PBF: "I Don't Use Plaster Or Fight At Catchweights"

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LAS VEGAS - Amidst Mariachi bands and frenzied fight fans, Floyd Mayweather weighed in for tomorrow night's fight with Juan Manuel Marquez at 146 pounds, two pounds over the bout's agreed-upon catchweight.

Nothing was said by the announcers and no one on the stage raised an eyebrow. It was the end of the weigh-in for the main event of tomorrow night's Mayweather/Marquez boxing card at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, and Juan Manuel Marquez already had weighed in at 142 pounds to the deafening roar of his maniacal Mexican fans. Then Floyd Mayweather stepped onto the scale to a considerably lesser roar and his weight was announced to the crowd. 146 pounds. He stepped off the scale and the traditional stare-down ensued between the two men as if nothing strange had just happened.

But something very strange had just happened, and many an eyebrow was raised in the crowd. The gathered boxing cognoscenti looked around at each other as if they'd missed something. Wasn't there a catch-weight for this fight? And wasn't it 144 pounds?
Indeed it was. Later on up in the press room, Golden Boy's CEO Richard Schaefer explained that the initial contract for the fight had stipulated that penalties would be assessed for coming in over the agreed-upon weight of 144 pounds, and that Floyd now would be paying such a penalty. Schaefer would not disclose what amount Mayweather would be forced to pay, but he did say that it was "substantial" (the unconfirmed rumor in the press room was that it was in the neighborhood of $500,000, $250,000 for each pound over the limit). When asked if he thought Mayweather ever intended to make the weight, Schaefer answered yes, and added that Mayweather's team was very upset about the situation.

Not many of the press-members in the room seemed to believe him on that score. There always was something fishy about the catch-weight for this fight. Whenever the bout was discussed, sometimes it was there and sometimes it wasn't. Mayweather and his people often talked as if there were no catch-weight for the bout, as if it were a welterweight fight with a limit of 147 pounds and that was that. At this point, one has to wonder if Floyd ever had any intention of making 144, or if he always figured to come in heavy and just pay whatever penalty was assessed to him contractually.
Obviously, the big question now is how it will affect the fight. The difference between the two fighters is only four pounds, but those four pounds could end up meaning a lot, especially considering the fact that Marquez is unlikely to gain much more weight for tomorrow night while Mayweather could easily put on five or six pounds and come in a good ten pounds heavier than Marquez. The whole idea of a catch-weight anyway in a situation where a much smaller guy is fighting a bigger guy is to force the larger man - in this case, Mayweather - to suffer a little to make weight in order to take some of the edge off his natural size advantage. Clearly, Floyd was having none of the suffering business, a revelation that can't come as any surprise. For his part, Marquez reputedly wasn't fazed at all by the situation, bluntly stating after coming off the stage that he didn't care if Floyd came in as a middleweight, because he's used to sparring with much bigger guys.



from HBO's website

 

whats even worse is asking a challenger to fight at a catchweight, the other con his opponent and come in heavier than what is agreed upon.

 

Yea I've lost a lot of respect for you..your posts are getting worse and worse bro. Sergio is a JMW fighting at MW. the guy makes 154 and eats full meals the entire week. He is not a MW by any means...his talent and style allow him to fight at 160...but he is a 154 lb fighter.:deal

 

You don't watch a lot of boxing do you? You just watch Floyd and Pacquiao and what goes on around them huh?

You should try watching the sport a little more....your posts aren't very strong. I have seen Klitschko fans tell you, you were wrong.:rofl:rofl That's pathetic.atsch

 

Yes there is..look what you posted..you were "interpreting" what I was saying...but you were wrong...so your off there...yea your bad....try again...Again, you did not interprete my post correctly...you said I said something I didn't.

This guy is getting to be more of a troll than a real poster.:deal

 

You can talk until you're blue in the face, but the 144 lb catchweight didn't favor Floyd, and the fight didn't happen at 144. The fight was supposed to be an agreed upon catchweight fight, but it didn't happen at 144.

 

For a second there I thought you spelled WhiPdatass, lmao. You don't want no parts of me son, lmao. I already took a dump on your simple ass.

 

Dlh was a big threat. Dlh was even favored over Pacquiao, right? Weight fought at-147. Cotto champion at 147. Pacquiao wants younger Cotto. Fight at 145. Wtf?

 

:good

 

*****s really have no shame! :-(

 

What's your point, attorney?atsch You did not read?:rofl:rofl:rofl

 

I read it...I'm stating that it does not prove much of anything.

You *******s always interprete **** wrong.atsch

Note-Why do you always comment on my job? Are you that mad and jealous? You do realize it was you ****** ass *******s who asked what I did for a living? I didn't even wanna tell you bitches because I knew you would always mention it...damn you ****in dummies are so predictable on this website...

Again...your interpretation and what you always "think" alot of these posters are saying, is wrong.:deal So try and go post about something you know about...not something you don't know anything about...it's clear you *******s only watch Manny and what goes on with him, and that puts you at a handycap when debating the actual sport of boxing and the logistics around it.:deal

 

if it was not supposed to happen at 144, then floyd should not have paid marquez. what's the payment for? bribe money in order for marquez to just fight and lay down?

 

Floyd is obviously trying to make the point that he doesn't drain fighters down from their natural weights to catchweights