Quote Originally Posted by purtyboy View Post
Well first of all this is not an anti-pac thread. I feel Pac would of done the same at 147. I just don't see how he could have won the 147 title at 145.. Usually when a boxer comes 1 or 2 pounds under the limit the titles are not on the line. Which leads me to my question.. What are the rules, can you fight for the 147 title at 140 ? First of all catchweights suck but to be able to win titles at heavier weights without fighting at them is B/S... This opens up all possibilities...
To my knowledge never in the history of boxing has a title not been on the line because a fighter came 2 lbs under the maximum limit.

Under the rules both could have weighed in at 141 lbs and it would have still been a legitimate welterweight fight.

The 147 limit is a MAXIMUM limit not a forced weight that both fighters must weigh.