Mayweather Is A Small Welterweight...Honestly

It's not lazy. I just don't believe he enjoys cutting. And he knows with his skill he can fight at that weight very comfortably.

 

Floyd was a massive 4lbs heavier than Marquez on fight night.

In Armstrong and Duran used to weigh in on the day. Guys like Ortiz would have been a middleweight back then.

Although Floyd would be a welter either way, since he only comes into the rinf around 150.

Hes just a slightly built guy, thats just his genetics.

He is smaller than some 140lbs guys on fight night. Hatton came up from 140lbs and was heavier than Floyd in fightnight

 

When compared to big ww's (Margarito,Cintron,P.Williams,Clottey), Floyd seems small. But, imo, he's grown into the weight and ought to be considered a full-fledged 147 lber.

 

haha no way, i never knew that. I didn't think he had ever weighted in on on fight night. Im very surprised by that then, you would never guess there was 14lbs difference between them two.

 

It obviously works great for him. I can see the logic in focusing on fitness and technique rather than weight.

 

not lazy, just doesn't want to dehydrate or drain himself.

he wants to fight where he's comfortable which is basicly his walk around weight. he'd have alot more KO's if he wanted to stay @ 140 tho.

 

HBO unofficial scales had him at 150 lbs for the Ortiz fight, WBC 30 day weigh in had him at around 150 lbs I believe also.

 

Floyd is 135....he did lose lbs of muscle remember.

 

7 months ago

 

Have you watched their fight? It was clear as night and day there was a large difference in weight. Floyd was hitting Ortiz with clean, straight right hands from the first round. The reason Ortiz could walk through those was because he was 2 weight classes above Floyd. It gave an illusory impression that Floyd has little power. But his power is fine for his size. It's just that he rarely fights someone his size.

 

Floyds doesnt have the balls to fight threats at any weight(give him credit for fighting solid fighters early in his career but no prime atg by any means not even close),the weight isnt the issue his cautipus managing is.That's what separates those 2 from floyd/pac they fought the best no excuses.Floyds health is more important remember??.. :yep.

good

 

One thing that surprises me, with all the cynicism about weight-cutting and PEDs on this forum, is that people are still very naive about height.

Most boxers are overlisted. Floyd is 5'8" or 5'9" in his dreams. Try 5'7". Marquez and Pac are 5'5" at best.

 

He's of about avrage height. He dose have long arms though.

 

I don't know about long arms. 5'8 26 inch reach is normal. I'm 5'8 26 inch reach.

It's average..doesn't really give him that much of an advantage imo. At most he'll have 2-3 inches more than his opponents.

 

Mayweather is many things but lazy is none of it.

That being said, he's not a small welterweight either.
He's a small LMW.

A small WW is Pacquiao. He's a JrWW. He's a dwarf 150-lber.
Marquez is a small WW too. And Bradley (but it's too early to tell if he fills out good at WW).