What do you think of Catch weights?

**KKisser** · 06-17-2009 05:55 AM

Originally Posted by Jimboogie

Answer me this: if Pacquiao can fight Dela Hoya at 147. Then why not Cotto, or Mosley

that's cos when pac fought dlh he weighed in at 142lbs. for the the hatton fight he was 139. around those weight he performs best. dlh fought him at a lower weight to level the playing field, and even at 147 most people are saying pac doesn't stand a chance and oscar will demolish him. who would have known? it's not like pac is the one who want to fight these heavier guys. both sides wanted the fight and right now them bigger guys are trying to get in front of each other to get that fight. some of your are saying if pac wants to fight mosley or cotto he should fight them at their optimum weight, but then it wouldn't be at pac's optimum weight would it? then it wouldn't be fair and a victory for the bigger guys would also be tainted having picked on the smaller guy. it actually plays both ways, pac beats them at 147 he gets more credit, they beat pac at a catchweight they get more credit.

i actually don't like catchweights but these are the best fights to be made around those weights and i think there shouldn't really be much of a problem, and it's not like it hasn't been done before, as long as they meet at weight where both sides wouldn't be placed at too much of a disadvantage. 144.5-145lbs imo is fair.

**Quinito** · 06-17-2009 12:14 PM

Yeah. Them 147 guys could be drained, but I'm pretty sure 28 out of 30 boxing writters will not pick against them. I'm talking about how huge underdog Pac was against DLH btw.

Addicted to_boxing · 06-18-2009 09:01 PM

Originally Posted by Quinito

Yeah. Them 147 guys could be drained, but I'm pretty sure 28 out of 30 boxing writters will not pick against them. I'm talking about how huge underdog Pac was against DLH btw.

An obvious nuthugger ....... ODLH : A guy that fights once a year in his twilight years dropping in weight and enters a fight looking light a weight drained corpse ...... Catch weight = metro sexual !!!!! You want to fight and beat a bigger man then move up and gain all the accolades that come with a win and no bashing for losing by challenging a bigger man !!! The catch weight should be at the minmum of that classified division or same day weigh in ... period !! ( tweener wights) Pussy promoters and pussy fighters with a caution shield in a violent sport!