Regarding weight loss, straight from the horses mouth

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

I also like how your source for this article was Shane Mosely, who proved beyond doubt it WAS possible to move down not a couple pounds but SEVEN in his late thirties and still become the welterweight king.

Anyway by your logic Cotto only beat Mosely because it was at 'catchweight'.

This is what makes me laugh. Oscar drops to 147 to fight Manny coming up from 135 and it's a 'catchweight' fight.


Mosely also drops to 147, just like Oscar, with the same number fights, same age, same battle scars, and fights Cotto and NOBODY talks about Mosely giving up weight at all. It's ok, because he looked good.

If Oscar fucked up his training and couldn't make the drop shame on Oscar.

It has NO bearing on a potential Pacquaio vs Cotto fight.

Manny vs Cotto is one of the best possible fights that can be made in all of boxing right now, yet you all continue to try and put obstacle in the way of it.

Look, they are both elite world class p4p fighters, yet Cotto is much bigger. Therefore under normal circumstances we don't get a fight. If a catchweight allows us to witness this great boxing event I'm all for it.

Would you scoff also at the idea of a Mayweather vs Paul Williams fight at 157 lbs? Would you moan about Floyd dragging Paul down 3 lbs from 160?

Of course not (well maybe you would) it would be a great fight and Floyd would be showing some serious balls to move up and fight the much bigger man.

You all have one rule for Manny and another for everybody else.

I would absolutely 'scoff' at all those suggestions. Expect Williams comming down a few cause he could do 154 no problem.

Look. IMO catchweights are faggoty. Weight classes are there for a reason and its far more healthy to put on a few pounds than to loose a few.

Therefore, if a fight is to be made. Or more specifically, if Pacquiao wants to fight Welterweights, he should fight at welterweight.

I know there has been examples of Cathcweights along the past 20 years but none of them have been of any real consequence or for the betterment of Boxing.

Catchweight is a negotiation or in essence a demand. How long will it be before these demands are made by less than elliete fighters. Soon everyone will be demanding that fights are made at riddiculously random numbers. Its Unmanly, i said it beofre and i'll keep saying it...

Catchweights are gay and detrimental to the sport of Boxing.