Manny Pacquiao is a disgrace to this sport....

[hhs661]

so what do you think of henry armstrong?

he weighed less than pacquiao today when he challenged for a middleweight title.

When he challenged for that belt, did he make weight changes to make it a 154lb fight to 150?

I wasn't around in Henry Armstrong's era so I'd like to know from the boxinscene experts.

[2Fast]

ummm......... the weight limit is the maximum you can weigh?

just a guess.

i'm not as knowledgable as you.

but there is also lower limit and upper limit. So limit could mean minimum and maximum. Just saying.

It doesn't mather though, Margaritto isnt allowed to weigh 154 pounds so this isn't really a light middleweight title fight

[jrosales13]

Why you tryna spin it?

Your Hero is "moving up to another weight divison" to break another record!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yet he is weighing less then what he did for his last fight with Clottey at 147?

So know instead of "making history and MOVING UP" he weights in LESS then what he did in his last fight in a lower divison.

Spin it how you want, 10lbs under for a title is a disgrace.

How so?

It is obvious that you do not know what you're talking about.

[Me La Pelan]

ALL I have to say is if he fights JMM again it should be @ 135 LOL

No ***in catchweights!!!!!!!!!!....

[Hitman932]

This has got to be the dumbest thread of all time.

Pac should be applauded for bucking the conventional wisdom of today's boxing game that draining weight and dwarfing your opponent is somehow more desirable than being the better fighter.

What's next? A thread talking about what a disgrace Billy Conn was for showing up at 174 pounds against Joe Louis for a Heavyweight Title Fight?

[-MAKAVELLI-]

Why you tryna spin it?

Your Hero is "moving up to another weight divison" to break another record!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yet he is weighing less then what he did for his last fight with Clottey at 147?

So know instead of "making history and MOVING UP" he weights in LESS then what he did in his last fight in a lower divison.

Spin it how you want, 10lbs under for a title is a disgrace.

spin it however i want?



a natural junior welter is taking on a junior MW



and here you are crying...who gives a ****? he could have weighed 135 and it would still be a non issue


except for Floyd fans who have nothing better to do that watch Court TV



if you have a problem with it being a title shot, write a letter to the WBC

[Danny Gunz]

Why you tryna spin it?

Your Hero is "moving up to another weight divison" to break another record!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yet he is weighing less then what he did for his last fight with Clottey at 147?

So know instead of "making history and MOVING UP" he weights in LESS then what he did in his last fight in a lower divison.

Spin it how you want, 10lbs under for a title is a disgrace.

Its not how much he weighs its how much his opponent weighs.

Who cares how much less he weighs as long as he still wins the fights jackass.

[jrosales13]

It seems that you're understanding the problem of catchweights. The reason his weight of 144 is a problem to me BECAUSE IT'S A CONCRETE EXAMPLE OF HOW FALSE OF AN ACHIEVEMENT THIS 8TH TITLE WILL BE TOMMOROW. He's practically a jr. welter winning a jr. middleweight title. If he can't make JR. MIDDLEWEIGHT, why the hell are they putting a JR. MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE ON THE LINE?

So you would have the same problem if the fight was at 154 and he weight in at 144?

Why?

[Left Hook Tua]

if you want to criticize the catchweight for a vacant title?

go ahead.

if you want to say margarito is not deserving of a fight and others are more?

that's fine.


but seriously , criticizing a guy for fighting in a division because he's too small......is just plain dumb.

you're criticizing a guy for fighting at a disdvantage.

[SILVA]

How so?

It is obvious that you do not know what you're talking about.

His moving up for 8th world title means nothing now.