Give a logical reason why FMJ would keep his fight night weight a secret.

[johnm is...]

So nobody should even mention that Margo was 17 lbs. heavier than Pac because it was not an advantage at fight night? Can you imagine what the outcome would have been if they were close to even in weight that night?

No, no one should mention it. If you needed a fight night weight to tell you that Margarito is bigger than Pacquiao, then I feel sorry for you.

[straightleft]

If FMJ, in his recent fights, weighs only a few pounds above the WW limit at fight night, why keep it a secret? Any "logical" reasons?

Floyd most probably weighed in around 15-20 lbs against Marquez. If not why he was scared someone will know how many lbs his advantages over Marquez?

[johnm is...]

Floyd most probably weighed in around 15-20 lbs against Marquez. If not why he was scared someone will know how many lbs his advantages over Marquez?

Ah, one of those "just started watching boxing" guys. Floyd wasn't doing fight night weights BEFORE the Marquez fight. People are acting like it was something new.

You should be aware of what you're talking about, before talking about it.

And again, raise your hand if you need a fight night weight to tell you that Floyd Mayweather is a bigger guy than Juan Manuel Marquez?

[madsweeney]

When has Floyd ever had an 'unofficial' fight night weight higher than 152lbs?

Well, last unofficial weigh-in he participated in that I remember was in 07... four years is plenty of time to gain a few pounds. FFS, he couldn't cut 3 pounds to make 144 vs JMM!

[tatangb45]

What? Where the hell did I say that?

I said that by the time the fight night weights are announced, nearly all bets have been placed.

People like to see the weigh in, before placing the bets. They like to see the fighter. See if he looks drained, confident, etc. It's one of the most important times when betting on a fight.

Fight night weights have little to do with it.

You don't think that fight night weights would give a better assessment in determining who has the bigger advantage? Would it be the same odds if atg fighter A weighs almost the same as atg Fighter B as in, if A is outweighed by B by around 15 lbs.?

[straightleft]

Ah, one of those "just started watching boxing" guys. Floyd wasn't doing fight night weights BEFORE the Marquez fight. People are acting like it was something new.

You should be aware of what you're talking about, before talking about it.

And again, raise your hand if you need a fight night weight to tell you that Floyd Mayweather is a bigger guy than Juan Manuel Marquez?

90% of the boxers did weighed in themselves during fight night. Those who did not obviously they don't want everybody else to knows how many lbs his advantages over his opponent or pretending he is the smaller guy when he was not.

[Spray_resistant]

Ah, one of those "just started watching boxing" guys. Floyd wasn't doing fight night weights BEFORE the Marquez fight. People are acting like it was something new.

You should be aware of what you're talking about, before talking about it.

And again, raise your hand if you need a fight night weight to tell you that Floyd Mayweather is a bigger guy than Juan Manuel Marquez?

Well obviously he was and was much bigger but the fact that we have no unofficial weight makes it kind of annoying when some ppl on here want to still pretend he is this barely 150lb WW on FN which is clearly not the case anymore whether we have numbers to show it or not.

[tatangb45]

No, no one should mention it. If you needed a fight night weight to tell you that Margarito is bigger than Pacquiao, then I feel sorry for you.

Because having a fight night weigh in would end all our debate and speculations as to how much FMJ weighs when he enters the ring. Some insist that he is only a few lbs. over the WW limit, while others claim he is around 160 lbs.. In the Margo fight there is no debate because it is on record.

[Bushbaby]

You went all over the place without actually countering directly the main points I made.

Well ur dense,here's a simpler version.Official weight ins are just that.Fight night weight holds no merit in a boxing match.See??Simple.Betting or otherwise.U've been listening to the other *******s but have no idea what ur talking about.

[DLT]

I think he did it his whole career until he fought Oscar who never puts up his fight night weight. When Oscar did it, Floyd then also did it for that fight and just decided to stay like that. Plus HBO said in one fight that they always weigh Floyd but he was mad at them this time and wouldnt allow them to do it. Maybe since then he just figured that he's not going to mess with them anymore. They diss him all throughout fights anyways