Should boxing get rid of catch weights?

[lopetego]

Just get rid of them for title fights

Sometimes a cw is the only way for two elites from different divisions to realistically fight at all

[ReggieKray]

CW yes. Rehydration is still fair. The limit is there for a reason.

[Roadblock]

CW yes. Rehydration is still fair. The limit is there for a reason.

But there is a no limit, the only limit is the weight 30 hrs before, if you start imposing rehydration clauses you may as well have same day weigh in, fighters will always try to be the bigger man at the weight, its a part of winning, another part of winning is forcing the bigger guy down.

[Thuglife Nelo]

Yes, especially when fans of fighter who requested cw claim the win is great?
If you win cw fight its not a great win.

But youve always hated on Mayweather and cheered Pacquiao.

[Thuglife Nelo]

Pacquiao doesn’t approve of this thread.

[QueensburyRules]

Seems pretty silly to me.

- -U silly putty.

Heavywt the only original division. Every division since is a catchwt, so maybe U make a puttywt div.

[DaNeutral.]

i used to have no problem with catch weights, it was a good thing for helping create some interesting fantasy match ups from top fighters from different weights but now it seems like it is just being used as a tool to try gain advantages over other fighters.

1 thing I've always said and still say to this day is there should never be a catch weight or a hydration clause for a title fight. When there is a belt on the line it should be the normal rules.