Why is Mayweather considered "a natural WW"...

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  1. Pug1list

    Pug1list Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Mayweather probably came to the ring 160, just carb loading.
     
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  2. PugilisticPower

    PugilisticPower The Blonde Batman Full Member

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    Ability to dehydrate yourself and then put it all back in doesn't change ****.

    If these fights were same day weigh in - do you think anyone mentioned above except Floyd and Pacquaio could make 147?
     
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  3. Pug1list

    Pug1list Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Could have cut 2lbs, he had his contract changed to 147ls earlier in the week, he deliberately didn't make 144.
     
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  4. Dominicano Soy!

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    Very true. If we had same day weigh in, Mayweather, Pacquiao and Zab Judah would be fighting at 147. Where as Cotto, Clottey, Margarito, Cintron, Quintana, Collazo would be fighting at 154.
     
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  5. ApatheticLeader

    ApatheticLeader is bringing ***y back. Full Member

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    1) Yes, most of the fighters around at welterweight could still do it - and there would be more deaths/serious injuries in the ring, hence why we don't have same day weigh-ins anymore. Do your research sonny....

    2) It's irrelevant whether they can do it or not, because we do not have same day weigh-ins. No-one is breaking any rules, so your question truly is irrelevant.

    Try harder. A lot harder.
     
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  6. PirateGorilla

    PirateGorilla Active Member Full Member

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    Tell that to Gamache.

    Yes, but would look like **** on fight night.
     
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  7. PugilisticPower

    PugilisticPower The Blonde Batman Full Member

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    As for "Why didn't he come in at 144"

    The way I read it, Floyd wanted the advantage in the ring. He didn't know how easy this fight would end up becoming for him. I think if he really cared, he could have got to 144 - hell, half an hour to an hour on a treadmill would cut those 2 lbs.

    600k out of a 8 figure salary? Not that important compared to maintaining his winning streak against a guy who many thought was a lively challenger before hand.
     
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  8. Pug1list

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    Even with same day weigh-in, still can carb load.
     
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  9. ApatheticLeader

    ApatheticLeader is bringing ***y back. Full Member

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    So Gatti jumping off the scale on the weigh-in before the needle stopped had nothing to do with anything. The weigh-in was seriously shady, that's my problem with the fight.

    If it wasn't, than Gatti wouldn't have done anything wrong weighing what he did on fight night. Guess what? Brain injuries have occured in fights where there was no real fight-night discrepency, and plenty of them.
     
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  10. martin0792

    martin0792 The Golden Boy Full Member

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    Floyd Mayweather doesn't get enough credit for his abillity and tallent. Many fans do not appreciate a defensive boxing clinic.
     
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  11. ApatheticLeader

    ApatheticLeader is bringing ***y back. Full Member

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    He gets all the credit in the world for his talent - just not based on this fight.
     
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  12. Bazooka

    Bazooka Pimp C Wants 2 Be Me Full Member

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    He barely made the limit in this fight that alone should tell you, especially when you consider he has been in the gym training for this fight atleast six months.
     
    Bazooka, Sep 20, 2009
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  13. Symphenyceo

    Symphenyceo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Floyd can make 144 but chose not to. He walks around 151-152. I find it hard to believe he can't lose 8 pds.
     
    Symphenyceo, Sep 20, 2009
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  14. Caliboxing

    Caliboxing Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Floyd's most comfortable and effective weight appears to be around 147 right now so he's a natural welterweight.
     
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  15. Pug1list

    Pug1list Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It's not that difficult to lose weight, with his team of dietians, nutritionists, they would have formulated 144 down to a tee.
     
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