Comments Thread For: Roach Admits: I Hate Whoever Invented Catch-Weights!

[KidDinamita]

Don't have any issue with catch weights, as long as it is not a Championship fight, but for a keep busy fight I think it is great. Reason is fighters do not struggle to make weight so they can keep them selves busy and sharp for future Championship fights.

[MindBat]

"I hate catch-weights. But if they can drain the other guy and help my guy win, I'll take'm all day every day.

But that's just me."

[ThePunchingBag]

Reminds me of when a few NBA coaches said they hate the Hack-a-Shaq, but they'll do whatever it takes to improve their chances of winning.

[MindBat]

"Oh I hate the guy who invented catch-weights with a passion. But I think catch-weights are a genius idea I don't mind using at all."




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[soul_survivor]

If you think that Ray Leonard is a genuine LHW champion you should be shot.

By that token neither he nor Hearns are SMW champs either or should have had a title fight rematch?

How about Armstrong v Ross for the welterweight title at a catchweight?
We shouldn't be calling Armstrong a 3 weight world champ then.

There's plenty more examples I could throw out there tbh.

[aboutfkntime]

thats funny cause when you look up catch weight in the dictionary it shows a pic of roach on the mits with manny

[aboutfkntime]

you cant use the word technically and then defend it with that nonsense. because technically it was at the WW limit. hoya made it a WW fight not pac. whatever happened to oscar that night, all fault was on him.

and for all the ******s, there was no rehydration limit.

I agree.

I just dont see how anyone can call that a great win for Pac.

It doesnt matter what you thought BEFORE that fight.

The fact that Hoya did not rehydrate, despite being put on IV, proved how drained he was.

Anyone would have beaten that 145lb shrink-wrapped version of Hoya.

Every top welter would have beaten him, as would most top 140lb'ers.

Marquez would have stopped him !

Lets face it, it was an exhibition match between guys who are 3 divisions apart. And it is easier to jump two divisions, then to drop one division.

Guys who think Golovkin would beat Mayweather at 154, are dreaming.

[aboutfkntime]

By that token neither he nor Hearns are SMW champs either or should have had a title fight rematch?

How about Armstrong v Ross for the welterweight title at a catchweight?
We shouldn't be calling Armstrong a 3 weight world champ then.

There's plenty more examples I could throw out there tbh.

Then throw them dude.

You have completely missed the point.

BTW, do you understand that Armstrong fought under the old divisional system, so 21lbs separated those divisions.

We have 17 divisions today, and yet we see Peterson fighting at 141, and Canelo fighting at 155.

If you cant understand the difference, lets just leave it there.

There are only two reasons to require a catchweight.....

1) you are not good enough to compete against your opponent because of a disparity in size
2) you are attempting to drain your opponent to gain an unfair advantage

Neither are acceptable.

Boxing is all about divisional supremacy, so lowering the standards within boxing is completely unnecessary, and detrimental to the sport.

As I said..... if you cant understand why catchweights are completely unnecessary, then lets just leave it there.

Just wondering, are you a Pacquiao fan ?

[aboutfkntime]

Everyone who supports catchweights......

Man-up, and give Cotto FULL CREDIT for beating Geale.

[Calabis]