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Catchweight - It's just cheating basically!

Manny needs to be marked down when he's finished.....Just like Leonard was marked down for Lalonde!!

If you're fighting for a 147 belt then the champion or challenger should be able to come in at the division limit!!!

Really knawls me the way Manny has built up a "great" record by forcing fighters to come in below something they are used to.....

For me It's a way of getting a big edge before the fight starts..

To me catchweight is cheating end of......and Manny should be ashamed as he'd probably have won anyway!!!

posted on 23/8/12

What a bunch of girlie sneaks we have on here...

dela hoya hee hee....go away ..

I said fighters...Cotto.. delahoya = fighters..


You go to the football boards..or maybe they are sick of you too....

I can relate to them!!

posted on 23/8/12

Folks, If you are a wally please don't post!!!

Enough already..

comment by Mattyp (U8926)

posted on 23/8/12

Owww now you are up to two over his career, still not enough.

Let me guess, you saw this written somewhere so decided to copy and paste it without knowing it was balls which is why you had your little hissyfit.

Again, go back to the football boards, you ain't intelligent enough to be here.

posted on 23/8/12

In all fairness to Truss he knows his stuff.

Bumped into him on other boxing forums and he can be quite brusque (no offence intended Truss) but does spark lively debate.

posted on 23/8/12

brusque...........

posted on 24/8/12

You wouldnt really think a fight at catchweight was needed especially with the number of current weight divisions there are.

And yeah it is to his advantage but its all about the money.

posted on 24/8/12

wasn't leonard/lalonde at a catchweight because titles in two different weight classes were on the line in that fight? i agree in principal though, the welterweight limit is 147 and a lower catchweight should not be a part of the deal.

judging by your thread about mayweather this is obviously a swipe aimed directly at manny pacquiao though. one question trussman, do you agree that mayweather was cheating when he dragged held marquez to a catchwieght heavier than he'd ever fought at before and then made no effort to make weight himself?

posted on 24/8/12

I don't particularly like Manny....I think he's used catchweight to gain an edge!!

Oscar hadn't fought at 147 for a while...he was always going to lose on the scales...

posted on 25/8/12

i agree, manny does use it to try and stack the deck (or maybe it's more to do with roach or arum trying to stack the deck).

you didn't answer my question though, how do you feel about mayweather agreeing a catchweight against marquez but making no effort to make weight himself?

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