Source ************ Former IBF welterweight titlist Shawn Porter faces Adrien Broner on June 20th in a battle of Ohio that will curiously take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. But while both combatants have competed as welterweights, this contest will be taking place at a catch-weight. "The weight limit is 144-pounds plus a pound, give or take," said Kenny Porter, Shawn's father and trainer who is well aware of the tactics taking place. "They're trying to bring us down to try to hurt us and they asked for a second-day weigh-in," continued the elder Porter. "The day of the fight we have to weigh-in, again." Reportedly, neither fighter can weigh-in heavier than 155 pounds on the morning of this bout. Broner, after being defeated by Marcos Maidana in Dec. '13, moved down from welterweight. Porter, who competed as high as super middleweight as an amateur, has had to gradually work his way down to the 147-pound weight class. You wonder if this puts him at a competitive disadvantage. But as the elder Porter points out, "Shawn is not like most fighters. Shawn stays within 15 pounds of his fight weight. He never allows himself to go up after the fight. The most important time is not just the camp and not the fight - but what you do after the fights. So he was on-point afterwards." Porter stopped late replacement Erick Bone in five rounds on March 13th. "(Shawn's) at 157 (now); within 30 days of the fight - which is ten days days from now - I expect him to be at 154," the father said on Tuesday. "That's 10 lbs. off the fight weight and we're going to (lose) 2.5 pounds per week the rest of the way." Catchweights suck !
Wow, two welterweights have to weigh in under the division limit and then can't rehydrate more than 8 pounds over the limit; so they can't be more than light middleweights by the time they actually fight. Shocking! What has this sick sport come to when men are being forced to fight in divisions near their actual weight class? I say that Porter comes in a full middleweight on fight night with loaded gloves and tells Broner, "That's America, buddy!"
broner is at 140 and if 147 guys want to fight him like a khan or porter then it has to be a catch weight. broner is campaigning at jr welter weight, his goal is to be champ at that weight before the yr is out. broner and porter have sparred before and broner always got the best of him. but porter is like a better skilled maidana with his pressure but he dont have the punching power like maidana. porter is a strong fighter and very solid, i dont think broner is has strong as kell brook either. broner can win the fight but he gone have to use all his tools to win the fight. broner said he would never have a hard fight again, well come june 20th we shall see. cause i think broner vs porter gone be a war, im rooting for broner but i think its a 50 50 fight.
Catchweights should be banned. Dont wana fight at 140? Go McDonalds. Dont wana weigh 147? Fine but the fights at 147.
wai, the fight is at 144 but they can weight up to 155 o fight night ? that's what porter and broner weiht pretty much on fight night anyways. I got broner by a very shocking one sided beat down with a very possible stoppage after round 8 was more into broner khan ay 144 but phuck in, this is a very good exciting fight