Houston Boxing Examiner | Marv Dumon
WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (50 - 3 - 2) has agreed to a March 13, 2010 super fight date with Floyd Mayweather, Jr (40 - 0), as conveyed by Pacquiao advisor Michael Koncz.
Weight and Gloves
1. Two major obstacles remain in the proposed clash that pits the sport's former pound for pound king (Mayweather, Jr) against the current pound for pound king (Pacquiao). Floyd Mayweather, Jr is insisting on a 154 pound junior middleweight limit, while Team Pacquiao is aiming for a 147 pound welterweight limit, according to Freddie Roach in an interview on Sky Sports.
2. Additionally, according to World Boxing Organization (WBO) rules, 10 oz gloves must automatically by used for 154 lb. junior middleweight bouts. The Mayweather camp wants to use 10 ounce gloves (otherwise called "pillows" in the industry) as opposed to the preferred 8 ounce ("puncher's") gloves of Manny Pacquiao, also as conveyed by Roach. The WBO stipulates that the harder-hitting 8 oz. gloves can only be used up to the 147 lb. welterweight limit, a regulation aimed at protecting bigger fighters from magnified blows to the head.
Pacquiao's last loss, which occurred in 2005 against Erik "El Terrible" Morales (first fight of the trilogy), caused controversy as a lack of contractual diligence led to the signing of the fight contract that stipulated the use of 10 oz gloves. Team Pacquiao would later argue that the results of the first Morales fight would have been different had then-manager Murad Muhammad negotiated for Pacquiao to wear his normal 8 oz ("puncher's") gloves.
Concerns for Pacquiao Camp
The most Pacquiao has ever weighed for a fight was 144 lbs in his most recent bout with Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto. The Filipino weighed in at 142 lbs against Oscar de la Hoya in December 2008.
Source: Examiner.com
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