He was drained further down when he was still growing and was a huge mutha at those weights. From about 122 up though, I don't think he was ever drained. He looked thin etc, and had to lose a lot of weight because he's naturally a very big guy to be fighting at those weights, but he always fought incredibly hard without any sign of being drained whatsoever.
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manny had an iron chin in his prime. drained fighters at the weight don't do their best work there.
pacquiao was best at 122-130 lbs. he was a monster. speed, great chin, and that left hand.
just like floyd,,,
floyd cut weight at 130, but as he matured and filled out he rose in weight and didnt cut weight,,,
floyd walks around about 150ish and fights at 147 or 54,,,
manny walks around in the 145ish range and doesnt cut weight for his welter fights,,,,
I think floyd not cutting weight is one of the keys to his success,,, he is never drained or tired from making weight because he stays in shape 365 days a year, and fights at near a weight he walks around at,,,
I think that is what really hinders fighters like hatton, toney , bowe,,, blowing up in weight between fights and then struggling to lose it all
Floyd cut no where near the amount of weight that pac did in those divisions. Maybe just a difference in their training methods tho
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