Martinez vs Williams 2: Catch weight 157 lbs?

catch fights are bull****, glad to see the fight go ahead, but whats the point in having weight-classes if ur going to add a catchweight. If u wanna be a champ, beat the best even if they are a little heavier. boxing doesnt just come down to size and weight, 90% of the time its skill and technique.

still, excited about this fight

 

don't u think for 1 camp to implement a catchweight they believe it would benefit thiee guy over their opponent, much like manny pacquiao's fights.

 

IMO if they're fighting for a middleweight title the weight limit should be left at 160lbs.

But, in this case, the catch weight of 157lbs dosn't bother me too much because it dosn't seem to give either guy a big advantage. Both have had most of their fights below 160 anyway, so nobody is deliberately trying to weight drain the other guy like we see with other catch-weight fights.

It may not be a legit "middleweight" fight... but imo it's probably the perfect weight for these guys to get it on. I'm a big fan of both... but I gotta say: WAR MARTINEZ!!!

 

well i HATE catchweights for world titles. and ironically two of my fave fighters are williams and pacquiao. Catchweights are fine but they shouldnt be for legit titles. But then again these paper titles mean **** all these days. Glad this fight got done

WAR WILLIAMS. time to restore your place as the most feared and respected fighter out there

 

It sucks.. This is for the undisputed middleweight belt.... Williams has fought at 160 a few times and was signed to fight Pav at the limit... I don't see the point because both guys seem to be able to fight at 54 or 60..

 

^^^^ THIS :thumbsup, and let me add: WAR PUNISHER!!!!!! That is all.

 

I hate catchweights too, but oh well. Martinez is going to tap that ass American Me style either way.


WAR MARTINEZ!?!?!?

 

Though this should be at the middle-weight limit of 160 particularly because this is a title fight, it seems weight classes are becoming more and more useless, i don't understand why it wouldn't be enforced, maybe one or both guys have trouble putting on weight, my guess is it would be Paul but at 6'2 its amazing this dude is so skinny and can't bulk up to about 175lbs let alone 160.

 

For a World Title? It shouldn't be allowed.

 

For a title you're 100% correct, but this is boxing. We have something called a diamond belt...come on.

 

I have no problem with catchweights, but they shouldn't allow World Titles to be on the line if the camps have agreed upon a catchweight which doesn't allow both boxers to come in at the maximum weight the division specifies. They should treat it the same way they do when a boxer comes in overweight for a World Title bout...the title simply is not on the line, but the bout still takes place.