Why a catch weight to fight Chris Algieri?

Catch weight title fights may just be the stupidest thing in all of sports. There are plenty of weight divisions. If you are scared to fight at the true weight then drop down.

 

wait so what if Chris comes in at 140?

 

He came in overweight at 144.4

 

Chris failed to make weight making this thread effectively pointless.atsch

 

Because he knew Algieri wouldn't make weight and he didn't. Now he'll be more drained than usual, making it even more lopsided than it was already.

 

Algieri trying to drain pac

 

Why?? if anything it favors chris.... He has been the one fighting at 140 for his last few fights... Pac has the welterweight title and it is on the line... Why should he come down a weight class to fight for the belt above it? :think

 

Algieri is from 140. This is a failed hate thread.

 

Algieri is a champion at 140lbs, why the hell does it matter to him if he fights at 144 instead of 147?

 

Manny is planning on going to 140lbs if he can't get the Floyd fight. All this fight is to Manny is an experiment at fighting at a lower limit than 147, rather than move straight to 140.

 

If they didn't want algieri to bulk up, they should of fought him at 140 right?
but they are defending their WW belt at 144 which will favor algieri more since they can drain pac while suppodedly having no problem making 144.

 

Hate thread? It asks "why a catch weight" and that is a valid question. It makes absolutely no sense.

 

Yeah that's what i was thinking, Algieri can come in at 140 if he wants, its the stress for pacquiao to go in under 144.

DSG on the other hand made Salka come up in weight and made the max weight 142 besides 140 which favors DSG even more.