I didn't see the fight or the weigh-in, but the pics I saw of him showed that he was too big to keep trying to make that weight. Maybe the answer is fighting at a higher weight.
Which is what the plan was win or lose (and he lost) to go up to fight David Diaz...
Celebrated trainer Freddie Roach who sometimes moves out of his specialized territory to discuss future fights of Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao says “if it is worth our while we will fight him (Juan Manuel Marquez) right away.”
Roach was guest on the “Sports Chat” radio show of Dennis Principe who is a regular analyst on the weekly Viva Sports boxing show “The Main Event” and hosts the morning broadcast over dzSR Sports Radio.
Roach made the statement when informed that Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schafer had made an immediate $6million offer to Top Rank rival Bob Arum for one more showdown shortly after Pacquiao won a contested split decision over Marquez on Sunday, Manila Time.
Roach said Pacquiao made $5.5 million for the rematch and there was no reason for him to give Marquez a shot at his newly won WBC super featherweight title for an additional $500,000. Roach made it clear “we want more money than that” stating he was sure that Marquez who reportedly received $1.5 million for the rematch “will want more money also.”
Roach noted that Arum and Schaefer “will negotiate the fight and if its worth our while we will fight him again right away” although he revealed that a fight against WBC lightweight champion David Diaz will be next. Roach however said a rematch against Marquez before a Diaz title shot was “not totally out of the question at all. Both guys will want a lot of money for a rematch and if everything is right, lets do it.”
Pacquiao had told Marquez who asked for a title rematch at the end of the bout last Sunday that he was basically not willing, but appeared to be ready to change his stand if he felt the price is right.
Roach wants to fight Diaz who he believes will be a good test for Pacquiao. He said he wanted “to see how Manny performs.” The trainer disclosed that the reason they were considering moving up to fight Diaz was that Pacquiao “struggles to make 130.” He claimed that by fight time Sunday, Pacquiao was 146 pounds adding that "he is bigger, he is filling out and he’s more mature.”
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