Matt Hatton been stitched up, weight been changed?

[Kev]

It will be funny to hear the moans,with people saying 154 is unfair and that it should be happening at a catchweight. You have to love irony.

[Kev]

It definitely makes it even harder for Hatton. But to be fair 150 wasn't a big deal, as he's fought at 150/151 many times.

But as people said of Manny, if he wants to fight for a world title he should fight the proper weight and not be a bitch.

[boxingbantz]

Be interesting to see Canelo's weight on the night.

[littlebif]

I hate catchweight fights but if it has been agreed and you have been training for it at a catchweight it shouldnt be changed 4 days before the fight.

[bzkfn]

I'm sticking to my guns o this. If it's for the WBC 154 title, the contracted weight should be 154. They signed for a catchweight when the belt wasn't on the line. Now it is, so if you want to be a world champion at light-middleweight, then the stipulated weight should be just that!

[boxingbantz]

I'm sticking to my guns o this. If it's for the WBC 154 title, the contracted weight should be 154. They signed for a catchweight when the belt wasn't on the line. Now it is, so if you want to be a world champion at light-middleweight, then the stipulated weight should be just that!

Spot on.

[erics44]

will it really give either boxer an advantage this close to the fight?

[Otley]

Agreed...if you can't fight at the weight you can't fight at that weights title....end of.....I mean what the hell is the point of fighting for a title if you can't do the weight...pointless and it makes a mockery of the whole Fighting for a Championship Belt....this has to stop now


Job Biscuit (Pointless)!!!


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[ono]

I'm sticking to my guns o this. If it's for the WBC 154 title, the contracted weight should be 154. They signed for a catchweight when the belt wasn't on the line. Now it is, so if you want to be a world champion at light-middleweight, then the stipulated weight should be just that!

Spot on.

Besides, he only really ever had 1% chance of winning anyway. Now it's like .5%.

It's not worth complaining over

[boxingbantz]

I'm sticking to my guns o this. If it's for the WBC 154 title, the contracted weight should be 154. They signed for a catchweight when the belt wasn't on the line. Now it is, so if you want to be a world champion at light-middleweight, then the stipulated weight should be just that!

Spot on.

Besides, he only really ever had 1% chance of winning anyway. Now it's like .5%.

It's not worth complaining over

He should turn up, grab the belt from ringside, walk up to Canelo, pat him on the back, hand him the strap, wave to the crowd and go back to the locker room.

Seriously.

[ono]

I'm sticking to my guns o this. If it's for the WBC 154 title, the contracted weight should be 154. They signed for a catchweight when the belt wasn't on the line. Now it is, so if you want to be a world champion at light-middleweight, then the stipulated weight should be just that!

Spot on.

Besides, he only really ever had 1% chance of winning anyway. Now it's like .5%.

It's not worth complaining over

He should turn up, grab the belt from ringside, walk up to Canelo, pat him on the back, hand him the strap, wave to the crowd and go back to the locker room.

Seriously.

Or accidentally knock the referee out, climb out the ring, grab a steel chair and hit Alvarez over the head with it. Wake the referee up and take the victory.

[fan johnny]

I'm sticking to my guns o this. If it's for the WBC 154 title, the contracted weight should be 154. They signed for a catchweight when the belt wasn't on the line. Now it is, so if you want to be a world champion at light-middleweight, then the stipulated weight should be just that!

I would have said that doesn't make any rational sense. But for the WBC, there has to be a contract because they removed the weigh-in protections from their rules. Before there is no need to have a "contracted" weight, as long as they are fighting up to the division weight limit. The purpose of a contracted weight is provide leverage over the advantaged larger fighter. That application hasn't changed.

The boxing commissions already have rules in place to protect the fighters at the weight class limit but the 24-30 hour weigh-in rules will hopefully start to change. Massachusetts State Athletic Commission is leading the way in it's young life. They approved double weigh-ins for the MMA last year temporarily and will move to introduce legislation make it permanent. The cap is set at 1.0625 for the second weigh-in that a fighter is allowed to gain. Example, a fighter contracted to fight at 135 pounds can’t come in higher than 143.4375 pounds on fight night. California started in this direction back in 2005 after the Gatti vs Gamache fight, but dropped into the background in order to let other states take the lead in providing evidence that the current unfair practice is unsafe. There is really only two states that can look into this from a medical perspective and that is Texas and Nevada. I wouldn't expect anything unless the esteemed Senator McCain gets his Boxing Act through for a National Boxing Commission.

Personally I don't "think" this the cap makes boxing any safer and "feel" it's actually counter productive toward safety. In the spirit of fairness and the out of respect for safety they should have same day weigh-ins and remove the temptation for "qualifying" to fight at the lower classes to gain an advantage.