Comments Thread For: Roach: Pacquiao-Marquez Will Be at 147, No Catch-Weight!

[martin_1995]

marquez will do anything for $$$

yes, this guys know that once pac retires so will they. Pac makes a millionaire every boxer he faces. So marquez, just like he did with gayweather when he accepted the fight even with gayweather 6 pounds over. He wont care as long as there is $$$. This guys will sell their daugthers for $$$$. The truth is this fight possibilities sucks. Marques is an old man for pac and also too ****ing small. Let's se pac face the countryman that knock him out many years ago. hahahaha what a circus nitramzaid@hotmail.com

[j69madrox]

To everyone crying over no catch weights... Good. There should be no catchweights. Boxing is a business. And Pacquiao and Mayweather are the Boss. Why would they move down or up in weight to fight anyone if they don't have to? Manny hasnt faught below welterweright in a year and half. Why would he move down to fight a guy he will absolutely destroy at this point? And even if he did move down, you know he wouldn't pull a floyd and come in overweight on purpose. (yes i know marquez is the one who moved up but you get what I'm saying) If no Floyd, Punish Berto and move on.

[Klemman]

How dare a trainer, who has a fighter in the position to demand what criter1a are needed set up a fight, demand that criteria.

A weight that is in his fighters advantage? Oh my!! Next thing you know trainers who have fighters with quick feet will want the fight to occur in a larger ring. And maybe if he has a slow footed brawler, he'll actually demand a smaller ring.

What's next, a fight in a champions home town?

That's what the management of a champion or higher contender is supposed to do.

[Rickv]

That is BS they want catchweights for Cotto, Tony Oscar but are not willing to fight JMM at 140. If Ariza and Roach are so confident that PAC can beat anybody why not fight him at 140 and shut him up! Freddie is a bi*tch but Roach and Arum are milking PAC before they feed him to Floyd cause it's so clear to see that PAC has been beating all these fighters at catchweights that come straight forward but are not willing to go in there with Floyd or JMM and now all of a sudden Martinez is to big bull all three of these guys would **** him easily!!

[Joe2608]

I agree catchweights are bull****, fighters should just fight at the weights that are there already. But if the other side agrees to it then you can't blame Manny or Roach, it's a fair fight, he didn't force them to accept the fight.

If the other side accepts the weight then it means they feel comfortable at the weight. I noticed nobody moaned about the catchweight when Martinez knocked out Williams. If one of Manny's opponents beat him people wouldn't even mention the catchweight, but because Manny wins people get jealous and have a problem with it.

[ergheiz]

How dare a trainer, who has a fighter in the position to demand what criter1a are needed set up a fight, demand that criteria.

A weight that is in his fighters advantage? Oh my!! Next thing you know trainers who have fighters with quick feet will want the fight to occur in a larger ring. And maybe if he has a slow footed brawler, he'll actually demand a smaller ring.

What's next, a fight in a champions home town?

That's what the management of a champion or higher contender is supposed to do.

Too late,that´s already been done by Alexander,with very convenient results I must add.

[dorruel2.0]

This is another example of Pac's team making him look bad. I agree that Pac shouldn't have to drain himself to a catchweight below 147. But, its completely hypocritical for Roach of all people to talk about the cons of catchweights for the bigger fighter when he's always come out and said he won't let Pac fight this guy or that guy above a certain catchweight because he'll be giving away too much weight. In the end, Roach is right, he's just the wrong person to make the statement because of the way he and the rest of Pac's team has done business the last couple years. They're making Pac look like a total fraud.

maybe he is a fraud. When was the last time he fought a good fighter in their prime? anser that question. Even the damaged fighters hes fighting today, he seems to need a cathweight or some sort of advantage. Duran, ray leanard, robinson, hearns, arguello, sanchez were true all time greats where they have no doubt on their greatness. Manny cannot be compared to them because unlike them a big part of his career is an illusion

[syphillis]

That sucks. Once fighters reach the pinnacle of their careers they call all the shots leaving challengers to take the deal as is or leave. DLH, Pac, and Floyd have demonstrated this. Not saying it's wrong coz they earned it but..... whatever.

[dorruel2.0]

That sucks. Once fighters reach the pinnacle of their careers they call all the shots leaving challengers to take the deal as is or leave. DLH, Pac, and Floyd have demonstrated this. Not saying it's wrong coz they earned it but..... whatever.

noone demonstrated it like pac does. Oscar won his championships more legit than manny did.

[Sweet Jesus]

so the catch-weight works just one way....

Obviously...