When will you guys realize weight really does not make that much difference

[AssasinKing]

What's the difference between Floyd jumping up 10 pounds and JMM jumping up 10 pounds?

Don't give me that size BS. Boxing has weight divisions not height divisions.

Everything battling said in this thread is correct....

Your saying cos floyd came up a few years ago tis equal to JMM coming up now? WRONG...the body takes time to get used to weight...you cant just jump up 10 pounds in a few months and expect to be as fast as you were, could even lose power.....

Floyd may have started his career at a lower weight...but hes been at these weights for years, his body is completely addapted to these weights.

So like he said, why dont floyd jump up 2 weight divisions to fight pavlik...answer is COS WEIGHT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

[Spray_resistant]

No we are talking about a few pounds here and there, it's not that big of a deal. Fighting someone who is 135 at 143 is not the same as someone at 140 fighting a guy at 250. Use common sense.

It's like Kelly pavlik vs nard at 170 It wouldn't have made a difference at all if it were at 166, 160, 158, 154 etc.

Well, I was grossly exaggerating but I guess we will have to just wait to find out in July what difference a few pounds makes.

[Tankster]

Let Floyd fight Pavlik at 158 then. That jump equals that JMM makes.

He actually has a point if pbf wants to show that he has the balls why not jump weight classes like marquez did.

[THE REED]

He actually has a point if pbf wants to show that he has the balls why not jump weight classes like marquez did.

HE ALREADY HAS..............

[ИATAS]

Well, I was grossly exaggerating but I guess we will have to just wait to find out in July what difference a few pounds makes.

I wanted to add it also depends on the fighters and various circumstances too. Weight isn't always a big deal is probably a better way of putting it.

Besides though, every fighter deals with disadvantages in the ring these days when fighters are coming in anywhere from 0-30 pounds over the agreed upon weight. So you can fight a guy in your own weight division who out weighs you by 30 pounds come fight night. You could then fight a guy in a weight division above you and he'll still weigh less than the previous opponent!

[Tankster]

HE ALREADY HAS..............

So he's fighting pavlik or williams in the future?

[Spray_resistant]

I wanted to add it also depends on the fighters and various circumstances too. Weight isn't always a big deal is probably a better way of putting it.

Besides though, every fighter deals with disadvantages in the ring these days when fighters are coming in anywhere from 0-30 pounds over the agreed upon weight. So you can fight a guy in your own weight division who out weighs you by 30 pounds come fight night. You could then fight a guy in a weight division above you and he'll still weigh less than the previous opponent!

That is very true, I make threads all of the time about 170 welterweights....There are alot of questions marks about the Floyd/JMM fight considering Marquez has never gone this high, and we have to consider what both will weigh on fight night to me that is much more important than a weigh in a day before.

[The_Demon]

style is more important than size in most cases

[THE REED]

So he's fighting pavlik or williams in the future?

HES ALREADY MOVED UP IN WEIGHT... from 130-154.... more then Marquez ever has... so your point, isnt really one.

[Potential]

I think its easier for featherweights to go up to the light, superlight weight divisions etc than it is for a middleweight to jump up to cruiserweight.
Depends on height also