Henry Armstrong fought as a featherweight, moved up to lightweight, and then fought at welterweight (eventually relinquishing his featherweight title once he physically could no longer make the weight), before challenging for the middleweight championship at basically his walk-around weight, looking at the weigh-in video. You add that the middleweight fight ended as a draw and Armstrong was having battles throughout his stay at welterweight, and only a silly person who hasn't actually seen the footage would try and make such a foolish analysis.
Floyd started at super featherweight, physically grew into being a welterweight, and any fight beyond that is basically at his walkaround weight.
Pacquiao was a 19-year old flyweight(112 pounds), a 29-year old super featherweight(130), and still put on another near 20 pounds to his frame, dipping a toe in at junior middleweight for good measure.
Race has nothing to do with it; if Armstrong had gone up 40 pounds after puberty, with his frame being what it was, their would be pause. If Mayweather, after debuting as a 19-year old super featherweight(130), was able to add 40 pounds to his frame, the alarm sirens would be blaring.
How Pacquiao is able to add 40 pounds, onto a 5'6", after puberty is through (without anyone allowed to question is) is ridiculous.
Floyd started at super featherweight, physically grew into being a welterweight, and any fight beyond that is basically at his walkaround weight.
Pacquiao was a 19-year old flyweight(112 pounds), a 29-year old super featherweight(130), and still put on another near 20 pounds to his frame, dipping a toe in at junior middleweight for good measure.
Race has nothing to do with it; if Armstrong had gone up 40 pounds after puberty, with his frame being what it was, their would be pause. If Mayweather, after debuting as a 19-year old super featherweight(130), was able to add 40 pounds to his frame, the alarm sirens would be blaring.
How Pacquiao is able to add 40 pounds, onto a 5'6", after puberty is through (without anyone allowed to question is) is ridiculous.




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