Mayweather vs. Alvarez: Catchweight of 152 !!

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  1. HoldMyBeer

    HoldMyBeer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    anyone critisizing the catchweight is totally ignorant to how important the weight issues were for this fight
    it was never going to be at 154, this is a good compromise

    i didn't think the fight would be made
     
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  2. Son of Gaul

    Son of Gaul Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Are you a selective reader or are you unable to comprehend the other 90% of my post? I really never criticized the catchweight. I only questioned whether Floyd had enough leverage to force a catchweight...given the other available opponents. It's a forum FFS...thinking outside of the box is allowed.
     
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  3. Nonito Smoak

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    Nobody thought the fight would be made.

    Considering it seemed to be a tug of war between 47 and 54 with NO ONE ON ESB THINKING THE FIGHT WOULD HAPPEN IN SEPTEMBER, I'd say it was a very good compromise and I'm glad we've got a fight.

    Wish it was at 154, but I'm not oblivious to the current state of boxing as some are.

    X 2
     
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  4. HoldMyBeer

    HoldMyBeer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    absolutely
     
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  5. Toontoon

    Toontoon Boxing Junkie banned

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    It was there to give Pacquiao another title in another division, nothing to do with benefiting Margarito.
     
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  6. Arcane

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    Say what you want about Pacquiao but atleast he never pretended he wanted make sure his opponent was comfortable UNLIKE Mayweather who always liked to claim he wanted to fight the 'best' version of the guy he was facing.

    145lb Cotto
    152lb Canelo

    What's the difference?
     
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  7. HoldMyBeer

    HoldMyBeer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    welter v junior middle
     
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  8. simon850

    simon850 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Canelo weighed in at 153 for his last fight. Mayweather 146. Is 152 closer to 153 or 146? Just asking....
     
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  9. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Even your biggest catchweight hater says that the Cotto win is one of Pacquiao's best, so I don't know why people are bitching so much about it.

    Everybody agrees 154 would be ideal.

    But lets not act like we should treat Mayweather doing that to Alvarez as somehow worse than Pac doing it to Cotto.
     
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  10. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Deaf ears, fallen on, this will.

    -Yoda
     
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  11. Arcane

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    It's not worse it is just as bad though.
     
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  12. Miguel

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    Pac V DLH was not a catchweight! It was a legit 147 fight, 1 guy went up 2 divisions, the other went down 1. DLH misjudged it and clearly didn't come down properly...his fault he didn't lose weight properly
     
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  13. tezel8764

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    The Cotto-Pacquiao fight was awesome, Pac was quick as ****.
     
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  14. Uncle Rico

    Uncle Rico Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yeah, it's disappointing (and quite funny at the same time) that he's felt the need to bring him down. But at least it reveals his "I want fighters to be comfy" thing to be a load of horse**** (a long with most of his other claims) and people will finally stop giving Pac **** for doing the same thing.
     
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  15. AnthonyW

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    Neither is bad IMO, I just don't like titles being on the line in these catchweight bouts.
     
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