Welterweight - 141-147 pounds

[Pullcounter]

Hey, I'm all for the fight. (well actually I would have preferred Pac waited for Mayweather)

But I don't think it's strictly a welterweight bout, seeing as the boxers don't have the option to weight 147lbs, which is by right within the welterweight boundaries

yeah, but a fight at 145 lbs is still a welterweight fight.

[Pullcounter]

Good point
That is where Im a little disappointed in Cotto
he said he would not fight under 147 and now he agreed to a weight of 145ish
we all have our price
I cant wait til Cotto knocks him out then the mystery that is pac man will no longer be
hahahha

lol, then what are you really griping about then?

[S.G.]

yeah, but a fight at 145 lbs is still a welterweight fight.

a fight at 141-147lbs is a welterweight fight

a fight at ≤145lbs is a catchweight fight

[OnePunch]

you can disagree with the fight being at a catweight all you like, but I'm talking specifically to the people who think it's absurd that this fight is for Cotto's belt. Being that it's a welterweight fight and both parties agreed upon 145, there isn't any reason why the belt shouldn't be on the line.

wrong, wrong, wrong. The welterweight limit is 147 pounds. Team Pacquiao is neither a commission or a sanctioning body, yet they are re-writing the rules to limit a welterweight title fight to 145 pounds.

If Klitschko fights Arreola and limits Arreola to 225 pounds, is that ok?
If Bute fights Andrade and makes Andrade weigh 165 pounds, is that ok?

You can spin it however you want, but its still bull****. The title should NOT be on the line.

[M.I Truth ?]

Pea fought JCC at 145 lbs. so does that make that fight illegitimate?


cotto is fine w/ 145 lbs so there should be no problem.



let me make this clear: WW IS ANYTHING FROM 147-141 LBS. THAT MEANS PAC/COTTO IS A WW FIGHT!!!

In the post u quoted I used Pea and Sugar ray as examples because they have both done something similar. And I like both fighters quite a bit. My point is this, let both come in at the weightclass maximum if they chose to and put the belt on the line. Or do it at a catch weight as an attraction fight without the belt.

[loui_ludwig]

147 is the maximum weight you can weigh in. Therefor, a catweight of 145 pounds IS a welterweight fight thus Cotto's belt on the line.

I think that needs to be clarified because clearly that isn't common knowledge on these boards.

Carry on.

Too bad there are still fans out there who doesn't get.

[ИATAS]

To the TS you do have a point but answer me this?
When has a fighter fighting at a certain weight ever entered a fight 5-6 pds under the limit?

Bernard hopkins weighed in at 156 several times in his career when he was a middleweight.

Pacquiao weighed in at 142 pounds when he fought Oscar at welterweight.

Steve Cunningham often weighed in under 190 pounds (as low as 182) when fighting at Cruiserweigh (which is 200 pound max).

it doesnt happen

See above for three modern examples.

quit trying to justify pacs stance

I'm not. My thread is intended to explain how cotto's belts are on the line because I have seen a number of people say this isn't a welterweight fight, but as I shown 145 is within the welterweight limits.

[ИATAS]

wrong, wrong, wrong. The welterweight limit is 147 pounds. Team Pacquiao is neither a commission or a sanctioning body, yet they are re-writing the rules to limit a welterweight title fight to 145 pounds.

Then why was Pernell Whitakers belt on the line against JCC at a catchweight of 145? Why was Bernard Hopkins belts on the line against Oscar at a catchweight of 158?

[OnePunch]

Then why was Pernell Whitakers belt on the line against JCC at a catchweight of 145? Why was Bernard Hopkins belts on the line against Oscar at a catchweight of 158?

They shouldnt have been. It was bull**** then, and its bull**** now.

[M.I Truth ?]

They shouldnt have been. It was bull**** then, and its bull**** now.

Agreed. If the belt is that important just let it be a regular ww fight.