What if fighters never went up and down i nweight to make big fights happen?

[baracuda]

we would never have seen pac to be the first and only man to become a 4 div lineal champ ...

[Kendo]

I agree we have seen alot of great fights and accomplishments made bc of moveing up in weight. My thing is you should know your limit. Like someone said floyd prolly cant really hang at 154 pounds but he hasnt really fought the best in the weight div he has been in. Roy moved up to HW bc that was his goal was to one day to be a HW champ. Floyd did see money signs in his eyes when DLH wanted him. Pac see's money signs and greatness by moveing up. But yea you cant dig a fighter bc he wont move to 160 or HW. Fighters should know their limits and us as fans should really know the limit and not call for fighters to move up and beyond a weight they can handle.

[el malo]

Going up in weight class is fine. Going up in weight class and refusing to fight the best at that weight class is not. That's why Mayweather gets criticized. When Tito went up to 160, he fought Hopkins, not Kostya Tszyu.

cosign. back then the best fighters moved up and down weight classes in order to fight the best fighters available and to make great fights. not to cherry pick average bums and smaller fighters so they can haue advantages.

[ACHlLLES]

Great fights at 147(AGAINST 147 pounders) for floyd, hell they've been their forever...

[dans]

cosign. back then the best fighters moved up and down weight classes in order to fight the best fighters available and to make great fights. not to cherry pick average bums and smaller fighters so they can haue advantages.

I cosign your cosign. If you go up in weight, you should be fighting guys at that weight.

[dans]

Great fights at 147(AGAINST 147 pounders) for floyd, hell they've been their forever...

He could fight Cotto, Mosley, Paul Williams, Clottey, Berto, etc. I'd pay to see those fights.

[Kevin Jesus]

You sound like Bert Sugar.

Lol I know. I swear i made this thread before i saw someone post that vid of him talking about this same **** on ESPN. I was like **** now i look like a biter!

[Kevin Jesus]

Going up in weight class is fine. Going up in weight class and refusing to fight the best at that weight class is not. That's why Mayweather gets criticized.

When Tito went up to 160, he fought Hopkins, not Kostya Tszyu.

Yeah because David Diaz is the best at Lightweight, and Oscar is the best WW.

[Spray_resistant]

Lol I know. I swear i made this thread before i saw someone post that vid of him talking about this same **** on ESPN. I was like **** now i look like a biter!

Good thread Kev, but there are obvious limits. You can't apply the same standard to every fighter in regards to moving up in weight. Someone like Roy Jones for example is special.