Comments Thread For: Saul Alvarez To Lose $70,000 For Failing To Make Weight

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

Anaheim, California - Junior middleweight Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will lose $70,000 or 20% of his $350,000 purse for failing to make weight for Saturday's scheduled fight against Matthew Hatton. The fight is under a contract agreement for a catch-weight of 150-pounds, although the vacant WBC 154-pound title is up for grabs. Alvarez (35-0, 26KOs) came in at 151.8-pounds. He was given two hours to lose the weight but came back with 30-minutes remaining and failed to make weight for a second time with 151.4 coming up on the scale. According to reports, $35,000 will go to Hatton, and the other $35,000 will go to the California State Athletic Commission. Hatton (41-4, 16KOs) weighed 149.6. The fight happen at the Honda Center and HBO will televise.
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[Sweet Jesus]

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[Georgeshills]

So they are still sticking with the 150 catchweight because that's their agreement, even though the WBC wants it at the full limit.

[onechance87]

get ur shlt together canelo...But why the fck is the commision getting
money those greddy fcks...Are they gonna be punched in the face as well?

[elgranluchadore]

dumb move by gbp
i mean why the catchweight? i doubt hatton demanded it, now you cost canelo 70k

[UglyPug]

that is the weak sauce. Alvarez should just start fighting at 154. Catch weights are fine when appropriate - like when a guy is moving up two, or three weight classes. but to create your own weight class is ridiculous.

[120]

so now the guy comes overweight into the fight, knocks Hatton out and people start talking about how much of a badass the kid is without taking into consideration the weight advantage. ON TOP OF THAT, THIS BS FIGHT IS FOR THE WBC 154 TITLE... This is where professional boxing is a joke

[PRBOXINGCOTTO]

Wat a disgrace canelo your hype and you cant even make weight hatton should get the full 70.000 and kno one else canelo by easy ko in 5

[Babalu11]

Although I think Catchweights are BS....this is disappointing coming from Canelo. If he signed a contracted weight he should have respected the contract.

[120]

dumb move by gbp
i mean why the catchweight? i doubt hatton demanded it, now you cost canelo 70k

like it will matter. Maybe you haven't noticed but Canelo is being driven to become GBPs cash-cow...He will be fine