Mayweather Catch Weight vs Canelo Is A Criminally Underrated ***** Move

[PACnPBFsuck]

Why was he holding on to the sww belt then? He was even complaining they threatened to strip him, when he says he intended to defend it. Sure enough they didnt strip him

Because he was a champ after beating Cotto, and don't be ******, no sanctioning body is gonna strip Floyd of anything.

They make millions every time he steps in the ring with their belts.

[thabanga510]

Canelo's team said they didn't even care about weight against Angulo because it was not a title fight.

[RetroSpeed05]

Floyd should get criticized more then Pac because he constantly contradicts himself.
But i think some people are happy the CW happened cause its a easy reason to hate on him. In all access after Ellerbe called Canelos manger an idiot for suggesting the CW, canelos team got mad and said that Elerbe was lying and that they wanted the CW. But they also said Ellerbe was the idiot because Floyd has to come up 5lbs suggesting he not a natural JMW so they felt they had the bigger advantage. I wonder if Canelo won and his fans would have called FM fans a bunch of crybabies if FM fans brought up that Canelo was bigger than him.

[HeroBando]

Because he was a champ after beating Cotto, and don't be ******, no sanctioning body is gonna strip Floyd of anything.

They make millions every time he steps in the ring with their belts.

Why hold on to it if no intention to defend, and if you need a freaking cw to unify? They did want to strip him though, he was not happy about it and claimed he was gonna defend

http://www.fight news.com/Boxing/mayweather-says-hes-stripped-of-wba-belt-189414

[QballLobo]

Nice, Im putting this in the OP.

You can also add this Floyd quote leading up to the Cotto fight:

"I would never want to put a fighter in a position where he's not comfortable. I want a guy when he's at his best. If he's at his best at 154 and he's strong and he's solid, then that's the fight we're fighting at. I walk around at 150, but at the end of the day - skills pay the bills.... Give me the guys where they are comfortable at their weight so there are no excuses"

"De La Hoya - Pacquiao fights him at a catchweight. Cotto - he fights him at a catchweight. When I fought De La Hoya I said 'give him to me at 154'. With Cotto - 'give him to me at 154'. Give me the guys where they are comfortable with their weight so there are no excuses"

[PACnPBFsuck]

Why hold on to it if no intention to defend, and if you need a freaking cw to unify? They did want to strip him though, he was not happy about it and claimed he was gonna defend

http://www.fight news.com/Boxing/mayweather-says-hes-stripped-of-wba-belt-189414

If you really believe that the WBA was gonna strip Floyd, then I have an Ocean view beach house in Nebraska I'm selling.

[HeroBando]

If you really believe that the WBA was gonna strip Floyd, then I have an Ocean view beach house in Nebraska I'm selling.

Why wouldnt they if hes too small to defend it as his fans here claim? Whats better, a normal sanctioning fee or none at all?

Why is he still sitting on that belt thats too big for him, 2 years running?

[B-Bomber]

Mayweather contradicting himself is nothing new.

He said he'd fight Alexander and then fought Guerrero.

He made that pool, that Khan apparently won then signed to fight Maidana etc. etc.

His team took advantage of it, small things can make a difference.

With all this said, in my opinion the catchweight made senso also for Canelo's team. Even if their fighter lost, for whatever reason, the catch weight would justify the loss, and keep their fighter marketable.

If he won at a catchweight, it'd have been a even bigger win for him . it was a win/win situation for Alvarez.