Why ask for 8 oz gloves for a 154 lbs fight?

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

That answers half of the question. How about the other half. Why 8 oz for Cotto?

Cause Cotto, after the Marg fight, cuts up easier so he's trying to bust up his face. 8oz = less padding = harder = easier to do more dmg, 10oz = more padding = softer = harder to put the damage on his face.

[BoxingGenius27]

That answers half of the question. How about the other half. Why 8 oz for Cotto?

Now that I think about it, let's discuss why Mayweather wanted those gloves and why Pac refused testing at the time?

Testing refusal and glove size goes hand in hand.

[Kagami Taiga]

That's a negative ghost rider. They might serve the same purpose but ARE NOT the same thing.

http://www.tpr20info.com/lidocaine-v...ine-novocaine/

they do the same thing the point is there is no reason one would be banned and not the other.

[BoxingGenius27]

You're the damn idiot! Read the premise of this thread carefully and answer the question.
Why did Floyd want 10 oz gloves against Pac but 8 oz against Cotto in a fight where 10 oz is the standard?

He just answered your question, what are you talking about?

[tatangb45]

Pac, instead of abiding by the commissions rules, decided to wear 8oz gloves against Margarito in there junior middleweight fight. The reason for this is clear, Pac wearing the gloves that are to be required, would slow down the pace of his punches. Which would also have less of an impact upon Margarito - there's a reason why 10oz gloves are called pillows.

The same reason could be applied to why Mayweather wants to use 8oz gloves against Cotto, to retain his speed and for his punches to have more effect.

In both instances, Pac and Mayweather are doing the same thing.

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Mosley was deemed as fast as Mayweather and stronger than him before their fight. Mayweather could have demanded 10oz gloves for their fight, but didn't. So this throws your accusation out of the window about Mayweather demanding 10oz gloves for Pac because if that were true he would have done the same for Mosley, a just as strong and fast puncher. Also, Mosley had no leg to stand on at the negotiation table against Mayweather.

Your thread is a sack of **** to be honest.

But according to reports, Floyd wanted 10 oz against Pac. What's the difference with regards to Cotto? What possible motive would Floyd have for wanting to use 8 oz gloves for a 154 fight?
In Pac's case, I can't recall any instance where he wanted different weight gloves for different opponents.

[tatangb45]

Because Freddie's statement was alleged, (which doesn't make it true). He was clearly talking out of his bumhole. You've whiffed it up and taken it as true.

No one from the Mayweather team has supported this statement from Freddie. Only you!

Floyd has never had any difficulty negotiating with his opponents. Yet Pacquaio has. First with De La Hoya (about glove size), Hatton (money), Cotto (Weight / Belt), JMM (drug testing - http://www.examiner.com/headlines-in...-from-pacquiao) and Mosely (drug testing).

Why would Mayweather make negotations any more difficult? When it's Pac who's always been the difficult partner in making fights happen.

The report was never denied by Floyd's camp.

[Discipline]

The report was never denied by Floyd's camp.

It was a measly report that required no attention. Also, since when at that point during negotiations was anybody on the Mayweather side talking to the media. All the yappering came from the Pac camp.

And on top of that, since when has Mayweather's camp denied anything, true or false? You tell me that. I'm waitin'...

[radioraheem]

But according to reports, Floyd wanted 10 oz against Pac. What's the difference with regards to Cotto? What possible motive would Floyd have for wanting to use 8 oz gloves for a 154 fight?
In Pac's case, I can't recall any instance where he wanted different weight gloves for different opponents.

Are you slow? Floyd agreed to 8 oz gloves for the fight against Pacquaio! That is well-documented. Floyd used 8 oz for the Mosley fight. Floyd used 8 oz for the Ortiz fight. Do you NOT see a pattern here? What is your obsession with this anyway? What is the point? Because there is no point since Floyd and Pacquaio agreed to using 8 oz.

[Discipline]

But according to reports, Floyd wanted 10 oz against Pac. What's the difference with regards to Cotto? What possible motive would Floyd have for wanting to use 8 oz gloves for a 154 fight?
In Pac's case, I can't recall any instance where he wanted different weight gloves for different opponents.

Again, according to reports. Nothing has been confirmed as truth. So when that usually happens you take those things with a grain of salt. Someone told me the other day that there's such a thing as the Easter Bunny, am I going to take his word for it, just like you have. No. I dig a little deeper to find the truth.

Maybe I should go into the Boxing Scene Lounge and tell everyone apparently the Easter Bunny is real.

[Discipline]

At the end of the day, Floyd agreed to 8oz gloves against Pacquaio. WHICH IS FACT.

All that other information you're getting is just baseless rumours.

If you're getting yourself worked up about baseless rumours, then it's fair to say you lead a pretty sad life, dude.