Did the Catchweight Affect Canelo during the Mayweather Fight?

[ModernTalking]

Canelo wasn't at his best, he was weight drained and not hydrated. In other words he's still undefeated.

[Nights King]

Ignore Ellies dumb title lol



Skip to 1:56 listen to what Jones has to say.

[game20ver]

No, Canelo said he was fine & he was ready to fight but Floyd was just better.

[TheUglyness]

I believe it did affect him. Even at the weigh-in I remember seeing someone bring a chair for him. I don't think I ever saw that before and it was a little odd.

But like many posters already said, he simply wasn't ready for that fight.

[frosty-g]

he appeared to be too drained to think...

[GOD-FR33]

Of Course.......

Of course it did. Canelo is a muscular fighter and already BIG Jr. Middleweight. he didn't have any fat to lose, so that means he lost muscle tissue, and that's a very dangerous thing. He has never been so skinny to where you can see his adams apple. Smh. Was he ready for the experience of Floyd? Nope. Was he drained, yes, of course. Sometimes, Floyd thinks he's smarter than what he is. The right thing to do would've been to put a rehydration clause in the contract that stated Canelo couldn't weigh more than.........fill in the blank, on fight night. This is why the win has an asterisk by it. He didn't need the catch-weight. This is how I know that Floyd is a bully and insecure fighter who isn't all that sure of himself against certain opponents. His mouth has always been bigger than his balls. It won't be any different in May or September.

[Sosay]

No, he lost to a better man. Cotto and Canelo was one pound lighter than their previous bout. Skills made the difference. The catch weight just gave Floyd and Pac haters a but.

[Holywarrior]

Highly doubtful. But still, it was lame on Floyd's part.

[Dinamita 03]

Did it affect him? I think the answer is clear that he wasn't at his best. Not saying the outcome would be different but strictly answering the question all you had to do was watch him during the weigh in. The kid was sitting down waiting for Floyd to do his ring walk. A 23 year old kid having to sit down while a 36 year old fighter is jumping around and full of energy just doesn't seem right. Again not debating the outcome, but he clearly wasn't at his best.

[Chex31]

when the canelo-mayweather fight was being promoted, dela hoya justified the catchweight by saying that canelo will be faster than usual. but on fight night, this so called speed was no where to be seen. he even ran out of gas, allowing mayweather to bully him by the ropes. maybe coz canelo wasn't used to the weight.

SRL said by agreeing to mayweather's catchweight condition, that already gave him the psychological edge even before the first bell rang.

your thoughts?

rofl.........

Canelo always gasses, and with the way he fought (not using his size, bulling him around) the fight at 154 wouldn't have made a difference.