Comments Thread For: Pacquiao-Martinez: Arum Rejects DiBella's "155" Proposal

[snoozuloos]

so the 154 champ refuses to fight at that weightclass

i got ya

Yeah, I think I read or heard that Pacquiao is going back to 147 lbs due to the Pacquiao's difficulty going above 148 lbs. And wasn't it very interesting that despite he had trouble gaining weight, he was still able to defeat a 165 pounder in perfect shape Margarito? Well, yeah, he got hurt, so he is getting out of that weight class. Can you blame him?

[Story]

who is the duck now, quack quack.

Floyd since we don't even hear about the dude.

[grayfist]

Sergio stopped fighting as a welterweight more than 8 years ago; unable to make weight anymore. Margarito fought at a quarter less than 146 lbs. as recently as the Mosley fight; he was a Welterweight from 2005 (after the 2nd Daniel Santos meeting) up to the time of his suspension. Margarito may be taller by an inch and, like Sergio, started his career around Jr. Middleweight but his best days were at Welterweight. Sergio, on the other hand, only had 4 stoppage wins in about 19 appearances weighing 145 to 149 lbs., a performance that contributed much to his rather mediocre career KO numbers which stands at 50% (25 in 50 fights). It seems that Jr. Middleweight to Middleweight embrace Martinez's comfort zone; less so Margarito's.

Note: Martinez-PWilliams II was at the CATCHWEIGHT ceiling of 158 lbs. Martinez came in at 157 and a quarter, Williams 156. Not much has been said about this so I thought I'd just put this here.

[tdubb]

Floydettes are using Sergio to bash Pac. Hahahaha I luv it!

[beanstalk]

let's not jump too much on that one knock out. I would like to see more of Sergio, but It's not like P. Williams is hard to find with those punches; and K. Pavlik is no mover either and already got schooled by a very old Hopkins.

While I agree that Martinez could possibly be the next p4p ruler, he needs to get on more challenge AT HIS OWN weight, or more impressively higher than his weight if he has the balls. We can name a lot of challenge for him, the real tests.

[Young Herschel]

It would legitimize his WBC Super Welterweight title!!!!

Yeah, I think I read or heard that Pacquiao is going back to 147 lbs due to the Pacquiao's difficulty going above 148 lbs. And wasn't it very interesting that despite he had trouble gaining weight, he was still able to defeat a 165 pounder in perfect shape Margarito? Well, yeah, he got hurt, so he is getting out of that weight class. Can you blame him?

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

[jltsmae]

maybe pac should fight serge (if no floyd) @154 after a year, say next November, not too soon for pac to gain more weight and for serge to gradually adjust his weigh down... must be a good one...

[jameshepenstall]

Bute would slay Sergio, i dont care how slick he is, Bute is the man.

[PinoyZoi]

You guys are seriously haters. Name a person who fought in 9 division this decade or a matter a fact 6? Why do you want Pacquiao to fight another division when he couldnt even weight 150 on fightnight?

[spoonwars]

before pac fought marg, people are ****ting on that 154 tiltle that's at stake. now they're using it like pac is really a 154 fighter that should fight a middleweight.

that what happens when god is generous enough to give idiots a brain to share