Did Pacquiao's moving up in weight set the standard for fighters?

[Thraxox]

Boxing has been really much of this right now. With GGG, Canelo, Lomachenko, Andrien Broner, Andre Ward etc etc. Did Pacquiao's crazy jumping weight set the standards of what fighters should do?

We rarely get to see people put their effort on unifying other than GGG or Sergey Kovalev because they are too pressured to move up in weight.

Thoughts?

[Lester Tutor]

Boxing has been really much of this right now. With GGG, Canelo, Lomachenko, Andrien Broner, Andre Ward etc etc. Did Pacquiao's crazy jumping weight set the standards of what fighters should do?

We rarely get to see people put their effort on unifying other than GGG or Sergey Kovalev because they are too pressured to move up in weight.

Thoughts?

hello alt!

[boliodogs]

No. Pacquiao did what was right for him and other boxers do what is right for them. No boxer has to copycat another boxer. Every boxer has a right to manage their own career. Pacquiao started at a very young age and he was staving himself making weights that were way too light for him. He needed to move up for his own good. When he got with Roach and a better diet and training routine he moved up in weight several times to his benefit. He could probably still fight well at 135 or 140 but at 147 he can make weight effortlessly and eat and drink plenty and be very strong. A boxer like GGG is a completely different story. He is 34 and stopped growing years ago. He make 160 with ease and is completely comfortable and at his best at 160. There is no logical reason for him to fight at 168 or 175 and fight boxers who are naturally bigger than he is. Why would he want to make things harder for himself? Look what happened to the great little fighter Donaire. He was unbeatable until he moved up several weight classes when he didn't need to. All things equal a good big man beats a good smaller man. Every boxer has a best fighting weight and that is the weight they should fight at.It's better to be a winner at your correct weight than to get beat fighting in a weight class that is too big for you.

[Kigali]

Boxing has been really much of this right now. With GGG, Canelo, Lomachenko, Andrien Broner, Andre Ward etc etc. Did Pacquiao's crazy jumping weight set the standards of what fighters should do?

We rarely get to see people put their effort on unifying other than GGG or Sergey Kovalev because they are too pressured to move up in weight.

Thoughts?

Little guy must be brand new to boxing.

[Larry the boss]

lol..damn you must be new to boxing

[Teetotaler]

Agree completely. If it werent for pacquiao then guys like duran, leonard, and ali would never have moved up in weight