Can Boxing Fans criticise Pacquiao for his catchweight fights and accept that Ward

[tranquilo]

forbes has mayweather as #1 highest paid athlete
this must sting

[letsgobrady]

http://www.boxingnews 24.com/2009/06/boxing-news-cotto-not-impressed-with-pacquiao/


WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto said that he could care less if he has to fight Manny Pacquiao at the 145 pound catch weight that he and his management team want him to fight. Saying “it does not matter if it is at 145 pounds. That was the weight that we said from the beginning and it’s my range. I will increase it by eight to ten pounds [by fight time].” Cotto also said that he was no impressed with Pacquiao’s recent fights, commenting “he [Pacquiao] has two arms and so do I.”


From the beginning.

Read it and weep.

so when the fight was first presented team cotto said you know what for some reason i feel like fighting at 145?when they say from the beginning they mean from the point when team pac made it clear there were not going to fight at the ww limit

[letsgobrady]

Cotto wanted the fight at 145lbs, it was his offer.

His offer at the beginning of negotiations and he stuck to his guns.

it was a offer that was made because team pac would not fight at 147 thats why cotto didn't wannt to put the tittle on the line

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http://www.boxingnews 24.com/2009/06/boxing-news-cotto-not-impressed-with-pacquiao/


WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto said that he could care less if he has to fight Manny Pacquiao at the 145 pound catch weight that he and his management team want him to fight. Saying “it does not matter if it is at 145 pounds. That was the weight that we said from the beginning and it’s my range. I will increase it by eight to ten pounds [by fight time].” Cotto also said that he was no impressed with Pacquiao’s recent fights, commenting “he [Pacquiao] has two arms and so do I.”


From the beginning.

Read it and weep.

Oh article against article lol ,,,,,, how about what Miguel says out of his own mouth when his contract allows him to speak freely .

I WILL NEVER SACRIFICE MY BODY LIKE THAT AGAIN .

Manny want Cotto in a rematch he was first choice , Cotto said OK but no CW and Manny ran away , he REFUSES to fight Cotto without a CW , even after bashing him , same man , same Cotto not ! and Manny wants nothing to do with him unless he is drained it stands out like dog balls !

[turkas]

This thread is complete crap, since when is a legit weight class a catch weight? Jesus, some of the people on here...

[D4thincarnation]

so when the fight was first presented team cotto said you know what for some reason i feel like fighting at 145?when they say from the beginning they mean from the point when team pac made it clear there were not going to fight at the ww limit

After the Hatton fight, Roach talked at the big fight at welter but did not want Pacquiao to give away huge weight advantages in the ring against top welters.


Lets not forget 18 months previous the guy was fighting at 130lbs.

Roach said Cotto, Mosley and Mayweather, if he didn't take himself out of the picture were all viable candidates for a fight at 143/144lbs

So Cotto knew what weight Pacquiao was going to be at, just like Dawson knew what weight Ward was going to be at.

Dawson completely went down to Ward's limit, while Cotto mananged to drag Pacquiao up a little more to a weight he was happy with.

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This thread is complete crap, since when is a legit weight class a catch weight? Jesus, some of the people on here...

Well technically it isnt but then again if you demand a different weight to a fighters current weight class and its written into a contract I would take that as a CW , say the LHW Champ was going to meet the HW champ at CW its still a contractual CW in my eyes .

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After the Hatton fight, Roach talked at the big fight at welter but did not want Pacquiao to give away huge weight advantages in the ring against top welters.


Lets not forget 18 months previous the guy was fighting at 130lbs.

Roach said Cotto, Mosley and Mayweather, if he didn't take himself out of the picture were all viable candidates for a fight at 143/144lbs

So Cotto knew what weight Pacquiao was going to be at, just like Dawson knew what weight Ward was going to be at.

Dawson completely went down to Ward's limit, while Cotto mananged to drag Pacquiao up a little more to a weight he was happy with.

Lets not forget at 130 lbs Pac was stepping in the ring at 142-147 !

[letsgobrady]

After the Hatton fight, Roach talked at the big fight at welter but did not want Pacquiao to give away huge weight advantages in the ring against top welters.


Lets not forget 18 months previous the guy was fighting at 130lbs.

Roach said Cotto, Mosley and Mayweather, if he didn't take himself out of the picture were all viable candidates for a fight at 143/144lbs

So Cotto knew what weight Pacquiao was going to be at, just like Dawson knew what weight Ward was going to be at.

Dawson completely went down to Ward's limit, while Cotto mananged to drag Pacquiao up a little more to a weight he was happy with.

what you mean cotto knew what weight pacquiao was going to fight at?
the way team pacquiao knew that floyd said 3 years ago there would be no 50/50 after they walked away from negotiations?
dawson asked for the fight with ward
freddie roach wanted the fight with cotto

[D4thincarnation]

Lets not forget at 130 lbs Pac was stepping in the ring at 142-147 !

Pacquiao was severely weight drained then.