Originally posted by SceneSpectator!
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Firstly.....
FACT: Manny NEVER intended to fight a genuine JMW.
They just wanted to cheat a JMW title by fighting a welterweight bum.
This interview was taken just before the Margarito fight.....
"But, like Freddie and Alex told me, from here on out Manny will stick to the welterweight division. They feel 147 pounds is the realistic limit for him and I can’t disagree. They know the fighter inside out.".....
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/10...-pacman-fights
Manny never intended to defend that title.
Secondly.....
If Manny's " ideal weight class is at JWW " as you correctly suggest, then why does Pac demand that Marquez come up to 147 ?
Simple.....
"However, this fight only makes sense to me if it takes place at junior welterweight (and I would hope Marquez would weigh-in under 140 pounds). Why Pacquiao and company refuse to even consider fighting Marquez at 140 pounds (instead of the 144 or 147 they stipulate) is a very good question. The answer is obvious: they want every conceivable advantage against their aging but still-dangerous nemesis.".....
http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/1...friday-mailbag
Now, to all honest boxing fan's, Manny's cherry-picking is making him a laughing stock. Even normally genial writers are slagging Manny off now.
But as far as Manny's non-boxing fan-boy's are concerned.....
..... they don't know **** about boxing, so they just resort to the old lame excuse..... "Manny is the draw"
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