Catchweights: Good or Bad for Boxing?

[_Rexy_]

I didn't say I liked it.
But boxing is a business for these fighters , promoters etc.
Alot of people benefit from the A side winning.
Which is why they're given the preferential treatment.

I know you don't like them. I was just venting/adding on to your statement lol

[elfag]

we already doubled the original weight classes, come on already just agree to a division. I dont really like them.

[_Rexy_]

we already doubled the original weight classes, come on already just agree to a division. I dont really like them.

Thing is too, their weight limits, not "weights"

I remember watching Hagler fight at middleweight, sometimes he was as low as 156-157. That doesn't happen now. Guys won't even give up a pound lol

[KingOfGlory]

They may have made sense when there were only 8 divisions. Now they're just A-side trickery to get an advantage. And never should be used in title fights. Those 155lb middleweight title fights were a disgrace.

[KingOfGlory]

Thing is too, their weight limits, not "weights"

I remember watching Hagler fight at middleweight, sometimes he was as low as 156-157. That doesn't happen now. Guys won't even give up a pound lol

Sergio Martinez did this as well to give a more recent example.

Always fought with the 160 limit but often came in barely above 154.

[Marchegiano]

I dunno, but, before sanctioning bodies everyone who was not HW champion was actually a catch weight champion, not a LW, or MW or whatever they claimed.


There was no set weight per division or range of weight per division. There were guys willing to fight at specific weight ranges that claimed championships called things like MW champion.


So if you're say a LW champ, you might fight one guy at 135 and another at 145 as per the agreed weights you and your opponent agreed to pre-fight.


agreed weights that are agreed to pre-fight......that's a catch isn't it?


So, I mean, I think its what got us to weight divisions in the first place....it's probably something you want to avoid.....like anything else from the 1820s


We don't need 30 second KOs and I don't reckon we need catch, but, I could be swayed.....I did just talk about old ****. I don't rightly know how it affects boxing in the modern time, if at all.

[_Rexy_]

Sergio Martinez did this as well to give a more recent example.

Always fought with the 160 limit but often came in barely above 154.

Good call. Sexy Sergio was probably the last guy to really do that. Amazing how much weight he likely gave up against Chavez

[Shadoww702]

No issues as long as it’s not for a belt

[Shadoww702]

They may have made sense when there were only 8 divisions. Now they're just A-side trickery to get an advantage. And never should be used in title fights. Those 155lb middleweight title fights were a disgrace.

And how many were for a title??? Salty ***! Brook at 160 was BS!!! 155 he had a chance.

[ShaneMosleySr]

Catchweight is only bad when some A-side a**hole uses it to give himself an advantage in every fight.

What catchweight was intended to do is great for boxing.