can't fight at that weight. Again, there is only a maximum weight limit for you to be considered to be in that weight category. Going below that weight limit depends on you. Ever heard anybody being stripped for going in below the weight limit? So Pacquiao could still fight for the Jr. Middleweight. I don't understand why people are crying he's coming under the weight limit, LOL. It's hilarious. People here are actually hating him for being more disadvantaged, LOL.

I guess that makes sense I just don't agree with it, I don't agree that Jones got the chance to do that but I guess I am over reacting a bit, I guess it's because overall I already feel this fight is a joke and this just kinda pissed me off even more

[Check_hooks]

so why the fuck is he allowed to fight for the JR MIDDLEWEIGHT title then? if it was ignorance for people to believe he could do that then that means you understand they were shoving ignorance down your throat by even making the fight in the first place, it's corruption

exactly my point though about Gamboa-Mtagwa, the same corrupt people whom are doing this fight were behind that fight and as I say time and time again just because others have done it past or present doesn't make it okay just like how just because Ricky Hatton clinched his opponents his whole career does it make it okay for others to excessively clinch

[Left Hook Tua]

I think the limit was 190 when Roy fought for the title? Possibly my timeline is off though. But you're right, there is no minimum weight and I've never heard of there ever having been one for any fight.

when did the cruiserweight limit change from 190 to 200?

it was around that time right?

don't remember if it was before or after jones-ruiz.

[stefl14]

The lack of boxing knowledge of most of the posters on this forum is de****able. Why the **** does it matter if Pacquiao weighs in as a welterweight if he can beat a super welterweight? The rules allow a fighter to weigh in under the weight class for **** sake. Do people here not know boxing. To add to this, we have morons who calculate Margarito is drained even though he can cut like 10-15 lbs of water weight and has 30 hours to rehydrate. Some people don't even understand that. Some people thing pacquiao has the advantage because margarito is drained... first of all he won't be drained, second of all he will weigh like 20 lb more than Pac on fight night. I am failing to see the Pacquiao advantage.

[pasawayako]

This fight will be a david vs goliath fight, a lightweight vs middleweight.

[crillz]

Unless it's for a lineal belt (like Martinez-Williams, where we actually know it's the real title), don't get upset about it.

The fight is the fight. There's a piece of junk tacked onto it, and Manny's 8 titles yarn won't sit with boxing historians.

Enjoy the fight and forget about the trinket.

that pretty much sums up my feelings, I guess I'm looking at it from an overall stand point, the fact that people will only say he won the 8 titles in 8 divisions they wont bother to explain the back round behind it, Boxing is something I want to show my kids and my kids kids you feel me that's my whole life time, I guess I am over reacting though

[MJ406]

exactly, no minimum weight for a division exists

so all the "Welterweight is from 141-147" posters are made to look ****** when Manny weighs 144 in a Junior Middleweight title fight

**I thought the 141-147 posts were dumb to begin with, and people will do the 148-154 for Junior Middle .. but Manny weighing 144 disproves that ****** logic

think about it, if Team Pacquaio can change the weight max from 154 to 150 (vs Margarito) and from 147 down to 145 for Miguel Cotto

why does it matter what Pac weights? He's not coming in over weight

[Shadow boxer 3]

if pac wants to weight 144 for a Jr. middleweight fight then thats his business but i dont like him making marg come down to 150. pac gets to keep his advantage in speed while trying to make marg lose his advantage in size