Pacquiao Blog 3: Doing a Mayweather
Freddie Roach surely believed that Miguel Cotto will "do a Floyd Mayweather" and he has prepared his prize boxer, Manny Pacquiao, for that.
"I'm prepared for that possibility," Roach said about the Puerto Rican WBO welterweight champion going two pounds heavier than the required catchweight of 145 pounds when he fights against Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on November 14.
"I'm prepared for that possibility," Roach said about the Puerto Rican WBO welterweight champion going two pounds heavier than the required catchweight of 145 pounds when he fights against Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on November 14.
Mayweather Jr weighed 146 pounds instead of the agreed-upon 144 pounds when he pummelled Juan Manuel Marquez last Saturday.
Roach said that in the contract they had with Cotto, the Puerto Rican would not be heavily penalized financially if he went beyond the catchment weight.
Famous boxing analyst Frank Lotierzo, writing for sweetscience.com, said that "emulating Mayweather" is the Puerto Rican's only realistic chance of beating Pacquiao.
Lotierzo acknowledged that Pacquiao could easily handle fighting boxers above his normal weight.
'The truth is Pacquiao has handled the move up in weight much better than Marquez. In fact Manny is one of the few fighters who’s carried his big punch into the higher divisions he's fought," Lotierzo said.
Mayweather paid Marquez $600,000 for weighing two pounds over the catchweight. Roach did not specify how much Cotto would pay if he would also emulate Mayweather.
"But that's no problem," Roach said. "I'm not worried."
"One or two pounds heavier, we are not worried. We have the best fighter here," he said.
Roach did not even remind the media gathered at the Shape Up Boxing Gym here at Cooyeesan Mall that the last time Pacquiao fought, his opponent was also two pounds heavier than Pacquiao during their weigh-in last May.
Ricky Hatton of Great Britain weighed in at 140-pounds, the catchweight for the light-welterweight division while Pacquiao weighed 138 pounds.
No matter, Pacquiao swiftily knocked out the Briton Hatton in only two rounds also at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
At this early, Pacquiao weighed in at 151 pounds and Roach said that the way he is training now, it would be an easy time for him to get to the proper weight.
Roach said that in the contract they had with Cotto, the Puerto Rican would not be heavily penalized financially if he went beyond the catchment weight.
Famous boxing analyst Frank Lotierzo, writing for sweetscience.com, said that "emulating Mayweather" is the Puerto Rican's only realistic chance of beating Pacquiao.
Lotierzo acknowledged that Pacquiao could easily handle fighting boxers above his normal weight.
'The truth is Pacquiao has handled the move up in weight much better than Marquez. In fact Manny is one of the few fighters who’s carried his big punch into the higher divisions he's fought," Lotierzo said.
Mayweather paid Marquez $600,000 for weighing two pounds over the catchweight. Roach did not specify how much Cotto would pay if he would also emulate Mayweather.
"But that's no problem," Roach said. "I'm not worried."
"One or two pounds heavier, we are not worried. We have the best fighter here," he said.
Roach did not even remind the media gathered at the Shape Up Boxing Gym here at Cooyeesan Mall that the last time Pacquiao fought, his opponent was also two pounds heavier than Pacquiao during their weigh-in last May.
Ricky Hatton of Great Britain weighed in at 140-pounds, the catchweight for the light-welterweight division while Pacquiao weighed 138 pounds.
No matter, Pacquiao swiftily knocked out the Briton Hatton in only two rounds also at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
At this early, Pacquiao weighed in at 151 pounds and Roach said that the way he is training now, it would be an easy time for him to get to the proper weight.
posted by Unknown at 4:42 PM
2 Comments:
Pakisabi kay Manny hindi dandrap yang nasa shoulders niya. Tinaktakan lang siya ng new secret sangkap all in one seasoning granules ni Mommy Dionisia.
Boxing is just like the WWF, made-up. I saw the fight, yes he won by decision, a cream would have been a clear knockout, did not happen. Floyd Mayweather maybe the best boxer of all time to beat up on washed up fighters. So Floyd Mayweather, did not make the weight for the fight, so he heavier than the weight class that he is fighting in, and his opponent was older, shorter and weigh less. Are we impressed that he won, what a charade. Had we seen him come back and defeat Pacman, Cotto, Mosley or Margarito, then maybe he would deserve our attention, till then, snore, snore. Now we find out that this piece of work owes our government millions of dollars. Why should we believe this guy? I guess the rumors are true that he did everything to avoid fighting Antonio Margarito, before his unexpected first retirement, chicken.
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