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On February 18, 2015, Pacquiao played briefly and scored one point when the Sorento pulled a 95–84 upset against Purefoods, which had tapped former NBA player Daniel Orton as their import for the conference. When asked about playing against him, Orton said that " is a joke...Professional boxer? Yeah. Congressman? All right. But professional basketball player? Seriously? It's a joke." Orton was fined by PBA commissioner Chito Salud and was replaced after a few days.
In other instances, there will be rehydration clauses added to certain fight contracts. This means that a fighter cannot gain more than the pre-agreed weight before the bout and after they have officially weighed in.
The Light-Heavyweight division has a maximum limit of 175 lbs (79.4 kg). It's known for producing fighters who are both fast and strong. Boxing legends like Michael Spinks and Roy Jones Jr., who brought technical skill and quick reflexes to their matches, made their mark in this division.
The minimumweight division was first introduced at the Summer Olympics in Mexico in 1968, with the lightest weight limit of 105 lbs. The first world minimum title fight was sanctioned by the IBF between Kyung-Yun Lee and Masaharu Kawakami in June 1987. Lee took the championship belt and was announced as the first minimum weight champion of the world. This category is also known as strawweight or mini flyweight, depending on who you ask.
However, it’s also worth noting that this is a hypothetical match. So, it’s not confirmed if they will fight each other in the future. So, the outcome would depend on the strategy, and game plan. And of course the physical condition of the fighters on the day of the match.
“You’d have a welterweight blockbuster. I know, I know: Market value, cross-promotion and network rivalries don’t (allow) these things to happen. But make the damn fights, people will be watching and even the most (casual) of boxing fans will know these are good fighters,” Malignaggi said. “Instead, we’ve got this crap.”
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Robinson first won his welterweight world title when he was just 25-years old, defeating Tommy Bell via unanimous decision. Years later, he won the world middleweight title, exhibiting the same fearsome knockout power as a lighter weight fighter. Robinson is the first boxer in history to win a divisional title five times and is also known for his 91-fight win streak between 1943 and 1951 — the third longest streak in boxing history.
