Fights in categories that don't exist

Sugar Ray Leonard vs Donny LaLonde. A fight that was fought for 2 titles in 2 different weight class (168 and 175). LaLonde was the LHW champion but was made to go down the 168 lb limit.

 

Loads of fights were contested at a catchweight.

Canelo had several at 155lbs.

RJJ vs Trinidad and Hopkins vs Winky Wright were both contested at 170lbs.

There will be thousands of other examples.

 

It was very absurd for such a thing to happen in the first place but that was what Sugar Ray Leonard demanded for. Which is why I figured this fight would be a good example for a category that shouldn't exist in the first place.

 

I often fight in my backyard with a catchweight somewhere between 154 and 230 lbs.

 

Pavlik vs Hopkins was at 170 instead of 175. So was Wright vs Hopkins.

 

Tony Canzoneri fought both Jack Kid Berg and Barney Ross x 2 at 135lbs, with the LW and LWW world titles simultaneously on the line, in each fight.

 

I remember watching Cassius Baloyi vs Phillip Ndou fight. The fact that it was made at a catchweight of 127 pounds was not particulary unique, but what made me laugh was ring announcer introducing it as the fight for "The Catchweight Championship of the World"... or maybe "World Catchweight title", something along those lines in any case.

 

This was the first time WBC recognised SMW. Lalonde was the reigning WBC LHW champ
Was for a vacant SMW belt

 

The Leonard-Hearns rematch was also fought @ a catchweight somewhere between MW & SMW.

 

Whitaker-Chavez was at a catchweight of 145. So was Pacquiao-Cotto.

Hopkins-De La Hoya was at 158. Leonard-Hearns 2 was at 164. Leonard-Duran 3 was at 162.