Catch Weight - Title fight?

[CFH]

I know exactly what I'm talking about, perhaps you are just having problems reading.

From your statement, I see that you also think Mosley shouldn't be fighting at Welterweight either.

You can be of the opinion that Mosley can't make the catchweigh and not weight drained. but I think it's a stretch. Mosley met Cotto at 146.25, Mosley will be fine at 144/145 catchweigh.

Where did I say that? Mosley has proven that he is fine at 147.

To address your other points, Adam already explained how even a few pounds can make a big difference for a fighter. If you can't understand (or admit) that then there is no reason to continue this discussion with you.

I'm sorry, you didn't, but your supporting the same argument that Mosley can't make shed the few pounds without being weight drained. If that is true, then Mosley shouldn't be fighting at Welterweight. Is that not what part of what weightclasses are about? "To keep fighters from having an unfair weight advantage".

Now, I fully understand that it's a valid point for fighters below their weightclass but Mosley is fighting within his weightclass. To say that he'd be weight drained is just a premise for losing in advance.

If Mosley loses, he loses to a better fighter, not because he couldn't plan a proper weight program. Or do you think he's invested in the "De La Hoya fighter's netrution plan". If so it makes Mosley an idiot as well as a loser. Mosley doesn't strike me as an idiot.

Mosley can compete between 147 - 300 lbs if he wants, it's dropping below 147 which is going to make him weight drained. Just because he fights at both 154 and 147 safely does not mean he can fight below 147. That's a logical falicy. It's got nothing to do with a proper nutrition plan or anything like that, I'm sure De La Hoya had one of the worlds finest nutritionists set up his plan, there is no nutrition plan that can get a fighter to a weight to which he is physically unsuited and have him perform at his best. It's impossible, especially at Mosley's age and considering that he has not fought below 147 in 10 years.

As for you last point, fighters almost always decide on the most profitable fights rather than the most intelligent (relative to their prospects of winning) ones. Is it smart for Mosley to fight Pac at 142/144 regarding his chances for victory? No, it's not, but I'm sure it makes a lot of sense financially. However, as a boxing fan I'm not all that interested in Mosley's finances, I want to see the best fighters fight eachother in the most competitive and fair environments. If Pac doesn't think he can compete at 147 then that's fair enough, stay at 140 and fight Marquez or Mayweather, I have no problem with that. But making welter's fight at weights in which they are not suited in unfair to those fighters and the only reason they would do it is because of the gold-plated carrot dangling in front of their noses.

If Pacquiao beats Mosley at 147, which I think he potentially could, I will give him all the credit in the world. If he beats Mosley below 147 it's a tainted victory in my opinion because he would not be facing the best Shane Mosley.