I do dislike catchweights when they're for titles, as I always think if a fighter wants a title in a particular weight class then his opponent should be able to weigh whatever he wants within the parameters of that weight class. But really,
Manny's had 2 catchweight fights, Cotto at 145 and Margarito at 150. That's it. 2.
Look at how much criticism he gets for it, it's ridiculous. The Margarito one was more beneficial to Margarito anyway, as he was a career welterweight being allowed to weigh in 3 pounds over the WW limit. I didn't like that being for a title, hell I didn't like the fight being made at all, but telling Marg he couldn't weight more than 150 was hardly putting him at a disadvantage when he'd spent almost all of his career before that at 147
He's almost always giving up weight significantly come fight night, I mean what was Margarito on the night, 160? At most Pacquiao puts on 1 or 2 pounds after the weigh in. I don't mind him trying to redress the balance a bit by asking for catchweights, but when its a title fight I'd rather it not have any of that. Gotta agree with marbleheadmaui that
the focus on these is stupid when put into context of his overall achievements. We're criticising a fighter for having a few catchweight fights when he's done something pretty much unprecedented in the sport. Please.
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