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