So it seems all that Manny Pacquiao will be facing Antonio Margarito for the WBC junior-middleweight title sometime later in the year. Pacquiao, who won his first title at flyweight, will be at his heaviest weight ever when he steps into the ring against Margarito. The puzzling thing for the Pacquiao camp is how do they get a man who walks around at about 10 stone 9, to enter the ring, after an 8 week training camp in the scorching heat of Los Angeles Wild Card Gym, to weigh around 11 stone for the weigh in? Yes, it is likely that the fight will be made at a catch weight, but even if this is the case Pacquiao will still have to add more muscle mass to his 5ft 7 frame. What is worrying for the Filipino fans is that in the Pac Man’s last contest against Joshua Clottey, he didn’t look as quick as we have become accustomed to seeing in his performances. The truth is that Pacquiao is not a natural welterweight. The most comfortable weight for him is likely to be in the light-welterweight division, a weight he has not fought at since knocking out Ricky Hatton last year. Before that fight, trainer Freddie Roach admitted that 140 pounds was Pacquiao’s “perfect weight”. The problem is, the big fights are not in that division. With all due respect to Timothy Bradley, Devon Alexander and Amir Khan, they just don’t command big PPV numbers. Read more:http://www.boxingnews24.com/2010/08/light-middleweight-a-step-too-far-for-pacquiao/
