Re: Catchweights are becoming an easy copout.

Originally Posted by
bzkfn

Originally Posted by
Fenster
Catchweights are actually the fairest form of boxing you can get. BOTH fighters have to be in unison. One man says he's comfortable making the agreed weight, the other man says he's comfortable making the agreed weight. Harmony.
You can't have excuses after like - "he was weightdrained," "he's small at the weight," "he's big at the weight"
The best man wins. Perfect.
Bullshit. Everyone bitched when Pac made Cotto drop 2 pounds. Sometimes fighters request a catchweight to gain an unfair advantage.
Only silly fans bitched AFTER Cotto had been duffed up. Cotto had NO PROBLEM agreeing to the weight.
Catchweights are requested to make an EVEN playing field. If a fighter AGREES to make the weight, he has ZERO excuses if he loses. Simple as.
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