I guess boxing needs more weight classes

[blaze778]

title wasnt on the line for pavlik/taylor II

Pavlik Taylor 2 were not a title fight.

My mistake.

[Guest]

I know I am in the minority but I don't mind catchweights at all.

[[ DUBBZZ ]]

I ain't a fan of catchweights. But if it wasn't for catchweights you wouldn't see:

• De La Hoya vs. Hopkins
• De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao
• Pacquiao vs. Cotto
• Floyd vs. Marquez

And on and on.

It's like vagina. Am I fan of yeast infections? No. Am I fan of holes where piss and poop come out of nearby? No. But I still like vagina.

You have to take the good with the bad. You have to be mature enough to accept that fact of life otherwise you're just a big ****head.

I totally agree. Vaginas are awesome!

[gqjohnb]

I know I am in the minority but I don't mind catchweights at all.

I don't mind catchweights as long as they don't appear to be just to drain the opponent. Catchweights were started and made when guys were moving up into a division and wouldn't or couldn't get up to or near the maximum weight. If you can make the maximum of the weight and still be comfortable the catchweight is purely to handicap your opponent and that isn't right thats how I see it in a nutshell.

[gqjohnb]

Given Pac's history of Weights I see no problem with say a 151lbs or maybe even 150lbs catchweight but for a vacant title with two guys who have done nothing to earn it... the catchweight just puts the extra bull**** on top. We have no need for more weight classes to address the TS. Some of these guys just need to stop being so petty with the weights I mean really?? Do you really need a guy to spot an extra 2 measly pounds especially when you weighed in at 148 on fight night in your last WW bout and looked to be in tremendous shape. Sorry to continually bring up pac but those are just the only recent bad Catchweights I can think of.

[MindBat]

What we really need is a Mannyweight. It should be flexible, and able to change for any given fight.

Lolz!! Then Michael Buffer will be able to say:

"12 Rounds for the vacant WBO Jr. Middle Catchweight Championship of The world!!!"

Jimmy Lennon Jr would say:

"Alright, fans heeeere we go! Iiiit's Catchweight Time!!!"