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This fight is not really dead yet. If the public response and outcry is strong enough I believe that Ross Greenburg and HBO could make this fight at 154lbs. It would be a true challenge for Pacquiao but htta is what winning a record-setting title at 154lb is SUPPOSED TO BE. It would also mark Pac-man's first title defense of any belt in years. This fight would LEGITIMIZE Pac-man's claim to being the Junior Middleweight Champ if he were able to scrap out a victory over Sergio Martinez at the true weight limit or 154; that's four pounds up for Manny and four pounds down for Sergio 
If Manny were to lose their would be no shame in defeat to Sergio and I honestly beleive that he could be competitive with anyone at 154lbs because speed kills and he has the corner to put the victory road map together. PEOPLE WAKE UP!!! MANNY SPARS WITH MIDDLEWEIGHTS ON A REGULAR BASIS!!!
This fight would really get Manny's fire burning IMHO. Margarito was SHOT and the insiders at Top Rank KNEW IT; this is the only reason that fight was approved IMHO. Why hold your head on a bulll**** claim of winning an 8th world title? Margarito had no business in a title fight and the historians will make note of it. Manny stick and move his way to a decision over Martinez and then he woud have a true and legitimate claim to being the 154lb champ.
At the ******** windows, Manny would be better than a slight betting favorite and there would be tremendous betting action. Hold the thing at the Staples Center if you want and make it happen in 2011
If Manny were to lose their would be no shame in defeat to Sergio and I honestly beleive that he could be competitive with anyone at 154lbs because speed kills and he has the corner to put the victory road map together. PEOPLE WAKE UP!!! MANNY SPARS WITH MIDDLEWEIGHTS ON A REGULAR BASIS!!!
This fight would really get Manny's fire burning IMHO. Margarito was SHOT and the insiders at Top Rank KNEW IT; this is the only reason that fight was approved IMHO. Why hold your head on a bulll**** claim of winning an 8th world title? Margarito had no business in a title fight and the historians will make note of it. Manny stick and move his way to a decision over Martinez and then he woud have a true and legitimate claim to being the 154lb champ.
At the ******** windows, Manny would be better than a slight betting favorite and there would be tremendous betting action. Hold the thing at the Staples Center if you want and make it happen in 2011
Not really. Pacquiao weighed at his heaviest vs. Clottey when he was 145 3/4 and took the scale for a Jr. Middleweight catchweight limit of 151 lbs. while weighing a mere 144.5.
The Martinez-PWilliams rematch had a catchweight limit of 158 lbs. Sergio came unto the scale at three quarters of a pound less.
Thus, while Sergio only has to go down 3 to 4 lbs. (he was 159 or more in Martinez-Williams I and vs. Pavlik), Pacquiao shall have to put on around 10 lbs.
Note: Martinez only has a 50% stoppage rate in his entire career (25 KO's in 50 fights), with 21 of those accomplished when fighting north of 150 lbs.
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