Manny Pacquiao says he can still make 135 pounds (recent as last year)

[Freedef]

Lomachenko wants 40 years old Pac man to move from 147 to 135 ? Goddamn this P4P No. 1 guy is Biggest A side of boxing

[Larry the boss]

In 2008, a 36 year old DLH claimed he could make 147, after 7 years of fighting at 154+. He wasn't lying, he made 147lbs. But was weight drained.

Pacquiao at 39, and last time he made 135 was 10 years ago, is believable.

Question for these fighters draining themselves to weight classes they "can" make, is "should" they do it? Especially 35+ year olds, going down in weight classes they haven't made in 10 years? Is it safe for their body? Will they be at 100%? Are they going to give their fanbase a fair performance?

yep..........

[The Big Dunn]

In 2008, a 36 year old DLH claimed he could make 147, after 7 years of fighting at 154+. He wasn't lying, he made 147lbs. But was weight drained.

Pacquiao at 39, and last time he made 135 was 10 years ago, is believable.

Question for these fighters draining themselves to weight classes they "can" make, is "should" they do it? Especially 35+ year olds, going down in weight classes they haven't made in 10 years? Is it safe for their body? Will they be at 100%? Are they going to give their fanbase a fair performance?

good post kev. I think alot of Manny fans forget the context of the ODH/Manny and Roy/Tarver fights and assume Manny and Tarver beat unaffected versions of these guys.

Going down in weight at this stage of your career can be a problem.

[pasawayako]

It was not that he couldn't make 147 and still be strong. It was the very strange way he made the weigh. Under today's rules of weighing in 32 hours before the fight most welterweights train at about 157 pounds and drop about 10 pounds of water to make weight and then gain that 10 pounds back on after the weigh in. Oscar foolishly got down to 147 weeks before the fight and stayed there. His body sort of shut down and he could not gain any weight after the weigh in as was very weak. Pacquiao can easily make 135 and be strong as a bull. He walks around at 141 FFS.

Pl
Pac is lightweight fighting at a welterweight and stilll dominate the division in his prime.

[pasawayako]

Exactly what i was thinking.
If he walks around at 140 then making 135 should be a breeze and he shouldn't be weight drained if done right.
I think Loma is right in wanting this match at 135.
Loma just jumped up two divisions and to ask for a third against an ATG is a big ask.
Loma/Pac 135. Let's do it.

This will be a great fight at 135lbs.

[b00g13man]

This will end in disaster.

[VERSION1 (V1)]

His normal weight is 141 lbs. He has to eat 3 extra meals a day during training camp to get to 146. If just eats his normal diet and drops a few lbs in training camp he easily dehydrates the few remaining lbs for the the weigh-in. He'd probably have better speed and stamina at 135 lbs.

but gaining weight when your older is a lot easier then losing weight

plus it not like pac has a lot of body fat he always look in shape so he might have to cut muscle

[abracada]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEi14cCJo3c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBXtIcqbsCQ

Ray Beltran, who trains with Pacman, has also said that Pacman is smaller than he is, and Beltran fights at 135.

Bring on Pac-Loma!

Pac-Man would benefit from a catch at 142

[QueensburyRules]

Bring on Pac-Loma!

--- 140 the tweener wt.

Best matchup of the decade!!!!

[jaded]

but gaining weight when your older is a lot easier then losing weight

plus it not like pac has a lot of body fat he always look in shape so he might have to cut muscle

6 lbs of water alone is a very easy. Typically a boxer who cuts weight drops 10-12 lbs by dehydration...some quite a bit more. 6 lbs is nothing without really trying to lose fat...just whatever would come off from a normal training camp and a sauna before weigh-in really.