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

[jtiger777]

mosleys right but hes gonna lose

[brick wall]

pac fights bigger than his size.

[D4thincarnation]

Pacquiao has the weight in the right places, calves, forearms fists, neck, bigger than most welters.

Thighs, biceps chest (out) about average.

Waist, tiny compared to other welters, he saves a lot of lbs here.

He much stronger in other departments but is vulnerable to the the mid section.

Big fist, and forearm, make for a heavy hitter and with the huge calves and even the small waist for rotation makes for a huge power to weight ratio.

You would struggle to design a better boxer.

[doninlouisiana]

Sounds like Shane is mentally on top of it for this fight. I expect all of the film and yada yada, yada, will change when he gets in the ring with Pac. The guy is just so fast and powerful not to mention the footwork, that it will just be too much for Shane. At least he has the stones to fight him where as another not to be mentioned fighter just makes excuses. Good Luck Shane!

[UglyPug]

pacquiao is a small welterweight - when you have to eat extra calories during training camp just to keep your weight around 145 - then you are a small welterweight. most fighters have to go on an 1,800, or sometimes even 1,500 calorie diet at parts of training camp.

[Zarco]

Pacquiao is a full welterweight imo no matter what

Freddie Roach has said here on boxingscene:
"We would have to fight at 147, or else, those fights won't happen. I'm not going to let Manny fight below welterweight. It's 147, we found that when Manny can eat, he's comfortable and doesn't have to worry about making weight."

"But I'm not going to have him struggle to make any weight. So he's going to fight at 147, that's now his natural weight, and that's where we're going to campaign at."

"With Manny, ever since we went to 147, even though he has weighed in light for those fights, I wouldn't let Manny fight under 147 again," Roach said. "Anyone we fight would have to fight at that weight class. When he's 147 he's healthy, he's always in a good mood. He doesn't have to starve himself to make 147. I would have to put him on a diet to make 140, and then he is not the same fighter."

[indystress]

people associate pac being a small welterweight mainly because he doesnt balloon up to 160+ on fight nite like most welterweights...having said that, pac is a legit welterweight for being within the welterweight limit

[Reloaded]

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


He is a big light weight.

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

PLASTIC MAN is a hype job and little boys get off on hype , today Mosley is an old man looking for a retirement cheque , Plastic Man ducked him when he had a any chance and waited until he was showing he was shot adding another bogus match to Plastic Mans resume of manipulation .

[indystress]

yes, but the mistake everyone makes is they assume because he's small they can take his punches, or just steamroll him. That's the whole point by ****m - don't look at pacquiao like some little dude or you'll get crushed. Respect his power, his skills, etc.

the thing is, mosley doesnt seem to respect pac. always talking about he will beat pac, surprise the boxing world, etc...pac on the other hand says he just want to give the fans a good fight, and say mosley is still fast and dangerous...not once have pac said he will knock mosley out or beat mosley. thats the difference with all of pacs opponants...they talk about how they will beat pac, expose his weakness, etc...while pac just says his main concern is to give the people a good fight.

[maguirre]

Mosley has balls, unlike the other guy.