Pacquiao targets middleweight division, 9th world championship

[HeroBando]

What Are you trying to say here? I know that there was a re hydration clause. I was pointing out how wrong people are when they say that Floyd is much bigger than Pacquiao and so use that as an excuse as to why Pac can't fight at 154lb.

Link for that rehydration clause?

Its probably cause Floyd is taller, lots more reach, calls Pac "midget" and is only in his 4th division at welter, unlike Pac who's in his 7th having started like 10 divisions down. Floyd can't even unify his 5th without a weight stipulation lol

[Triumph 916]

I agree, Manny "cherrypicking" at MW is really not a problem. But if he beats the oldest and weakest MW titlist he can find at a catchweight, and goes around calling himself a 9 division world champion... that will be a problem.

I feel that way about the Margarito & David Diaz fights...not because he fought them but because all the glory that came with those wins from a particular fan base.

[IronDanHamza]

Link for that rehydration clause?

Its probably cause Floyd is taller, lots more reach, calls Pac "midget" and is only in his 4th division at welter, unlike Pac who's in his 7th having started like 10 divisions down. Floyd can't even unify his 5th without a weight stipulation lol

Pacquaio turned pro at a much younger age though so naturally he's going to smart at a lower weight class if he's turning pro at 15 or whatever age he was.

Floyd turned pro at age 19 or 20 I think.

[Bring It On]

Pac is a small WW, so him fighting for a MW title is absurd. I wouldn't rule it out though, against a somewhat weak TR champion.

[Twako]

What Are you trying to say here? I know that there was a re hydration clause. I was pointing out how wrong people are when they say that Floyd is much bigger than Pacquiao and so use that as an excuse as to why Pac can't fight at 154lb.

you dumbasses, there was no rehydration clause in the delahoya fight

[The Hammer]

Pacquaio turned pro at a much younger age though so naturally he's going to smart at a lower weight class if he's turning pro at 15 or whatever age he was.

Floyd turned pro at age 19 or 20 I think.

Floyd is MUCH bigger than Manny.

Manny turned pro at 17 at minimumweight. He won the Flyweight title at age 20 and defended it at age 21. Flyweight is 112 pounds.


Floyd was fighting as a pro at 130 at age 19 (he was 133 for a fight before his 20th birthday). Manny won the 112 title at 20 defended the 112 title at age 21.

Floyd is MUCH bigger than Manny. That's why he calls him a "midget".

Floyd has since grown into becoming a big welterweight. He couldn't even make the catch weight for his fight with the much smaller JMM.

[fighter1234]

you dumbasses, there was no rehydration clause in the delahoya fight

There might as well have been. Oscar only reydrating to exactly 147lb is very suspect...

[fighter1234]

Floyd is MUCH bigger than Manny.

Manny turned pro at 17 at minimumweight. He won the Flyweight title at age 20 and defended it at age 21. Flyweight is 112 pounds.


Floyd was fighting as a pro at 130 at age 19 (he was 133 for a fight before his 20th birthday). Manny won the 112 title at 20 defended the 112 title at age 21.

Floyd is MUCH bigger than Manny. That's why he calls him a "midget".

Floyd has since grown into becoming a big welterweight. He couldn't even make the catch weight for his fight with the much smaller JMM.

Pacquiao was able to fight at lower weight classes at an older age is because he cut a **** load of weight..just check my sig! While Floyd was moving up and fighting bigger guys, Pacquiao stayed behind and cut 16lb to beat smaller guys lol. All you have to do is check their fight night weights, they are roughly the same at their respective ages. regardless of Floyd being an inch or 2 taller, Pacquiao makes up for it by having a denser body.

[kurt0411]

first of all, Pac is a shot fighter
secondly, he admitted yrs ago he's too small to fight at JMW
he was recently talking about going back down to JWW
don't believe this MW crap for a second, Pac at MW is a joke

And he is shot based on what?

And I don't think its likely but I wouldn't rule it out

[JustinFloyd]

Garbage belt if he push this, like his belt in 154!