Why Catch Weights are Good for Boxing?

Its simple. In todays era of boxing. Belts don't mean anything, so we just want to see the best match-ups in the sport.

For example, Ward vs Dawson, should have been fought at a catchweight. We all wanted to see that fight, but fighting at light heavy and it gives dawson the advantages, fighting at super mid, and ward has all the advantages.

The fairest thing to do is agree to a catch weight before hand that makes the fight as even as can be.

They've been used throughout the history of boxing to make many great fights.

Noone ever had an issue, until a certain group of fans wanted to try and discredit another high profile fighters record, and that's where things have spiraled.

But for the hundred years of boxing history prior to that, noone gave a ****.

 

Whilst i agree, i don't like it when titles are on the line and its also for a catchweight.

But titles are bil**** anyway.

I'm saying Boxing is about making the best fights, and catchweights do this.

And its not always for the most popular fighter.

For example Marquez rose up in weight to fight both Floyd and Manny. He wasn't the big name fighter, but they put a catchweight in to make it an even fight, as he was the one coming up in weight.

Marquez was the B-side for both these fights, yet he got a catchweight to benefit him

 

i disagree. This was started as away for certain groups of fans to diminish his legacy. *Cough *****s

Look at the history of it. He fought Cotto at a catchweight. And no one had any issues with it at the time. NOONE. Pac was considered a small 140 fighter. And Cotto performed well and noone said it after. This all came out a couple of years later.

Then Margo. A career 147 fighter, and they fought around 150. Those extra lbs only helped Margo, and he was anything but drained that fight.

I agree the titles are bull, but nothing wrong with the wins and the weights they were fought at.

 

Noone, says Marquez was trying to render Pac and Floyd useless for asking for catchweights.

Noone says Cotto was for asking one against Margo.

They only use it on Pac cos he's highprofile and they try to diminish him.