Pacquiao Weight Issue
Cointry -- The Manny Pacquiao - Oscar De La Hoya Dec. 6 match is seen by many people as a mismatch. No way can a lightweight (135 lbs) win against a superwelterweight (155 lbs).
Many people also don't know that Oscar and Manny must not weigh more than 147 lbs one day before the fight.
Now that Oscar de la Hoya has made a public appearance since starting training at Big Bear Lake county, some of the weight questions have been answered
Oscar claims he weighs 147 lbs., with still four weeks before the fight. That means Oscar don't have to take off his underwear at the weigh-in or he will pay Pacquiao 3 million dollars for every excess pound above 147 lbs. Oscar is an astute businessman you know. And it is unlikely that Oscar will climb the ring at 160 lbs as Freddie Roach initially thought. With that in mind, there will be no weight mismatch as many people had believed.
Think of the match as Muhammad Ali who stands 6'3 fighting Joe Frazier who stands 5'11. It was not a mismatch.
The question now is how will Pacquiao and Oscar carry their weight on the ring. Will Manny be slower because of the added weight or will Oscar be quicker because he lose weight.
Oscar weighed 154 lbs with his fight against Floyd Mayweather on May, 2007.
Oscar weighed 150 lbs with his fight against Steve Forbes last May, 2008.
Manny weighed 130 lbs against Juan Manuel Marquez on March 15, 2008.
Manny weighed 135 lbs against Davis Diaz last June 2008
Manny has to weigh 147 lbs with his fight against Oscar de la Hoya on Dec. 6 2008.
Pacquiao has to gain 12 lbs while De La Hoya will reduce only 3 lbs in relation to their last respective fight.
Can Manny absorb the shots of a natural welterweight? Can Manny brings his speed and knockout power at 147?
No one knows until the rumble begin.
