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

[TheGreatA]

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?

Conn also likely weighed closer to 168 pounds and Louis promised to weigh less than 200 lbs. How horrible.

[The Nimble Guru]

You got a point, I hope they dont let this continue because we are talking about peoples lifes at stake. Theres a weight class for a reason.

^ most sensible post in the thread. I happen to think Manny will be more than fine tomorrow night. However, boxing is a dangerous sport and has to be organised with the well-being of its fighters a priority. Only middleweights should be able to fight in a middleweight bout.

[SILVA]

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.

Not bulking up and keeping your speed is a disadvantage?

[noStylez]

Wow cant believe people are actually take this **** to the extreme..

Yeah no doubt,
I find it funny, Pac is coming in lighter, he's giving up his height and reach advantage on top of that.

Most people who watch the fight don't care to much about the title it will just sound good on his resume.

What is more impressive is a much smaller man beating a much bigger one.

Be impressed that he's got the balls to step in the ring with a much bigger guy.
I can't say the same for most of the ppl on this board.

[devildg]

there is no minimum, clown

[jrosales13]

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.

There was not a catch-weight.

But, people right now are not complaining about the catch-weight.

They're complaining that Pac weighed in at 144. Which is ****** thing to complain about.

To complain about the catch-weight, fine I can see. To complain about Pac weighing in at 144 is idiotic.

[Bastian Loc]

How is rubbing it in?

WTF?

You guys are lost.

Because its 10 whole pounds from the division he's allegedly trying to win a title in. Its rubbing in the fact that HE can fight for a title at 154 while being nowhere near 154 and forcing his opponent to come in at a catchweight.

No he can not come in at any weight he wants.

You're acting like if he force fighters to come to certain weight limit while he can come in over that limit.

I'm not worried about the "over"... the advantage he has is that he can easily make the under and forces the other guy to make some weight he normally doesn't make.

Look at the Cotto fight.

[DontHitMyNuts]

I dont understand this at all

its not as if he's fighting the guy that weighs as much as he is which is 144 for a 154 title. that i can call a BS fight

he's fighting a guy that weights 10 lbs heavier than he is and at 150 at that

last time i check, catch weights apply to weight maximum not minimum.

if this is a gimick to hate, just stop because you're making this forum dumber than it already is

[SuperTrooper]

There are some ****** people in this thread. People hating on Pac cuz he came in a lot lighter than we thought. There's no weight minimum to come into a fight and Pac coming in at 144.6 lbs is more of a disadvantage to him. Pac will get more praise if he KO/TKO Margarito considering how small he is.

[Kaspa9t9]

Damn why you guys taking this guy so seriously? He's having you all on. He's just some bored dude with 2 of his alts winding you guys up, don't take a genius to figure that out...