MAKING THE LIMIT IS NO WEIGHTY PROBLEM FOR PACQUIAO AND MARQUEZ (WITH PHOTOS)
By Ed de la Vega, DDS
PhilBoxing.com
Sat, 15 Mar 2008
Las Vegas, Nevada -- Today, at the Mandalay Bay Resort Casino, the site for tomorrow?s blockbuster fight, the official weigh-in for all the boxers involved in the card was held free for the public to witness.
The headliners for the said fight card, WBC Super featherweight champion, Juan Manuel Marquez and challenger, Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao easily made weight.
Marquez tipped the scales at 130 pounds while Pacquiao was a sizzling 129 pounder.
The other fighters on the card made weight as well except for Diosdado Gabi. Gabi, in spite of being stripped bare, was still 119.5 lbs. He was given an hour to come back and try again. Rumors had it that Gabi was 6 pounds over the limit as late as yesterday. Why? Your answer is as good as mine! Personally, I strongly feel there was no reason why Gabi could not make weight unless someone is negligent in keeping track of it!
Terdsak Jaendang hit the scales at 126 while his opponent, Steven Luevano did the same. (126lbs)
David Diaz and Ramon Montano did not have problem making weigh either. They both tip the scales at 1365
With Pacquiao easily hitting the contractual weight limit without a problem, a victory of sort was immediately declared by his supporters.
At his last fight (with Barrera) Pacquiao allegedly had ?weight problems? and had trouble making the limit. That issue, plus the fact that he did not train as much and as well as he did for this fight with Marquez resulted in a lackluster fight. The fact that Barrera refused to mix it up with Pacquiao did not help either.
Today, with Pacquiao easily hitting 1129 lbs, his Team and his supporters are beaming with confidence. They feel that Pacquiao without any doubt, is in the best shape of his life. And, a Pacquiao in such condition would be very difficult to beat.
The supporters of Marquez on the other hand, are just as jubilant. And, they are awfully loud in supporting their man. They easily drown out the loudest cheer the Pacquiao supporters can muster.
The fan support and the noise they created at the weigh-in is a measure of how things will be tomorrow:- VERY LOUD! Hopefully, they will be as loud as the Brits who flooded this town when Ricky Hatton fought Pretty Boy Floyd a few months ago. With that it should be a more exciting event.
After the weigh-in, Pacquiao immediately went back to his suite to slowly re-hydrate and eat. A sumptuous lunch prepared by his staff was waiting at the dinner table.
The rest of the day, Pacquiao is expected to just relax and meet with friends and supporters who endlessly flock to his suite. At 9:00 PM it will be lights out and the suite will be cleared with only essential personnel allowed to stay.
The 'Pacman' poses after the weighin.
JMM flexes his muscles.
David Diaz (R) and Ramon Montano.
Steve Luevano (L) and Terdsak Jaedang.
Abner Mares (L) and Diosdado Gabi.
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