Golden Boy generically promoted the fight as a welterweight (under 147 pounds) bout, but the contracted weight of 144 was close to a midpoint between the more typical weights of Mayweather and Marquez, a natural featherweight who has never fought above the 135-pound lightweight limit.
Mayweather made the change Friday morning when he realized he wouldn’t make the limit, said Keith Kizer, the executive director of the Nevada Athletic Commission.
“It’s pretty rare, but it’s something that’s between the two fighters in this case,” said Kizer, noting the bout isn’t for a title. “It happens every once in a while when somebody realizes they can’t make weight a week before the fight, but it’s rare that it happens four hours (before the weigh-in). They have the ability to move up if that’s what they want.”
Keep in mind, people.... Team Mayweather did not break a single rule. The Commission has no problem with it. What he did was perfectly legal.
He played the system to his advantage. That is called.....BUSINESS.
Damn you, Ichiro.
Man, The yanks gotta feel a little worried handing the ball over to Mariano in the playoffs.
what happened to all the floyd nut riders saying he is such an amazing athlete that he could make 135-140 easily if he wanted to?
everything about him at this moment seems to be a joke, from his crack addicted family being sued for slander to being unable to pay the bills and now being unable to make weight. ****ing shame that this match has to be tainted by this joke.
Marquez obviously didnt mind
marquez already wasted a shitload of time training for this fight and GBP already promoted the shiit out of this fight.
of course marquez was gonna fight!
floyd pulled the fukkin bait-n-switch on everyone!!! he's a liar and a cheater.
So now you can change the contract a day before the fight? I could understand if this happen a month ago but one day before the fight is just not right.
Well its either take it or leave it, what else is there to do?...I bet Marquez was happy he went over the weight because he knows 2 pounds will not change the outcome of the fight! it just means he added an extra mill or so to his paycheck.