Antonio Margarito is 5'11 fights at 147 pounds.
Vs Cotto he probably weighed 160
Vs Cintron 160
Vs Williams 157
Ok so if he fought at middleweight he would easily make the weight limit and probably wouldnt gain more than 2 pounds.
Now lets look at some current and past middleweights.
Kelly Pavlik 6'2 -Middleweight Champion
Vs Lockett he rehydrated in at 170
Vs Miranda he rehydrated in at 171
Vs Taylor I he rehydrated in at 168
Marco Antonio Rubio who will be challenging Pavlik for his title in his last fight rehydrated in at 175 pounds vs Enrique Ornelas who also came in fight night at 175 pounds.
Jermain Taylor rehydrated in at 171 against Bernard Hopkins who came in at 168 in the first fight at middleweight. Jermain Taylor against Raul Marquez comes in at 169 while Raul Marquez weighed 170 fight night.
Winky Wright came in at 168 when he fought Felix Trinidad who came in at 169. Trinidad in his fight with Mayorga came in at 168 pounds. Winky Wright came in at 171 against Sam Soliman.
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So as you all can see if Margarito was a middleweight, on fight night he would weigh around 160-162 pounds tops. Now take his fight night weight and he will be fighting or would have fought the best middleweights who would have been weighing anywhere from 168-175 pounds.
SO he would be a middleweight fighting super middleweights and light heavyweights.
Is this fair for Margarito? No it is not.
Vs Cotto he probably weighed 160
Vs Cintron 160
Vs Williams 157
Ok so if he fought at middleweight he would easily make the weight limit and probably wouldnt gain more than 2 pounds.
Now lets look at some current and past middleweights.
Kelly Pavlik 6'2 -Middleweight Champion
Vs Lockett he rehydrated in at 170
Vs Miranda he rehydrated in at 171
Vs Taylor I he rehydrated in at 168
Marco Antonio Rubio who will be challenging Pavlik for his title in his last fight rehydrated in at 175 pounds vs Enrique Ornelas who also came in fight night at 175 pounds.
Jermain Taylor rehydrated in at 171 against Bernard Hopkins who came in at 168 in the first fight at middleweight. Jermain Taylor against Raul Marquez comes in at 169 while Raul Marquez weighed 170 fight night.
Winky Wright came in at 168 when he fought Felix Trinidad who came in at 169. Trinidad in his fight with Mayorga came in at 168 pounds. Winky Wright came in at 171 against Sam Soliman.
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So as you all can see if Margarito was a middleweight, on fight night he would weigh around 160-162 pounds tops. Now take his fight night weight and he will be fighting or would have fought the best middleweights who would have been weighing anywhere from 168-175 pounds.
SO he would be a middleweight fighting super middleweights and light heavyweights.
Is this fair for Margarito? No it is not.
Yessir Lt. Derranged! You called it right on the money homey. On cue.
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