If catchweights are suppossed to benefit the smaller fighter...

Not only catchweight u dumb a$$ but also pac fought fighters not at their best ever since he move up to ww in which are FACTS!

 

Catchweights are there to make the bout even. They benefit both boxers. They do not just benefit the smaller boxers.

 

Didn't help that DLH was at 147 or so like a month before the fight. I was like, "why the **** is he down to that already with weeks to go"?

 

Catchweight fights are generally frowned upon. But they can be acceptable as long as a fighter can lose a lot of weight and still be at his VERY BEST. The tricky thing about this is there is no sure way to find out. The frustrating thing about Pac's opponent(s) is....they are NOT going to turn down the biggest payday of their career if they know they are at a weight disadvantage. Would you make excuses if you were paid millions of dollars? Hell no. Many of you wouldn't think twice about getting in the ring with a prime Tyson if it means getting paid a ton of money to last a lifetime. You'd be too ****in giddy to complain about being weight drained against Manny Pacquiao. It's a win-win for Arum and co.

The real question for Pacquiao is...Why would you NOT want to fight a guy in his ideal weight class? Wouldn't it be far more satisfying to beat him at his very best? Forget about what others did in the past. If you're a true warrior why not test yourself? If you feel that your opponent is too big for you then simply don't fight him!

GO BIG OR GO HOME.

 

ok let me ask you a question, of those 2 catchweight fights (3 if you count marquez) is cotto and margarito drained?

the only drained opponent was oscar but it was not at catchweight. and for this fight, it was oscar who calls the shot.

did you call on oscar and trinidad for not fighting hopkins at the full weight limit? did you call on ortiz for not fighting berto at the full weight limit?

 

Every fight and example, therefore the entire situation around all variables in question, are completely unique to themselves.

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Hey TS, add to your list:

Ortiz catchweight Berto - Ortiz UD
Ortiz was the smaller guy coming up to the full 147 for the first time.

Gamboa catchweight Ponce de Leon - Gamboa TD
Both were featherweights, but Leons' previous one was at 130. So, technically Gamboa was the smaller fighter.

Williams catchweight Ishida - Williams UD
Williams' previous two weights: 153.5 lbs, 156 lbs / Ishidas' previous two weights: 156.5 lbs, 158 lbs

So, way to conveniently avoid three recent examples of fights which would contribute 3-0 to the "smaller guy" in your argument. Way to selectively choose and reveal your agenda.

 

Going up in weight is more harder than going down.

for example: Marquez against Floyd.:deal

 

:rofl moving up is harder than going down? yeah, im sure eating whatever u want is much harder than counting calories and draining yourself. lets see u do something physical after a two days of not eating.

 

Naturally bigger man is still gonna be stronger.