Why isn't Pac fighting Bradley at his strongest/most proven weight (140)?

[BoxingGenius27]

Bradley dominated Abregu,a good undefeated fighter,which is more then Hatton can say when he got a shot at Mayweather..Bradley maybe did not KO his opponent but beat him and I don't even think Abregu won a rd..That's enough for me..

I thought Collazo beat Hatton at 147. I felt that Mayweather fought Hatton at 147, just like he fought everyone else at 147. I'm not sure if Mayweather could make 140 without draining himself.

Besides, I thought Hatton asked to fight Mayweather at 147?

Did you complain when Mayweather fought Hatton at 147? How bout when he fought Marquez at "144"?

Marquez fought at 135. Was Mayweather suppose to fight him at 147?

[Weebler I]

Bradley looked better at his 147lb debut then Hatton did...

The point stands though, why fight him at 147lbs when he's primarily a 140lb fighter? It's not like Pacquiao can't make 140lbs. What's the purpose?

It looks like the Pacquiao camp are trying to get an edge - an edge they probably don't even need.

[Prawn Jovi]

I hear Pac can barely make 147 because he's so small, so why doesn't he fight Bradley at 140, which would be both fighters strongest weight?

It just seems like Pac is trying to put Bradley at a disadvantage before they even step in the ring. I've heard other posters say that Pac tries to do this, but I've never really gave it much attention.

But when it comes to Bradley, I just don't see why Pac feels the need to bring him up in weight when that would obviously put Bradley at a disadvantage before they even enter the ring.

Bradley has had 1 fight at 147 against Abregu, which ended up being at UD. Nothing to scream and shout about.

I understand this is a fight and the whole object is to beat your opponent, but I don't think Pac has to win this way. IMO, he can beat Bradley at 140, but why try to beat him this way before the fight even starts. It's just not necessary.

I agree that their optimal weight is probably at 140. The way I look at it though, Bradley was a unified champ at 140 and he's ready for the next step. What does any other boxer do after they've shown success at one weight? MOVE ON UP! Test the waters of another weight-class and see how you fare.

[Weebler I]

I thought Collazo beat Hatton at 147. I felt that Mayweather fought Hatton at 147, just like he fought everyone else at 147. I'm not sure if Mayweather could make 140 without draining himself.

Besides, I thought Hatton asked to fight Mayweather at 147?

Hatton asked for the fight at 140lbs, then asked for a catchweight, Mayweather wouldn't budge.

You should leave Mayweather to one side because he does stiff fighters on weight, and stick to your original point about Pacquaio (which imo is valid).

[punchville]

Sure, it's Pac's call. Since it's Pac's call, I just feel like he should be fighting Bradley at his most comfortable weight.

Mayweather's fighting Cotto at his most comfortable weight.It just seems like everyone fights at their most comfortable weight except when they fight Pacquiao.



Please. Let's not make this seem like Pac's all of of a sudden doing Bradley a favor. If Pac wanted to fight Bradley at 140, Bradley would do it. If Pac wants to fight Bradley at 154, Bradley would do it. If Pac said jump, Bradley would say how high. It's just the way it is.

I just feel like Pac is P4P one of the best fighter's in the world, there's no reason to continue making people fight at their worse weight. He doesn't have to do that. He can beat Bradley the old fashion way, straight up.

with the bold, you just compared a very similar scenenario with cotto and bradley...what has cotto done at 154?...nothing much like bradley has at 147...so why do you think cotto is comfortable at 154 but not bradley at 47?..they both said they are comfortable at that..

floyd also fought hatton at his so called worse weight and he was p4p king then...so wtf?..

lol at worse weight...bradley can come in at 140 if he wants at the weight in and outweigh pac at fight night...(like he always does at 40)...so how is that putting him at a disadvantage?...

[sammiza567]

this is picking hairs. im a floyd fan but i cant say floyd wouldnt do the same. moving down is different than bumping up. pac wants to be used to fighting at 147 b/c you know thats where the mayweather/pac fight would be at. this is just how the business of boxing works you will understand one day. pac/floyd are the $ they fight at the weight they want.

[BoxingGenius27]

LOL this flew totally over your head right?

This whole thread is to troll those guys who discredit Floyd's win over Hatton by crying about not fighting him at JWW.

Nothing more, nothing less.

I'm not trying to troll anyone...

I haven't consistently been on boxingscene in the last month and a half so I have no idea about people discrediting Floyd's win over Hatton lately.

This was an honest question that I've asked since day 1. Although I don't think Bradley can beat Pac at 140 or 147, I genuinely would like to know why Pac just didn't fight him at 140.

I'm noticing a trend here; it's a legit concern.

[Rome-By-Ko]

I thought Collazo beat Hatton at 147. I felt that Mayweather fought Hatton at 147, just like he fought everyone else at 147. I'm not sure if Mayweather could make 140 without draining himself.

Besides, I thought Hatton asked to fight Mayweather at 147?



Marquez fought at 135. Was Mayweather suppose to fight him at 147?

Bradley applied his name to the contract,and is confident in the win,it's time for him to show up...Damn the excuses...

[J-Smooth]

lol the weight actually benefits bradley....he's the one who walks around in the 160s

[Miburo]

Actually I think fighting at 147 favors Bradley, as he would have to cut more to make 140 than Pacquiao. Pac has basically decided he doesn't want to ever cut any weight again though.