Would you bash Floyd if he decided to fight Martinez for the belts at a 158 catch?

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  • AKATheMack
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    #121
    Im ok with catchweights in fights and dont criticize fighters for wanting them like some people. I am 100% against catchweights in title fights though. The belts lack legitimacy as it is and fighting for a 160lb belt at 158 or a 147 belt at 145 just further takes away from their legitimacy. If we're going to allow catchweights for titles we either need to just get rid of the belts altogether or get rid of weight classes and decide upon the fight weight in each individual contract.

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    • Horus
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      #122
      Catchweights

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      • Suckmedry
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        #123
        I'm not a fan of catchweights. It would be pointless imposing a 158lb limit on Martinez, he weighs in at around that anyway, and he isn't really the biggest MW around, he's a smallish MW himself. That said he would still be much bigger than Floyd.

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        • Suckmedry
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          #124
          I'd be against it not because it is unfair to Martinez, but because it is pointless, he would have no trouble coming in under 158 and it wouldn't really give Floyd much advantage.

          But anyway, if you are fighting for a title, fight at the weight limit of the division.

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          • FloydTBE
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            #125
            No probem with that fight being made at 158lbs catchweight

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            • Boxin'
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              #126
              Originally posted by Horus
              Catchweights
              Much better to just disregard the catchweight and weigh in 2 pounds overweight

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              • JM1
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                #127
                Originally posted by Dick Buffman
                What a shocker. A ******* has no problem with catchweights...

                is that he best that you can contribute on this thread?

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                • B.U.R.N.E.R
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                  #128
                  Floyd would fight him at 154 or 160.

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                  • BIGBOXINGFAN
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                    #129
                    Floyd doesn't do catch weights like team *****quiao

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                    • Slick_Rick
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                      #130
                      Originally posted by BIGBOXINGFAN
                      Floyd doesn't do catch weights like team *****quiao
                      Your right, he doesn't or he doesn't abide by them....

                      Marquez - Mayweather was set at a catchweight of 144

                      Mayweather comes in at 146.
                      Last edited by Slick_Rick; 05-08-2010, 08:54 AM. Reason: spelling

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