why did de la hoya go down to 147 to fight manny?

[bojangles1987]

They didnt wait. i believe it was in the contract that oscar couldnt rehydrate above the WW limit. I remeber roach saying it was becyase they werent sure how pac woukd take a WW punch.

Oscar is a HOF there is no way he all of the sudden forgot how to rehydrate.

There was no hydration clause. Oscar just messed up.

[elfag]

This is the guy that got high as a kite and had **********s take pictures of him in drag. He usually makes good decisions but every once in a while he ****s up. Fighting at 147 was a **** up in terms of it being a winnable fight for him. Moneywise it was a success.

[The Guillotine]

It wasn't making 147 that was a problem for DLH. It was the fact that he came in on fight night at 146 when he should have rehydrated to 154 lbs.

[Ericd314]

just to correct you, he didnt go down to 147, manny made him come down to 145 and that was the only way manny would fight him was at 145....odlh was so weight drained that he needed an IV the day of the fight....and ppl still give manny credit for this fight...thats like klitschko coming down to fight floyd at 147, i'd take floyd over a 147 klitschko

[bojangles1987]

just to correct you, he didnt go down to 147, manny made him come down to 145 and that was the only way manny would fight him was at 145....odlh was so weight drained that he needed an IV the day of the fight....and ppl still give manny credit for this fight...thats like klitschko coming down to fight floyd at 147, i'd take floyd over a 147 klitschko

No, the fight was at 147 and Oscar f***ed up. I know people like to lie or mishear from people who lie, but the fight was at 147 and there was no hydration clause.

[Prawn Jovi]

The fight happened at 147 because Oscar was headed back down that way for the Floyd rematch. Remember, to prepare for the drop in weight he fought Forbes on BAD at a catchweight of 150. Making the move back down in increments.

Didnt matter though. Oscar got overwhelmed and I think he would have been stopped just the same by Floyd if the rematch happened instead.

[Ericd314]

No, the fight was at 147 and Oscar f***ed up. I know people like to lie or mishear from people who lie, but the fight was at 147 and there was no hydration clause.

ok well maybe the cotto fight was at 145, indeed it was...why does manny ALWAYS have to catchweight a fight? please answer that. he tried to do it again with cotto but cotto smartly refused the 2nd time...if he wants everyone to come dow then why come he didnt go down to fight bradley, now he's making bradley come up...when doesnt manny have all the advantages? he is such a freakin fraud with these catchweights

[bojangles1987]

ok well maybe the cotto fight was at 145, indeed it was...why does manny ALWAYS have to catchweight a fight? please answer that. he tried to do it again with cotto but cotto smartly refused the 2nd time...if he wants everyone to come dow then why come he didnt go down to fight bradley, now he's making bradley come up...when doesnt manny have all the advantages? he is such a freakin fraud with these catchweights

Okay, don't take you seriously, now I know.

[obie]

i thought he called the shots, he was the cash cow, breaking records.

would the fight of ever happened at 154?

why did he drain himself? the 34 yr old against mayweather didnt look bad at all.

He hadnt made that weight in years, why did he say, yeah, lets do it at 147, what was he thinking?

man, would of loved to have seen a 154 Oscar against manny.

The outcome most likely would of been the same, manny would of been to fast, but i just want to know why Oscar went to 147.

could drugs have made oscar delusional?

Read this.

[THE REED]

So that it didnt appear as such a mismatch, and the general public would buy into it easier, thus making more millions.

Pretty easy to understand actually.