Quote Originally Posted by Rantcatrat View Post
Here's a good point I read somewhere. It's actually a compliment to Canelo. Floyd didn't make Cotto or De La Hoya come in at a catch weight. Clearly, he viewed Canelo differently. Now, it's hypocritical in that he bashed Pacquiao for having Cotto come in two pounds under welterweight, but hey, I view that as Floyd just bashing Manny, which he does all the time, and you have to take with a grain of salt.
But Floyd did not make Alvarez do it either my friend. The 12 to 15 million dollar payday for Alvarez did. They are the ones by all the reports I've seen so far that countered with 152. Floyd probably asked for 150.5 because of the massive weigh disparity and his typical game playing.

And this is where people get it wrong. Not all catch weights are equal in physical taxation. The comparison or attempts to do so between Manny asking for one with Cotto or Oscar and the one offered by Alvarez are apples and oranges. It will simply not have any effect on a guy that weighs close to lightheavyweight on fight night. He will probably rehydrate to the exact same weight he does when its 154. Cotto was not a big welter let alone a big jr. middle so when the catch weight was forced upon him that 2 pounds had a much greater effect. Oscar had not made welter in close to a decade.

Grant it either way Floyd accepted and should take a little flack but its simply not any kind of debilitating factor given the rehydration rate of Alvarez.