Originally posted by Starz20
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I'm just on page 2/3 as I write this, so I wouldn't know all that's already been written on the weight issue in the close to 900 intervening pages. What I think is that this [weight issue] is just part of the art of negotiations. What I believe the two sides will eventually settle for, is that Canelo must not weigh more than, say, 161 on fight night, for a JMW showdown. That would make sense, IMHO.
In other words, take away some of the impunities we're witnessing in boxing; in this case, the situation/impunity that a supposedly JMW contest (up to 154) will, in actual fact, allow one of the combatants come into the ring as a JHW (172-175,) while the other combatant comes in at 151 max, if that... a massive 21 pounds difference at the minimum. That would be blatant cheating, on the scale of Victor "I'm a tree brah" Ortiz' headbutt in the Mayweather fight.
In fact, if team Canelo are smart, they will themselves - just before negotiations could break down irreversibly - offer to not come in at more than 161 pounds, say, on fight night.
Or, the two teams could settle for something else. But settle I think they will - eventually.
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