Posted May. 18, 2009 at 10:10pm By Michael Rosenthal Buzz up! This content is protected This content is protected This content is protected LOS ANGELES Juan Manuel Marquezs task was difficult enough. The six-time titleholder from Mexico will be facing the quickest, slickest fighter in the world when he steps into the ring with Floyd Mayweather Jr. on July 18 in Las Vegas. And hes moving up two weight classes to do it. At least the fighters appeared to agree on a catch weight of 144 pounds, as it was explained by Marquezs camp when the fight was announced on May 2. However, now, even that equalizer is gone. The sides have agreed in the end that this will be a welterweight fight, meaning they can weigh as much as 147 pounds. Thats exactly what Mayweather weighed in his last fight, against Ricky Hatton in December 2007. Its no wonder the former pound-for-pound king is better than a 3½-1 favorite.
my sources says its at 143, is there any clear weight? which really is it? but my sources are close to floyd
I heard it was 143, but then a source said 145. Another source said 147 or 144, but he's not that reliable. The most reliable source I know said it will almost certainly be between 143 and 147.
A Pacquiao-Mayweather fight would most likely be at a catchweight around the 142-144 area. So Floyd might as well get used to being that light again for a weigh-in. Floyd usually doesn't cut much weight. I doubt his performance will really suffer in the ring.
