Pacquiao Has No Catch-Weight Desire For Clottey Fight

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Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao’s trusted adviser Michael Koncz says that the WBO welterweight champion will defend his title at the 147 pound limit dispelling reports that he would ask Clottey to agree to a catch-weight of 145 pounds just like he did in the title fight against Miguel Cotto.

Koncz told us there had been no indication from Pacquiao that he wanted to impose a catch-weight and even Top Rank promoter Bob Arum told us earlier in the week that the fight was agreed to at 147 pounds although Pacquiao generally comes in at around 144-145 pounds.

Pacquiao Has No Catch-Weight Desire For Clottey Fight - Boxing News

[roncorey1]

The boxing organizations need to stop letting promoters/managers dictate what weights these fights get fought at. These are meant to be weight limits!!!! At weigh-in you have to be at or below the weight limit.....very simple....but nowadays they have to keep complicating things.

This trend was best exemplified by manipulators like Sugar Ray Leonard. He was very good at getting his way with weight class manipulation. Like when he demanded that Donnie LaLonde fight for a light heavy title weighing in at 168!!!!!!!!