I been trying hard but can not think of another fighter who invented his own weight

[IronDanHamza]

It's never happened and to be honest it's a very sad state of affairs.

[ИATAS]

Never has something like this happened before. Sure, plenty of catch weight fights here and there but no one has stayed at an invented weight class while not only defending a belt but holding onto the lineal title. It's absurd and utterly ridiculous. I thought Cotto was a diva but this takes the cake.

[hhs661]

This is just sickening. Not only are these 155 lb fights idiotic, but what's even worse is the media letting it go like nothing. This is why this sport is a joke compared to other major and minor sports in the world. How is this been given a pass for so long. I can count Lara, Angulo, maybe Kirkland and now Khan. I think his fight with Cotto was 1 lb above 155 so that's that. But goodness.. When will this be frowned upon by the media or people that can bring this to the forefront

[.!WAR MIKEY!.]

You're not a fan of boxing.

YDKSAB

PS:

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[LetOutTheCage]

Catchweight was supposed to be a means to get two fighters who werent the same weight to fight at a weight that put them on equal ground. It was supposed to create fights the public wouldn't otherwise be able to see.

Canelo has completely corrupted something that was supposed to increase the likelihood of dream fights happening and instead has used it as an excuse to avoid fighting anyone his own size. I cant think of any other fighter who has done what Canelo is doing.

[Weltschmerz]

It's very symptomatic for the current state of affairs, really. CW's are popular at elite level. It's more a negotiating (financial) tool than anything else and the fans suffer from this, let alone the fact that the top fighters only fight 1-2 times a year during their prime. Somebody needs to revolutionize the sport and implement a change of sorts so that we get the fights the sport needs.

[Caxcan]

Angulo, Lara and Kirkland were non-title fights which are often contested at a pound above the division. 155 was Cotto's preferred weight. Khan is the first time he elected to fight for a title at that weight, but according to him it was because Khan wanted a shot at the title, though Khan claimed differently.

[Big_IrishDingus]

Floyd Mayweater was fighting ijits at 152, otherwise the Irish prince wuda knocked him out

[PACnPBFsuck]

Only way to recover from this, is GGG in September.

[bojangles1987]

There are obviously a lot of fighters that have used catchweights, but I can't think of another one that made a catchweight their weight class like Alvarez is. This is ****ing ridiculous and completely indefensible.