manny at 118

[nivek535]

why didnt he capture a title at 115 and 118?
seemed like free titles there, couldve been 10 divisional champ O_O!! thats over half the weight classes

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Because his body grew too fast,, he was a youngster at 112 and killed himself to make the weight the last few fights there.. He never really had a chance because he rapidly filled,out to 122

[nivek535]

Because his body grew too fast,, he was a youngster at 112 and killed himself to make the weight the last few fights there.. He never really had a chance because he rapidly filled,out to 122

oh i see.
was lookin at top bantamweights of all time, and was surprised to not see manny there so i checked his fights and noticed the skip. ):

[Left Hook Tua]

Because his body grew too fast,, he was a youngster at 112 and killed himself to make the weight the last few fights there.. He never really had a chance because he rapidly filled,out to 122

thats when pac roided. jumping from flyweight to junior featherweight.

[Left Hook Tua]

oh i see.
was lookin at top bantamweights of all time, and was surprised to not see manny there so i checked his fights and noticed the skip. ):

he lost his 112 belt at the scales. couldn't make it.

leaving teen years + money for food + maybe drinking/partying after winning a championship

when youre a poor, starving teen you can make 112 easier than in your 20's.

[nivek535]

he lost his 112 belt at the scales. couldn't make it.

leaving teen years + money for food + maybe drinking/partying after winning a championship

when youre a poor, starving teen you can make 112 easier than in your 20's.

haha dang, i wish he fought at 118

[SlySlickSmooth]

Crazy to think Manny holds 8 division titles. Even if you don't want to count 154, nobody else holds 7 division titles either.

At 6 divisions the only other guy is Oscar De La Hoya.

Then at 5 divisions he shares that with Leonard, Hearns, Mayweather, De La Hoya. Donaire too if you count his WBA Interim belt at Super Flyweight.

[daggum]

because robert guerrero was champ there and he didn't want any part of him

[Ahmed_Ismail]

Crazy to think Manny holds 8 division titles. Even if you don't want to count 154, nobody else holds 7 division titles either.

At 6 divisions the only other guy is Oscar De La Hoya.

Then at 5 divisions he shares that with Leonard, Hearns, Mayweather, De La Hoya. Donaire too if you count his WBA Interim belt at Super Flyweight.

U gotta turn pro very early so that u can make thr lighter weights then move up in weight as ur body naturally grows, Manny turned pro at 16-17 and was still a kid back then, he didn't have an extensive amateur career, fighters in America don't turn pro so early cuz they fight as amateurs first, so having a good amateur career and winning a medal in the olympics then turn pro is also impressive cuz u also fight the best in the world.

[nivek535]

Crazy to think Manny holds 8 division titles. Even if you don't want to count 154, nobody else holds 7 division titles either.

At 6 divisions the only other guy is Oscar De La Hoya.

Then at 5 divisions he shares that with Leonard, Hearns, Mayweather, De La Hoya. Donaire too if you count his WBA Interim belt at Super Flyweight.

oh wow, that is pretty crazy.
but then i kinda feel like the lower weights are easier to move up in (105 -> 135) than say from starting from 135 and move up to 175.
of course age is a huge factor too though.