What do you guys think about catch weight fights?

it is what it is

 

i think they're ridiculous considering how many weight divisions there are already. There's so many weight classes with 4 champs in each class, that's insane. why throw catch weights in the mix? it made sense back in the day when the diff between weight classes was a good 9-15 lbs but nowadays with divisions being so close to each other catch weights just seem ridiculous people should just man the **** up and gain/lose the extra 2-3 lbs or just don't make the fight.

 

im convinced the big fights wouldn't happen if catchweights didnt exist. fighters of this era are in my opinion, the most egotistical, mentally fragile and straight up ***** of all time. That isn't to say that they aren't some of the toughest men walking on the planet, but in comparison to previous generations, where fighters truly had no choice and faced the mob or starving mouths if they didn't succeed in the way success was calculated, the modern generation of fighters are truly a bunch of pansies MENTALLY- The steelhardened resolve that existed in an innumerable amount of fighters in the early and mid 20th century has diminished over time and only exists in few these days compared to the past.

without catchweights, the only fighting that would be going on would be between the promoters and no one else, too many unmerited premadonnas walking around these days

 

Catchweights ****ing suck. There are 17 weight classes not 8 like there was way back when.

 

Worthless.

 

If only the fighters can weight between that same range come fight night, that wouldn't be a problem. there wouldn't be a so called catchweights . The problem is, after weigh in, most boxers if not all, dehydrates more than the actual maximum limit. It's just a way to control how much a certain person can weigh to have at least a fair match up, weight wise of course. :hat

 

so why put the blame only on pac? jmm, floyd, juan diaz and malignaggi are all fighting at catchweights, mexican.

 

mexican, your bias is showing. why won't jmm fight floyd at 147? why won't juan diaz fight malignaggi at 140?

 

There bull****!

 

pac did not request for it. it's cotto's choice if he would lay it on the line. if floyd is a 147 champion, they would be fighting for a belt too.

 

if the best fight the best i dont really care once the weight doesnt dictate the winner

 

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