Quote Originally Posted by TitoFan View Post
I'm all in favor of eliminating catchweights. If you can't fight at a certain weight level, go up or down, whichever the case may be. It's 6-7 pounds difference in most cases. Not a stretch for a professional fighter. Fans and the media should pressure the boxing orgs to stop this catchweight nonsense.
Like now. Weightclasses are around to have a level playing field. If catchweights were used to make equal in between fights it would be one thing but they are not. They are used to have an advantage. Pac has used them to weaken his opponents. Now Cotto goes with Roach and he pulls the same maneuver. Alvarez uses them because he can't comfortably make Jr. Middleweight but he dreads being considered a middleweight because Mexican fight fans will not put up with him avoiding GGG. So he hides at 155. It's contracted cheating.