Predictable response but Manny starting his amateur career at 98 lbs at age 14 to moving up to WW isn't some shocking revelation. The fact that he got more and more devastating and powerful while losing none of his physical attributes during his climb in weight is what looked unnatural to people and sparked the debate.
Floyd had to tweak his game and started pot shotting and throwing more sustained combinations to deal with the bigger guys. Natural adjustments that are necessary for any fighter not named Manny Pacquiao that are moving up to higher weight divisions. He also doesn't have Tito Ortiz bobblehead syndrome and unlike Manny is an advocate for drug testing so let's not make unfair comparisons.
You're right and that's why it's called a NEGOTIATION. Both camps had their demands and were expected to meet half way to make it happen. Floyd agreed to pay 5 million for every pound he came in overweight and also agreed to let Pacquiao pick the size of the gloves and Bob Arum choose the venue.
Floyd's biggest demand was stricter drug testing to ensure a clean fight. The same test that tens of thousands of athletes take each year with no complaints and Floyd willingly takes before all his fights. Pretty reasonable considering the scale of the fight and all that Floyd stipulated to but Pac refused and that was the deal breaker.
Pretty sad but it is what it is... the biggest fight in the history of the sport shut down because apparently one of the fighters was afraid of needles:
He needs to stick to congress work and leave selling out venues to Money May.