have u lost respect for srl, bhop, jcc, sweet p???

[Pullcounter]

They all fought for championships at catchweights.

So are they less respectable because of that?

What other boxers have fought for championships at catchweights?

[shekwan]

ESPN did this awhile ago...

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3238297

[BrooklynBomber]

I dont think the catchweights is as much of a problem when it helps to create a mega fight betweem two evenly matched guys at different but congruent weight devisions. But when catchweight is used to give some legitimacy to an otherwise very visible mismatch, just to make it appear as even fight when it is not, say for example a supermiddleweight prime Roy Jones Decided to fight prime or not so prime welterweight Oscar De La Hoya at 160, then there is a problem in the eyes of some. Looking at the concept of catchweight instead of the actual circumstances is giving a ligitimacy where it should not be given.

[PAC-BOY]

Its just hate for PAc! Plain and simple.

[BrooklynBomber]

I was actually thinking in the lines of Mayweather - Marquez.
In Pacman's case the catchweight is used to have Cotto at his weakest, and use it to an advantage.

[Doctor_Tenma]

How about for once, we don't take that bullcrap of having of having a title being put on the line, if its gonna take place at a catch weight. Although it has happend in the past, we shouldn't allow this to happen.

[Pullcounter]

I was actually thinking in the lines of Mayweather - Marquez.
In Pacman's case the catchweight is used to have Cotto at his weakest, and use it to an advantage.

U know that 145 is only 1 lbs away from 146 lbs (cotto's official weight for the clottey fight)? Also, miguel is willing to fight at 145 lbs, in fact team pac gave into cotto's demand of 145 lbs. So what real advantage will pac really have? Cotto himself believes he can function at 145 lbs. Imho pac is ****ed, there no reason for cotto to lose to a former 106 lber.

[Pullcounter]

How about for once, we don't take that bullcrap of having of having a title being put on the line, if its gonna take place at a catch weight. Although it has happend in the past, we shouldn't allow this to happen.

So u donot respect bhop, srl, jcc and sweet p and u don't consider their catchweight fights to be legitimate championship fights?

[BrooklynBomber]

U know that 145 is only 1 lbs away from 146 lbs (cotto's official weight for the clottey fight)? Also, miguel is willing to fight at 145 lbs, in fact team pac gave into cotto's demand of 145 lbs. So what real advantage will pac really have? Cotto himself believes he can function at 145 lbs. Imho pac is ****ed, there no reason for cotto to lose to a former 106 lber.

Look, what fighter says, and what fighter goes through are two big differences. But it is not even so much that one pound actually does make a difference when shredding off weight, because you will have to work a bit more and eat a bit less, actually concentrating more on weight maintanance work then boxing, and doing less boxing(because the fighter will have less energy) will all accumulate. But it is also a political thing, with pacman's team giving the terms on which they fight.

I am hoping Cotto does win, as I dont like Manny and dont like anyone associated with him, but still, Miguel is at a disadvantage.

[baracuda]

I was actually thinking in the lines of Mayweather - Marquez.
In Pacman's case the catchweight is used to have Cotto at his weakest, and use it to an advantage.

heres the dumbass winner everyone....not ok with pac vs cotto.....atleast do it in the other thread ....lol