Do you find it acceptable for a fighter to exclusively win/defend at cw's?

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  1. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    If a fighter comes up and can make a low cw, and because of his name he can force the division champion to come down... do you think it's acceptable for him to exclusively defend his won title at cw?

    Say Peter Quillin after beating Jacobs moves up and becomes 168 champ, then defending it at 162 for as long as he can...
    acceptable or not?
     
    Robney, Nov 22, 2015
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  2. timeout

    timeout Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    If he makes his opposition stick to a catch weight every fight that's not acceptable.
     
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  3. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    nobody wants to burn themselves on this or what? :blood
     
    Robney, Nov 22, 2015
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  4. des3995

    des3995 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I hate the idea of forced catchweights. I have no problem if someone wants to fight under the weight limit themselves, but they should not be able to force their opponents to do so.
     
    des3995, Nov 22, 2015
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  5. punisher

    punisher Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The sanctioning bodies shouldn't allow it. But, they are greedy, so they do.
     
    punisher, Nov 22, 2015
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