Catch weights....Why is ok for some but not others?

[Russian Crushin]

No no, get your facts straight kid.

Hatton had fought at 140 his entire career.

Floyd had fought at 147 for long time, and before Hatton fought at jr middle 154.

What did you expect, Floyd to drop from 154 to 140 for Ricky Hatton?

Hatton wanted Floyd, he got a career highest purse and a shot at legitimate greatness, and I think 147 was the only weight that fight could take place.

Don't forget that Floyd has ALWAYS come up and fought bigger guys, and that is a fact that can't be debated, everybody knows this and a simple fact check will show this.Look at the Oscar that Floyd took on. That Oscar would have KO'd Manny.

You're pretty much decribing the current Pac situation

Pac just fought at 154 and people expect him to drop to 135 against JMM?

JMM wants Pac. he'll get a career highest purse and a shot at legitimate greatness

Don't forget that Pac has ALWAYS come up and fought bigger guys, and that is a fact that can't be debated, everybody knows this and a simple fact check will show this.[/B]Look at the Oscar that Floyd took on.

[CarlosG815]

You're pretty much decribing the current Pac situation

Pac just fought at 154 and people expect him to drop to 135 against JMM?

JMM wants Pac. he'll get a career highest purse and a shot at legitimate greatness

Don't forget that Pac has ALWAYS come up and fought bigger guys, and that is a fact that can't be debated, everybody knows this and a simple fact check will show this.[/B]Look at the Oscar that Floyd took on.

No they're two very different cases. I am not asking Manny to go down to 135, I don't believe anybody is. I think a 144 catchweight would be great, as Manny made 147 in his fight with Margarito, and JMM was 144 in his fight this past Saturday. Hell, I'd be cool with 147 if it is correct that JMM did weigh 144 on fight night.

Pac is a 154 title holder, but it was fought at a 150 catchweight so he is not a legitimate 154 holder, so to say he is fighting at 154 is simply not true. He didn't even make the 150 limit for Margarito.

147 at Marquez is fair and they're both ok with it. Nobody is asking Manny to come to 135, I have not read that anywhere, where did you read that?