Lets get something straight!

[JazMerkin]

Are people not aware of weight range a title can be fought for? for example: the welterweight title (not the junior welterweight title) can be on the line between the weighs of 141 - 147! Fighters usually cut weigh on point to the maximum limit, in welterweights they prefer to weigh at 147 but weight down to 141 is acceptable. Fighters go for the maximum limit in hope for advantage, rarely fighters will try to weigh less than the maximum limit because of the common belief the heavier you are the stronger you are.

What is all the fuss about pacs catchweight deal? for mosley or cotto? It would be pac first catchweight fight and its not like his a real welterweight. He has fought onces at 135, 140, 147 and it aint like his recent fight was at 147. if he had grown to 147 then a catchweigh wouldnt make sense. But this guy has NOT and cotto or mosley has! I think the catchweight deal is to make the fight more equal and its insane how cotto is an underdog against pac?

Seriously, a year ago anybody that thought pac could fight cotto got laughed at. Now it seems like people are afraid to see pac fight cotto because they know his capable of winning another title from a real champ.

The catchweight deal is basically asking both fighters not to max out on the weight limit. People are saying its unfair to pacs oppenent he has to ask for a catchweight seriously unfair to pacs bigger oppenent!? Maxing out the weight limit is plain as day reaching for advantage. A catchweight is a fair deal between both fighters. Respect it people

so why go looking for them? Esp. when there are rumours about those particular fighter working real hard to hit the maximum weight, unless you think you are trying to catch a soft title/payday.

If boxers come in to these fights light then we expect them to be looking to gain a speed advantage.

People are picking Pac over Cotto (but not Mosely) based on their last fights repectively.

Pac took out a chin up no plan Hatton, Mosely looked reborn against a static Margarito, Cotto had the toughest fight of the three, not because he is the worst of the bunch but because the man opposite him was good, plenty of people picked Berto to win.

A catchweight is fair if both fighters can comfortably make that weight.


It's bad enough they split the orignal weight divisions, now the current crop isn't good enough (for some) they want to split it up even more?

Wow, first of all neither MOsley nor Cotto have significant troubles making 147 hence why Cotto came in at 146 for this last fight. Second Hatton is ranked way higher than Clottey p4p, so was Margarito. And Margarito beat CLottey so I don't know how your logic about COtto facing the best opponent fits, maybe the hardest opponent for his style, but even then I think Hatton was the hardest opponent stylewise on paper for Pacquiao, but great fighters find a way to adapt, if Pacquiao tried to fight Hatton like he used to, he would have gotten mauled.

Both do have trouble getting down, Mosley because of his age & Cotto because his lifestyle outside the ring involves a fair amount of eating & drinking. Just because he made 146, you will realize that he's never been below that, & when you're making weight every extra pound is a struggle. Like I said, 145 is fine as a fight, but NOT a title fight. The only time I see a catchweight as acceptable is in that such as PBF-JMM