Comments Thread For: De La Hoya: Catch Weight Doesn't Tarnish Cotto-Canelo

[tokon]

Neither fighter has an advantage with the catch weight so it don't bother me. This is a example where a catch weight works. Only thing that bugs me is that the 160 title is on the line but that's because of Cotto. This fight is bigger then that belt but in a perfect world cotto would of vacated it before taking this fight rather keeping it hostage at 155

Yes, this is it.

De la Hoya is right, catchweight doesnt diminish interest in the fight. It just tarnishes it's status as a "world middkleweight title fight". Neither guy is a middleweight or has fought with a 160 limit.

[wlliam]

Canelo has fought at that 155 weight for how long now?
What's his fight night weight again?
But cotto is "a woman".

also:

Fkn fight night weights! Only brought up when somebody needs an excuse...i guess ur all for rehydration clauses too to cap fight night weights...making weight is more important than fight night weights

[bojangles1987]

Of course it doesn't. Alvarez has been making this fight for 2 years, and Cotto is a super welterweight. I don't think there was any doubt 155 would be the weight they agreed on.

[wlliam]

Oscar wasn't at a CW.





Damn! These CWs take the glory out of the wins. Stans and general nationalistic/pro color fans won't care as long as the 'W' is there. Boxing sometimes. SMH!

Although PacHoya wasnt a catchweight and took place at 147, DLH was fightn at 154lbs just before that. Which is one of the reasons that fight gets discredited, "Oscar was drained", "a year of inactivity" "coming off a loss" to name a few

[bigjavi973]

Fkn fight night weights! Only brought up when somebody needs an excuse...i guess ur all for rehydration clauses too to cap fight night weights...making weight is more important than fight night weights

try again

if anything, I'm one of those that would prefer fight night weigh ins to return.

[wlliam]

And what weight class does 155 fall within?

What range of weight does the MW division consist of? 154+ ***10145; 160lbs

[wlliam]

try again

if anything, I'm one of those that would prefer fight night weigh ins to return.

Yeah i reached a bit
So why the emphasis on the fight night weights? ur guy lose or the guy u hate won?

[bigjavi973]

Yeah i reached a bit
So why the emphasis on the fight night weights? ur guy lose or the guy u hate won?

Why the emphasis? Simply it'll force fighters to fight at their natural weight.

[JmH Reborn]

Anything above 154.01 is MW - stop crying

You people are pathetic

Either Canelo or Cotto will handle a hypejob like GGG

[QballLobo]

Yes, it does tarnish the fight. If Mayweather/Alvarez was tarnished by the catchweight like all the haters on this site claim, then Cotto/Alvarez is tarnished by the catchweight.

All the haters want to criticize Mayweather (who has only had two catchweight fights) as if he did something terrible. Yet, this will be Cotto's fifth catchweight fight and it will be Alvarez's fourth or fifth catchweight fight.

Whoever wins this fight will be the official catchweight king....and will still be three notches below Mayweather in terms of talent and skill

The reason the Mayweather/Canelo catch weight was crap was bc Floyd himself had fought at 154 against Cotto the year before and against Oscar in 2007. He didn't think Cotto was a threat so he had no problem with it then but he wanted to force a lower weight on Canelo just to have an advantage.
If either Cotto or Canelo had fought at full 160 before then this would be a farce. But Cotto himself has said he is not a full middleweight and Canelo hasn't made the leap yet so I have no problems with it. I think it's just a matter of time before Canelo is at full 160 or above.