Comments Thread For: Arum: Pacquiao Weighing 142, Much Smaller Than Rios

[Spray_resistant]

he fights guys that can make 140 at 147, thats not something one deserves praise for. JMM nd Tim didn't outweigh him by 20-25 lbs so please stop exaggerating.

Give a great fighter like Pac some credit already.

[WilkinsOlajuwon]

If Rios wins this fight, Arum will probably find the nearest pier and throw himself off. If he survives, he will beg Marquez, with tears in his eyes, to fight a fifth fight against Pacquaio. In the meantime, Rios will be delegated to the Guillermo Rigondeaux/Zahir Raheem hell hole where he will be lucky to get a fight on Friday Night Fights.

You're right. Arum is new to the sport and has never promoted a star that burned out before. I mean, its not like the guy has been promoting some of boxings all time legends for decades or anything. He's a geek off the street right?

[DeadLikeMe]

Give a great fighter like Pac some credit already.

Pacquiao has done nothing worthy of praise in over two years though.

[turnedup]

Pacquiao has done nothing worthy of praise in over two years though.

Taking fights against two top ten fighters isn't noteworthy? Then honestly I don't know what is...let me guess Broner though is worthy of praise right? I would respect it more if you just flat out said I don't like dude and that's ok with everyone but to say fighting Bradley and JMM is nothing is ridiculous.

[Spray_resistant]

Pacquiao has done nothing worthy of praise in over two years though.

Beat Bradley soundly got robbed took on his arch rival got ko'd it happens and now coming back against a hard hitter like Rios.

[hectari]

none of this means anything. everybody knows that Rios blocks punches with his face and is coming up to 147. this cherry picking scam is'nt nothing but a make pacquiao look good again campaign fight.

Flint your reply is nothing more than to make pacman look bad and big up floyd, hating on him all the time.

How is this a cherry pick, wouldnt it be Rios cherry picking pacman or only pacman after two losses and a brutal ko is still a cherry picker?

Bernard Hopkins disagrees with you he said pacman is brave for fighting a hungry aggressive puncher in rios after a ko loss.

[turnedup]

Flint your reply is nothing more than to make pacman look bad and big up floyd, hating on him all the time.

How is this a cherry pick, wouldnt it be Rios cherry picking pacman or only pacman after two losses and a brutal ko is still a cherry picker?

Bernard Hopkins disagrees with you he said pacman is brave for fighting a hungry aggressive puncher in rios after a ko loss.

Don't even bother man...truly truly not worth it.

[INGLEWOOD]

Rios may be taller but his height advantage meens nothing because he tucks his chin to the degree where he's at the same height as his opponent or even smaller. He givesit away in every fight.

Exactly correct! De La Hoya had the same bad habit.

[edgarg]

People should never forget what a great fighter Pacman is, i mean he turned pro at 110 pounds or something like that and these days is able to beat monsters like Cotto, Margarito, Clottey and others. People should not forget that Manny is physically much smaller than all of them and has to eat tons to stay over 140 pounds. Brandon is another guy with a huge size and weight advantage. I think both Mayweather and Pacquiao are great fighters, only haters would denie that

According to Pacquiao, he began as a pro aged 16 weighinh only 98 lbs, to fight in the 106 division. He carried stones in his pockets to make up the minimum weight required.

He was then 4' 11". ....He's had a tough beginning and much credit to him and Arum for what he's become. No wonder he's a super-normal icon in the Philippines.

[WESS]

Pacquiao has done nothing worthy of praise in over two years though.

2 years? More like 4 years. His last meaningful WW fight VS an actual WW who had been fighting and winning was back in 2009.

and of course Bob is going to talk about Pac's weight. People are giving Pac a hard time for fighting at WW and yet isn't fighting WW's.