Who fights at more catchweights, Mayweather or Pacman?

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  1. remi

    remi Well-Known Member Full Member

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    In looking back at their careers thus far, I have not come across Mayweather ever asking for a catchweight. If someone knows of a fight, please let me know.
     
    remi, Jul 22, 2011
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  2. Vidic

    Vidic Rest in Peace Manny Full Member

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  3. Lance_Uppercut

    Lance_Uppercut ESKIMO Full Member

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    Pac has fought 2 so far.
    Cotto (on pounds less....make a huge fuss if you must)
    Margarito
    And has JMM on deck.

    Floyd has had one, vs. JMM although he just blew it off and weighed what he wanted.
     
    Lance_Uppercut, Jul 22, 2011
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  4. whoupicking?

    whoupicking? Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Technically floyd hasn't FOUGHT at any catch weights.
     
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  5. puga_ni_nana

    puga_ni_nana Dempsey Roll Full Member

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    not hard to answer.

    pacquiao has fought at 145 and 151 against cotto and margarito respectively.
    floyd has fought at 144 against marquez but did not honor the catchweight agreement.

    2-1 so far and pac is fighting his 3rd catch-weight fight with marquez at 144 for his (pac's) WBO welter title.

    technically he didn't but jmm did.
     
    puga_ni_nana, Jul 22, 2011
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  6. Uncle Oden

    Uncle Oden Respect Guzman banned

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    yes, we cannot count shriveled up Oscar as a catchweight. It was a contracted welterweight fight.
     
    Uncle Oden, Jul 22, 2011
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  7. Lance_Uppercut

    Lance_Uppercut ESKIMO Full Member

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    True. If Floyd fanatics do that, it opens a whole more to be counted for Floyd. :deal
     
    Lance_Uppercut, Jul 22, 2011
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  8. Lance_Uppercut

    Lance_Uppercut ESKIMO Full Member

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    That's because wasn't professional enough to make the agreed weight of 144.
     
    Lance_Uppercut, Jul 22, 2011
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  9. Uncle Oden

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    such as?
     
    Uncle Oden, Jul 22, 2011
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  10. Lance_Uppercut

    Lance_Uppercut ESKIMO Full Member

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    Well, if DLH fighting at 154 then going back to 147 means it's a catchweight for Pac, then Floyd vs. Hatton at 147 is a catchweight fight too, as Floyd came from JrMW to WW while Hatton went from JrWW to WW.

    Of course i don't count those, but can see idiots trying to.
     
    Lance_Uppercut, Jul 22, 2011
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  11. bRoNeR**a**G

    bRoNeR**a**G Well-Known Member Full Member

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    They both have, Pac has done it more. I personally don't see a problem with it, the only problem I have is when they make up belts to facilitate it.
     
    bRoNeR**a**G, Jul 22, 2011
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  12. puga_ni_nana

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    personally, i don't have problem with it either. catchweights are sometimes necessary to make fights fairer when two top guys are separated by a weight class or two. and i have no problem with the belts either since it is not valued as much as it was then. the fighter should make the belt and not the other way around.
     
    puga_ni_nana, Jul 22, 2011
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  13. bRoNeR**a**G

    bRoNeR**a**G Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yeah I see what you mean, we all know what a belt means nowadays given we have champs like JCC JR etc... But I'm still against making new titles up. Thats the last thing we need is more titles.
     
    bRoNeR**a**G, Jul 22, 2011
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  14. Gander Tasco

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    Who's fought better fighters, pacman.
     
    Gander Tasco, Jul 22, 2011
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  15. Bazooka

    Bazooka Pimp C Wants 2 Be Me Full Member

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    Umm Manny did it in one of his earlier fights in which he was knocked out in...
    DLH though it was at 147 and that is a legit weight class it wasnt like it was not a catch weight fight Oscar was at a comfortable 154 for a while moved up as high as 160. so comming back down after all those years obviously had an effect on him...

    Floyd when he fought Corrales I thought that was a catch weight as well I could be wrong though..

    However Floyd doesnt do the catch weight to drain someone down, its easier to move up in weight as Marquez did to fight Floyd, than it is to move down in weight as DLH did to fight Pac
     
    Bazooka, Jul 22, 2011
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