Berto vs. Ortiz catchweight: "145 plus one." Explain please?

Look how tired berto is.. Like i said.. Cottonmouth. All teh evidence was in the weigh in, you could clearly see bertos lips and tell he would become lax. Berto weighed in at 145 for his previous fight vs. Hernandez. He weighed in at 145.5 (under the "145 plus one" catchweight) for Ortiz, so I don't think it affected him. Back on topic, I'm still curious what "145 pounds plus one" means, contractually speaking.

Look how tired berto is.. Like i said.. Cottonmouth. All teh evidence was in the weigh in, you could clearly see bertos lips and tell he would become lax.

i don't see any problem with 145 coming on weight..the real problem is getting over 147..

1 lbs isn't gonna give the fight to one or the other

Ortiz is a lil bit bigger. But it seems nobody wants to see that bruh. They are close, Berto is a little bit bigger, not by much though. Berto's avg fight night weight vs. his last 6 opponents = 157.2 Ortiz' avg fight night weight vs. 6 of his last 8 opponents = 154.5 (can't find fight night weights for his fights w/ Campbell and Alatorre). http://i51.tinypic.com/2ip8pj.jpg

Didnt realise it was a catchweight fight. Dumb shiit anyway, Berto most likely woulda came in at 146 anyway, even if he did come in at 147 whats a pound? A man should NOT be able to win a world title if the champion is made to weigh in at weight less than the division limit, period. Now why is this happening again, Vics already said its a perminant move to 147!? Catchweights are pissin me off now

It might be like a Danny Green clause where his opponents get more money to be under a certain weight

Berto and Ortiz are the same size. Ortiz is a lil bit bigger. But it seems nobody wants to see that bruh.

Berto looked good at the weigh in: No he doesn't.... Fit sure, but look at his mouth. He's cotton mouthed. The white lip ssho wit.. check out the high quality images of the weigh in BScene posted, he's got a white ring around those boys. That's from dehydration.

It worked in ortiz's favor... big time. Berto had some serious crust around his lips. I'm talkin crack head dave chappelle type ****. Thats a sure sign of dehydration. Berto looked good at the weigh in:

Like they seriously slipped that one past me :purity:

I want to see Berto get jacked up. Dude needs to be grounded a bit as he thinks he is untouchable but keeps fighting overmatched, smaller guys instead of dudes in his division. He should have lost to Collazo and ducked out on the rematch and he makes more money in one fight than most guys make in 3 or 4 fights combined for fighting stiffs normally. I hope Ortiz catches him and stuns him...a little grounding if you will. Berto and Ortiz are the same size.

Catchweights Plus One is the new trend in boxing. Get with the program.

I want to see Berto get jacked up. Dude needs to be grounded a bit as he thinks he is untouchable but keeps fighting overmatched, smaller guys instead of dudes in his division. He should have lost to Collazo and ducked out on the rematch and he makes more money in one fight than most guys make in 3 or 4 fights combined for fighting stiffs normally. I hope Ortiz catches him and stuns him...a little grounding if you will.

It worked in ortiz's favor... big time. Berto had some serious crust around his lips. I'm talkin crack head dave chappelle type ****. Thats a sure sign of dehydration.

;10383216']The weight limit is 145 pounds, however you can come in at 146. That's what it means. This is a rare exception that doesn't happen often. They do this in MMA all the time, the weight limit say is 170, well they can come in at 171 without any problems. In boxing its different, if you go over the weight limit you still gotta put off that weight. Doesn't matter if it's 1/4 of a pound over. You still gotta put it off. Isn't that a contradiction, though? Unless there are some penalties tied to coming in over 145 (or incentives for coming in at 145 or below), then the limit is 146. That's why I think there must be some extra incentives in the contract for coming in at 145 or below, otherwise why word it as "145 plus one"? But that's just me pulling stuff out of my ass. We need an insider to resolve this. :D

The weight limit is 145 pounds, however you can come in at 146. That's what it means. This is a rare exception that doesn't happen often. They do this in MMA all the time, the weight limit say is 170, well they can come in at 171 without any problems. In boxing its different, if you go over the weight limit you still gotta put off that weight. Doesn't matter if it's 1/4 of a pound over. You still gotta put it off.

I thought it was a str8 up 147 fight. I want to know the deal too I thought it was a normal 147 thing to....WTF is going on!! :ugh:

These catchweights are ridiculous. How many more are we going to see implemented in boxing matches? I mean WTF you're either fighting at the welterweight limit 147 or you're not.

Wow i forgot was at a catchweight Why its like that, idk but i wanna find out