Manny Vs Floyd at light welter

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  1. TKO

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    What if Manny agreed to the fight but insisted it was at light welter ??
     
  2. slystaff

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    Floyd shouldn't take it. Floyd would be weaker at 140lbs. he's 33,....difficult to move down in weight at that age...
     
  3. TKO

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    Well Floyd is making Manny jump through hoops so Manny should throw that curve ball and lets get it on...
     
  4. Fighter

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    Manny's chances of stopping Floyd would increase dramatically...

    FACTS are at 147, Floyd has size, reach and strength advantages. At 140, the playing field would be a little more leveled.
     
  5. mikE

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    Manny has certainly showed that he is a far better fighter at 140 than he is at 147.

    I mean, it's obvious: He lost 0 of 2 rounds at 140, but he lost 3 of 30 at 147.
     
  6. *Z*

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    Floyd wouldn't even drop a couple pounds for the agreed catchweight for JMM. Floyd will never make 140 again, nor should he try.
     
  7. TKO

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    Floyd is the best fighter we have witnessed in the ring, surely he can make 140 and whoop Manny - in fact the more I think about it, this exactly what Pac should do.

    Floyd has no where to go, Manny already beat up Cotto, Clottey and can take his pick of fights from 135-147
     
  8. Neil

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    that would be the ultimate bitch move, considering he fought his last two fights at welterweight.
     
  9. LOK

    LOK I'll eat your asshole alive

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    seriously

    Manny would look like a real bitch
     
  10. whiskey

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    What about 142 1/4?
     
  11. *Z*

    *Z* WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    Floyd pulled a bitch move on JMM so it's not like he's some angel when it comes to seeking an advantage.
     
  12. Dog Jones

    Dog Jones WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    If Floyd dropped seven pounds we'd have a Leonard-Norris scenario all over again.
     
  13. whiskey

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    I don't see it that way. Norris abused Leonard because they were both boxer-puncher types, but Terry was younger, quicker and fresher.

    The edge in experience was a non-factor. It was purely about age.
     
  14. Pascals Wager

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    Yep.
     
  15. LOK

    LOK I'll eat your asshole alive

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    even worse to make up weight divisions.. lol
     
  16. Neil

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    a bitch move huh. marquez asked for the fight and received a career high payday.
     
  17. Beyond the Grave

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    Still a bitch move.
     
  18. Erratic

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    Mayweather wouldn't take it. He's grown into 147.

    Besides, Pacquiao's last fight was at 147, and the fight with Mayweather was supposed to be at 147 as well.
     
  19. Neil

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    if marquez didnt want the fight he shouldve pulled out. then again it was written in the contract that the limit for the fight was 147lbs.
     
  20. Double L

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    All Pacquiao wants is a level playing field. Ha ha. That was so hilarious when PBF said that - I was thinking, did JMM have an even playing field? Did 39 year old Mosley have an even playing field. When's the last time PBF fought someone on an even playing field?
     

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