Comments Thread For: Shane Mosley: Pacquiao is Not a Small Welterweight

[D4thincarnation]

Two pounds or not, Cotto did not come prepared. I'm a huge Cotto fan, and hope for a rematch with Emanuel in the corner with him, but Cotto was beat fair and square. He thought his size and power would be too much for Pac....he was very wrong. In essentially training himself for that fight, he had no game plan for Pac...he came out swinging and got beat, that's it. The jab went out the window and he just started throwing and Pac continually caught him....the weight wasn't the difference.

Yes he underestimated Pacquiao's power and his ability to take a punch.

But he did not come out swinging his main weapon for the first two rounds was the jab.

[Stl_Buay]

Question for the pac fans. Please stay on topic also. Why did pac have Cottocome in at a catch weight but not Mosley?
Maybe the 2 pounds might not have made a difference but I'm just curious?!?!?

A fast track to moving up... Before Shane fought Oscar at 147 he had a fight at 147 against a guy named Rivera I think. He did that to see how he felt at 147 before taking on a 147 champ. Second, the Oscar fight Manny came in at 142 so, by bringing Cotto in at 145 they knew Cotto would not be more than 12 pounds heavier than Manny on fight night. Now that he has adjusted he didn't ask Clottey, Margarito, or Mosley to come in under 147. Most people make a big deal about it because it's Pac. But after Cotto he hasn't fought below 147. Example the fight is at 147 not 145. I hope that kinds of expailn it but, at the end of the day its all guessing only Pac and his people actually know why.

[skillz321]

Yes he underestimated Pacquiao's power and his ability to take a punch.

But he did not come out swinging his main weapon for the first two rounds was the jab.

Yes, you are right. I cannot deny that at all. It would have been nice if he continued. Actually looked pretty good during that stretch. But, he didn't, lol, and it ****** to watch as he slowly got beaten badly and it wasn't the weight that did it. He was simply not perpared. That's why I hope he gets another shot with Emanuel training him. I think it would be a great fight, because he will box Pac for 12 rounds not slowly fall apart. Great observation though on the first couple rounds, kudos my friend!

[KTFO]

If Pac is truly taking in 4000 or 5000 calories a day during training camp like Ariza says, or supposedly eating 2 meals on the day of weigh-in than he is a small welter. Most fighters are cutting weight and Pac seems to be taking in calories to keep the weight.

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MGM Grand, Las Vegas - "Sugar" Shane Mosley does not consider Manny Pacquiao a "small welterweight." He says Pacquiao is just as big, and strong, as any other welterweight opponent that he's faced in his career. Mosley challenges Pacquiao for the WBO welterweight title on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

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hasn't mosley been saying all this time that he's gonna use his size and strength to beat pac?
is he just playing mind games or did his opinion change?

[Reloaded]

A fast track to moving up... Before Shane fought Oscar at 147 he had a fight at 147 against a guy named Rivera I think. He did that to see how he felt at 147 before taking on a 147 champ. Second, the Oscar fight Manny came in at 142 so, by bringing Cotto in at 145 they knew Cotto would not be more than 12 pounds heavier than Manny on fight night. Now that he has adjusted he didn't ask Clottey, Margarito, or Mosley to come in under 147. Most people make a big deal about it because it's Pac. But after Cotto he hasn't fought below 147. Example the fight is at 147 not 145. I hope that kinds of expailn it but, at the end of the day its all guessing only Pac and his people actually know why.

What you on buddy ,,,, Manny weighed more than Oscar on the night Oscar was a deadman walking that needed IV fluids after the weigh-in to try and get his body to hold fluid , they made Cotto come in at 145 because an elite F1 athlete will be hurt by training at a lower weight to make a weight he is already red lining to make , Freddie knew it would be a struggle for Cotto and also said Cotto was damaged goods and ready to take , it was a manipulated cheery picked fight .

He didnt ask Clottey to come in under 147 because he was no threat , inhouse paid to not try , it was a spar and Clottey has rode off into the sunset with his biggest pay day , just a throw away hype job was Clottey , and all to duck a PEDS test and the biggest fight in history .

Margo was indeed made to weight drain , he cannot make 147 any more after a 154 fight and long lay off , so they squeezed him down to 150 and then put him in a huge 26 ft ring in 8oz gloves for a paper 154 title , after ducking Foreman the legit 154 CH saying he was too big , WTF is that .

Why aint they squeezing Mosley on weight , *** me are you that blind , they ducked him blatantly until he was shown to be shot , they could not get away with trying to force Shane below 147 today , not after Floyd and Mora showed whats left .

Cotto must 145 because he is too big , JMM must be 147 because he is too small ...

PLASTIC MAN IS A MANIPULATING WHORE EVERY FIGHT HAS BS ALL OVER IT .

[Spray_resistant]

I agree.. Pacquiao is not a small welterweight..


He is a big light weight.

That is precisely what he is a big LW who is overachieving.

[puga]

lol.....pac is a small ww, he's just an effective ww unlike fighters his own size who cant do what he does....but he is a small ww...

[DARKSEID]

he's 5'6 and has never been anywhere near making 147- even when he fought at j middle lol

[tumhangkz]

pac can fight in middleweight and face martinez for 160 pounds and pac is 148..
HE can easily win because he`s Bruce lee..