Comments on: What Does Pacquiao Have To Do To Silence His Critics? Part 2

By: naguabo

naguabo — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:00:32 +0000

all you pac fans please keep talking thats why cotto is training for a month already and pac is in his country making movies. just sleeping on cotto. good thats why cotto is so motivated. so pacquiao and pac fans keep sleeping on cotto because on november 14 pacquiao is going to do some real sleeping

By: eve

eve — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:10:37 +0000

Pacquiao is a DEHYDRATOR, he is like De La Joya when he fought Hopkins. Hopkins went 7 pounds lower than his fighting weight, and Oscar went up by 6 lbs. Result? D dehydrated Hopkins knocked him OFF.

2nd: Pacquaio vs Oscar. Pacquiao’s weight was 142 lb, actually Oscar cheated, Pacman’s weight at the hotel was 145 lb. That means, Pacquiao fighting Hatton, he weighs 138 lb. Pacquiao fought 7 lb lower than he fought Hatton?

He dehydrated himself like hopkins to WIN.

Bad Pacquiao! You are a dehydrator!

Surely, when he will fight COTTO, he Will REHYDRATE,

then Pacquiao will lose!

95%. Pacquiao will cry, hu hu hu!

By: woodley

woodley — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:28:58 +0000

Why does people say Hatton was the best at 140 he never fought the other good 140 lbs, witter, holt, bradley. When he fought Castillo that was the faded castillo, if it was the same castillo that corrales or mayweather fought. Hatton would have lost.

By: b

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:41:29 +0000

laptop playing up.. but meeting at 145 surely shouldnt be

By: fazman

fazman — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:37:40 +0000

nepster- yeah can see where your coming mate.. it would do more for his leagacy.. the only thing

By: fazman

fazman — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:36:26 +0000

Nepster- yeah can see where your coming from. these days i dont see the point in even having belts are they important.. these days its all about fighters meeting a

By: jhay

jhay — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:14:50 +0000

nice one, he hjas done what most cant do, give credit when its due

By: JCV

JCV — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:31:11 +0000

I know, Nepster, but Manny’s fans does’t.

By: nepster

nepster — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:55:05 +0000

Also, to answer your question, Pound for Pound has nothing to do with official titles within official weight classes, so why would I give you P4P answer when you specifally asked about Cotto’s official welterweight belt? Believe it or not, I do follow boxing and know about weight classes.

This is why B-Hop did not take Pavlik’s title when he schooled him.

By: nepster

nepster — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:51:03 +0000

JCV – I actually agree with you. Although I don’t see anything wrong for Pacquiao to ask for a catch weight when fighting naturally bigger fighters, I think you’re right.

If they are fighting for Cotto’s title at WELTERWEIGHT, they should have to fight at the welterweight limit of 147 lbs. I don’t think the sanctioning bodies would allow the fight to be for Cotto’s title if there was a catchweight involved.

However, if it’s not for his title, then a catch weight is fair.

By: JCV

JCV — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:41:34 +0000

The answer is simple, who’s going up and want his 6 title, in this case, at the welterweights. Manny Paquiao was the first one who call Miguel Cotto after Clottey’s fight, and I think, before the fight.

Historically, any fighter who want a title in other division, simply make the arrangements, go up in weight and fight with the next division champ.

Alexis Arguello, Wilfredo Benitez, Roberto “Mano de Piedra” Duran, Wilfredo Gomez, Emille Grifith, Shugar Ray Leonard, Pernell Whitaker and Sugar Shane Mosley are just a few examples. All of them were champs in three or more divisions and, as far I know, they never ask for a catch-weight.

Asking for a catch-weight is an acceptance of “you are to big for me”. But Manny and Freddy Roach, they had an idea, what if you come down here to 143 pounds and fight with me for your title of 147. WOW! that’s a test. A test for who? For the champ?

Who want to prove his greatness? Why the champ have to give way or cede?

Maybe someone can clarified this dilemma. Seriously, since when a challenger ask the champ of the next division for a catch-weight?

P.S. Please, don’t answer with the P4P stupidity.

By: Pavlik-enemy#1

Pavlik-enemy#1 — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:31:35 +0000

Sugar ray and Pacman cherry picking, hum! do you even watch boxing? Coz Hagler, Hearns,Duran for Sugar, and Morales, Barrera, Marquez and now Cotto for Pacman. that is one hell of a giant cherries.

By: KELLY

KELLY — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:16:19 +0000

NW2
If Hatton was like you say 18 stone 3 months before the fight then it would be like James J. Jeffries
comming out of retirement to fight Jack Johnson.

Then Hatton should retire

By: Millertime82

Millertime82 — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:53:59 +0000

How do we know that Hatton was not healthy for the pacman fight? There was not enough time for us to see…pac ko’d him to fast. Sorry, there’s no way that Hatton would have won unless he had a shotgun.

By: HenryL

HenryL — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:10:52 +0000

It doesn’t matter what Pacman’s critics say. What matters is what the general boxing public thinks and that is Pacquiao is an exciting fighter that entertains and worth paying for to see. What he has achieved can never be duplicated by most boxers. I guess the $40M he made last year is not too bad for a country boy. He’s probably laughing his critic’s ass off on his way to the bank.