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  • lparm
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    #1

    It's finally time to end this nonsense....

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    Is a ****ing catchweight????

    The last I checked there was no such weight. All I see is guys fighting within the limit of a weight class but occasionally being a few pounds under. That's still within a weight class kids.

    For example, Welterweight is a weight division determined by fighters that weigh greater than 140 lbs (even an ounce counts) and exactly 147 lbs. So if you fall within that category no matter how the media or fans spin it, it's not a catchweight but a ww fight.

    What is a catchweight I'd love to hear some explainations of this mysterious division.
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    #2
    Originally posted by lparm
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    Is a ****ing catchweight????

    The last I checked there was no such weight. All I see is guys fighting within the limit of a weight class but occasionally being a few pounds under. That's still within a weight class kids.

    For example, Welterweight is a weight division determined by fighters that weigh greater than 140 lbs (even an ounce counts) and exactly 147 lbs. So if you fall within that category no matter how the media or fans spin it, it's not a catchweight but a ww fight.

    What is a catchweight I'd love to hear some explainations of this mysterious division.
    a catchweight is the weight limit as agreed upon in the fight contract by 2 boxer in 2 different weight diviisions as negotiated by their 2 teams.

    a catchweight of 144 lbs, is stilll a WW fight if you interpret WW as anything between 147-141 lbs like a normal human being would. but a welterweight fight isn't necessarily a catchweight fight.

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    • djtmal
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      #3
      look up hopkins and you'll get the definition of a catchweight...

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      • fightaddicted
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        #4
        i always got the impression that a catchweight was either 1 fighter going up to a different weight class and another one coming down and they meet or "catch" eachother at a certain weight, but i have also seen 2fighters on the same path to a certain weight division and they end up fighting eachother on the way there..i could be wrong but its just what ive gathered by myself ...just my 2 cents

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        • Doorag
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          #5
          what is the point of this thread? the concept of catchweight is not hard grasp.

          the word is pretty self explanatory.

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          • lparm
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            #6
            Originally posted by Doorag
            what is the point of this thread? the concept of catchweight is not hard grasp.

            the word is pretty self explanatory.
            Other than the FACT! there's no such weight class in boxing what's so self explanatory?

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            • Doorag
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              #7
              Originally posted by lparm
              Other than the FACT! there's no such weight class in boxing what's so self explanatory?
              it's not a weight class, it's an agreed upon weight for a particular fight.

              like the pac - cotto fight, both fighters has to come in at 145 or under. that's the catchweight.

              pullcounter has already explained it for you a couple of post up...

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              • lparm
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                #8
                Originally posted by Doorag
                it's not a weight class, it's an agreed upon weight for a particular fight.

                like the pac - cotto fight, both fighters has to come in at 145 or under. that's the catchweight.

                pullcounter has already explained it for you a couple of post up...
                So if it's not a weight class like you just said then why call it catchweight? Why not call it what it is, a welterweight fight? Why?

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by mangler
                  **** catchweights. **** is wack.
                  huh..why do u think that..it makes certain fights that were 1 timed deemed impossible possible

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                  • Doorag
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by lparm
                    So if it's not a weight class like you just said then why call it catchweight? Why not call it what it is, a welterweight fight? Why?
                    why can't we call it a catchweight within the welterweight division? being allowed to weigh in at 147 and being allowed to weigh in at maximum 145 can't be labeled the same, isn't that obvious?

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