By Manuel Perez: I find it amusing to see what lengths that Manny Pacquiao would go to get a chance to win his 7th world title world title. He really wants Miguel Cotto’s WBO title to be on the line, yet he doesn’t want it bad enough that he’d be willing to fight Cotto at the normal 147 pound weight limit for the Welterweight bout. Instead, Pacquiao wants the title on the line at a lighter weight of 145.The World Boxing Organization seem to be bending over backwards to accommodate Pacquiao’s wishes, making it known that the WBO title will be on the line despite it being a catch weight.
I personally don’t see the value in going after a 7th world title if the fight is taking place at a catch weight.
Why should they? With all these crazy weight classes that have sprung up in boxing, as well all the different sanctioning bodies – WBO, IBO, IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO – that almost any fighter with any amount of talent will likely win a number of them without having accomplished much.
I can’t figure it out. When I see all the people that Pacquiao has beaten to win most of his other titles, only one of them – Juan Manuel Marquez – was what I consider to be a good fighter, and that fight was a gift decision where Pacquiao got beaten up.
I don’t knock if the boxing public could care less about Pacquiao winning a 7th title. What is he going to do when he eventually wins his 7th title, where it on his shelve or something? To me it’s enough that he’s fighting a good opponent for a change instead of a washed up one or an overrated fighter.
Goodness knows, it’s been ages since Pacquiao fought someone that I feel is worth mentioning.
I wonder why Pacquiao didn’t take that fight? That’s why I can’t respect Pacquiao for the way that he goes after these worthless titles. Instead of going after a fighter that would have meant more, Pacquiao takes the easier path so that he can have a better chance of collecting another belt.
I wouldn’t even be collecting the titles if I was Pacquiao, because I don’t see any of the titles that he’s earned as having any meaning because of the fighters he’s beaten to win the fights. This thing Pacquiao has about collecting things. I just don’t understand it. When there’s no real value to it, why does he even want to waste his time with it?
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