What would you say if Vic Darchinyan went from 118 to 147?

[cixthree]

If Vic did what Manny is doing, would he be praised or suspected of cheating...?
Vic and Manny were the same size, same power at the lower weights, knocked out and hurt by smaller men.
So if Vic moved up would it be a red flag?

[puga]

id say...damn....pacman must be his idol.....

[infamous larryx]

um..how old is vic??

[puga]

so if you think what pac did was so hard to believe, then you must think he is greater than henry arstrong ever was right?.....please dont duck this question..

[Khalid X]

That he pulled a Roberto Duran.

[BennyST]

That he pulled a Roberto Duran.

Except Duran went from 118 to 175.

But, basically, yes. It's been done before and will be done again. There are just more titles to win, less fighters and less skill overall in most champions making it easier to win more titles.

Anyway, I don't get it. Vic is 35 and still makes 115. Pac couldn't make 115 in his early twenties if he had to. In fact, since about 2005 or something he's always come into a fight as a WW, which is probably around his natural weight.

Vic is about 5'5" and Pac about 5'7". Pacquiao is the size of Ricky Hatton and has always been very big in those lower weights. Vic's not bigger than anyone he fights and is often smaller. Pac was always much bigger than the guys he fought at those lower weights. Hence, the reason he grew into a natural 135/140 fighter by his late twenties, which is usually the time a fighter is in his natural weight class. They have grown into their body size properly. Without pre fight day weigh ins, Pac would have been a LW, JWW or so for most of his career after zipping up from those lower weight classes very, very quickly. Kind of like what Jimmy McLarnin did.

****** question and ridiculous comparison. Compare it to fighters that have actually done it. Vic is a natural Flyweight and would have been making those weights in same day weigh ins. Pac would have made some of those lower weights as a starving teen, but would very quickly have moved up into FW, then LW and JWW and been there for the large majority of his career.

[kymira]

Vic debuted at 114.5 lbs at the age of 24 & was probably a well fed young man.

Pac was fighting at 115 lbs at the age of 18 & dirt poor.

[THUG LIFE]

"Cor blimey mate!" (Australian accent)

[Alibata]

Dang pac was very young when he fought singsurat and if you are aware of the story, Pac was severely dehydrated and could not break a sweat from how dehydrated he was.. He was severely weight drained. He was a malnutritioned boy living on the streets of a third world country. He could barely afford to eat..

[Alibata]

Honestly dude, it is this type of thinking that got you guys confused.... Most of you try not to look at the facts.