Freddie Roach: "Pacquiao has to SKIP MEALS to make 140 lbs"

[Heru]

You are a *****!!! Manny was never the bigger man, he is a midgett!

BOY is just scared!!

He actually has a point though.

When Pacquiao was in his Jr. Lightweight days, he would weigh in at 130 and rehydrate to 144-145-146-147.

I don't remember his rehydrating weight at 122 and 126, but they're double digit weight gains as well. More than likely 14 pounds. Until 140 Pacquiao has always been huge for the weight, it's just that you can't see it because it's in his legs.

[Left Hook Tua]

He actually has a point though.

When Pacquiao was in his Jr. Lightweight days, he would weigh in at 130 and rehydrate to 144-145-146-147.

I don't remember his rehydrating weight at 122 and 126, but they're double digit weight gains as well. More than likely 14 pounds. Until 140 Pacquiao has always been huge for the weight, it's just that you can't see it because it's in his legs.

i think 126 he was probably around 135 or a little more than that.

pac didn't really put on that much weight except at 112 (he was a huge flyweight) and 130.

[Left Hook Tua]

You know almost every big lightweight comes in around 145-150lb range fight night...ala a Jose Louis Castillo and other fighters. Hell I have even see both Rocky Juarez and Barrios both come in 146lb for a super featherweight showdown. I think people understand the difference between the weight people come in for a weigh in and their actual fight night weight but they flame just to fit an agenda.

almost everyone cuts weight.

people just can't grasp the concept of it though.

they think "the guy weighed 147 fight night , he's a welterweight."

nope.

he WOULD'VE been a welterweight back in the 20's , 30's , 40's.

but welterweights now come in around 160 if not more these days.


funny you mentioned castillo.

i remembered watching a castillo fight on hbo a long , long time ago. probably about 8-9 years ago. don't remember the opponent.

jim lampley commented , "LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THESE LIGHTWEIGHTS"

then larry merchant replied , "YEAH. BACK THEN THEY CALLED THEM MIDDLEWEIGHTS."

castillo was about 155-156 fight night. his opponent was about the same. around 154-155 if i remember correctly.

[Heru]

i think 126 he was probably around 135 or a little more than that.

pac didn't really put on that much weight except at 112 (he was a huge flyweight) and 130.

Yeah, when I watched the Sasakul fight, Pacquiao looked as if he was 2 weight divisions bigger. Sort of like what most boxers look like against Calderon.

He really did look huge against some of his 122 opponents too. Not so much at 126 and up, even though he was rehydrating. I really do think most of his weight is on his legs though and that's why people haven't noticed that he was pretty big for some of the weight classes.

[horge]

um....so first he had to eat 6 meals a day just to make 147 now he cant make 140???so whats the point of the 150 catchweight????this makes 0 sense

Caloric burn for training vs. caloric intake isn't a fixed slope graph.
It hits certain plateaus.

Try losing weight through small dietary/exercise adjustments some time...
It'll work up to a point, then you have to get really medieval on your diet
and work routine.

Same general principle when athletes require crosstraining to shake things
up enought to get them over the training hump. I'm answering you in
seriousness, on the off chance you're not just knee-jerk critical of all
things Pacquiao; that you are not being your usual **** self.


h.

[Bhopreign]

Skip meals? He said he was eating five times a day to get to 147, sounds like lies, I bet he doesnt miss a dose of his special injections.

[Rick Grimes]

Obviously said this because JMM called Pacquiao out. JMM is old and overweight at 140 but Pac and Roach are still scared of him.

[RockStar45]

Skip meals? He said he was eating five times a day to get to 147, sounds like lies, I bet he doesnt miss a dose of his special injections.

It's probably more like 7-8 meals, with 2 full course meals and 2 small meals through the day, with protein shakes after waking up, after working out and before bed. Pac could probably cut down to 140 by having 5 small meals a day and cutting down on the protein.

Of course, you're in the same group that thinks Pacquiao is eating all these meals to gain weight, so the last paragraph went over your head.

[Spray_resistant]

If he did what most top level boxers do I think he could make 135 still.

Now he doesn't have to make weight at all for WW and has to only skip a couple meals for 140.

[-Antonio-]

This is what happens when you talk too much. Manny having to skip meals to make 140 is complete and utter bull****. Why would he have to stuff his face with 8,000 calories to make WW then?