Quote Originally Posted by Jimanuel Boogustus View Post
Okay bro so because Floyd wasn't blowing up to 140+ he wasn't a true FW either?

See sense bro. That's just Floyd. He can't make 144. He's a welterweight. Fact.
Let me put it simply for you and anyone else who may be confused.

If we took every top 50 WW, took their "unofficial fight time" weight and averaged it off, we'd get a certain number. Obviously we'd have to actually do that to get a real accurate number, but judging by the unofficial weight data I've seen and what I know about cutting weight, I'd estimate it at around 10lbs over the "weigh in weight".

So the average WW weighs in at 147, rehydrates, and comes into the ring weighing around 157. Some guys come in more (Maidana came in at 165, Ortiz 162), some guys I'm sure come in less than that. But we're talking on average.

That unofficial weight is the TRUE size of the WW, because to make 147 they temporarily removed as much water from their bodies as possible. Keith Thurman is not a 147lb man, neither is Porter, Kel Brook, ect. I think we all understand that.

What I'm telling you is that Floyd's TRUE weight, the weight he comes into the ring as, is VERY far below the average WW unofficial weight. Floyd's true unofficial weight is at or below the average true weight of a Jr WW. I guarantee you there are LWs who come into the ring heavier than Floyd does fighting at WW.

So for that reason, I consider Floyd undersized at WW. Is he technically a WW, in that he can make the WW limit? Of course. But he is going to be giving up weight against virtually every opponent he faces.