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During boxing's "Golden Age" of the 1920s through 1950s, it was common for world champions to fight over-the-weight non-title engagements against top contenders with the understanding that if the challenger wins he'll get a title shot down the line. Such may be the case Saturday when IBF junior welterweight titlist Lamont Peterson will fight Argentine power-puncher Lucas Mathysse with a 141-pound maximum stipulation -- light enough to simulate title-fight conditions but heavy enough to not have the belt at stake. The real winners are the fans, who will get to see two of the best go at it regardless of whether belts are involved.
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