Weighty Issue: Marquez comes in at 142, Mayweather at 146?
by Scott Christ on Sep 18, 2009 6:29 PM EDT
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UPDATE: Dan Rafael of ESPN.com reports on ESPNews that after not filing the contract that had the agreed-upon 144-pound catchweight, Mayweather and Marquez agreed last night to have a 147-pound limit, and that Golden Boy Promotions has to pay Marquez for every pound over 144, so he has to pay for two pounds. It doesn't really make sense to me that Golden Boy would pay Marquez for the pounds and not Mayweather or "Mayweather Promotions," but hey, whatever, right?
To me, this absolutely reeks. Why was the contract not filed? Did Floyd ever intend to make 144 pounds? It's fishy to put it nicely.
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In a somewhat stunning bit of news coming out of the Mayweather-Marquez weigh-in in Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather Jr. came in at 146 pounds, apparently missing the reported agreed-upon catchweight of 144 pounds.
But nobody at the event said anything about it. Nobody.
I am assuming that the 144-pound weight was accurate in reports, but recall that Floyd Mayweather oddly did not want anyone to say anything about the weight in the lead-up to the fight. Hell, watch HBO's "24/7" -- nobody mentions it once. Not one single time.
This is what I deeply feared about that, that if Floyd couldn't quite get to 144 pounds, it would then be treated by the promoters and Mayweather himself as a mistake in the previous reports. Well why not come out and say it was a welterweight fight then?
I want to be psyched for the big fight tomorrow, but right now I'm more curious, annoyed and befuddled than anything else. On the surface, it seems like Mayweather couldn't get to 144, but the fight's not getting canceled again, so everyone will just go along with this.
This story likely will develop quickly, or at least it damn well better. Someone needs to explain this, but right now, my inclination is that he just couldn't make 144 pounds and they all agreed to forget about it.
Everyone else was on weight:
Featherweights, 10 Rounds: Orlando Cruz 126, Cornelius Lock 125
Lightweights, 12 Rounds: Michael Katsidis 135, Vicente Escobedo 134
Featherweights, 12 Rounds: Chris John 126, Rocky Juarez 126
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Dan Rafael with an interesting perspective on this right now on ESPNEWS.
Mayweather renegotiated last night to have it at 147 after Marquez filed at 144.
Mayweather has to pay Marquez for each pound over 144. It’s an undisclosed amount.
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yeah just saw
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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
by Scott Christ on Sep 18, 2009 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Pretty much. I bet he was having trouble so instead of cancelling just make it to 147. It makes no difference in the scheme of things though.
I don't really see it that way
It stays uneven, instead of evening out, IMO. Floyd, who walks around at 150 – 155 when he’s NOT training, COULD have made 144. Once he realized he’d need to drain to do so, he decided he’d rather pay Marquez more money than risk fighting him drained (and possibly losing because of being drained).
At least that’s my take.
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"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
except that what already seemed as a one sided fight jus got worse.
No it doesn’t. Let’s say floyd cuts and then rehydrates, what’s the difference? Floyd never weighed in the 150s on fight night. Weight is one of the few advantages that really won’t make a difference. Pac outweighed JMM on fight night and it made no difference.
The point is...
if Floyd woudl have had trouble making 144 then that works to JMM’s advantage. It’s THE POINT of a weight cut. JMM has to drain to do it, while Floyd gets to skate.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Sep 18, 2009 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Hell, JMM had to pack on pounds
He probably weighs 135 walking around when he’s not in training.
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
Nonsense. JMM was 141 in the Pac rematch and over 140 in his subsequent bouts. 142 is perfect for him because it’s what he fights at but he looks more toned than he did before
He did look way less flabby than was made out early in his training.
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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
by Scott Christ on Sep 18, 2009 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah...
fair enough. But let’s be honest here. When you agree to a weight, that’s the weight both guys are suppsoed to make. The idea that “oh well…he’d just rehydrate” eliminates the entire point of both guys having to cut. Floyd didn’t want to cut so he didn’t. He’d have probably struggled more if he had to cut, now he didn’t have to.
The excuse making is kind of lame
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by Brent Brookhouse on Sep 18, 2009 6:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Floyd never weighed in the 150s on fight night.
He weighed in at 150 for Oscar, I don’t think he lost weight. But I know what you’re saying.
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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
by Scott Christ on Sep 18, 2009 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Ellerbe says lots of things.
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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
by Scott Christ on Sep 18, 2009 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Ellerbe is a shmuck. Wouldn't trust that cat for s##t!!!
by SmittytheCutman on Sep 18, 2009 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s apparently not much of a business manager.
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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
by Scott Christ on Sep 18, 2009 6:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I said it before but Floyd is like those brokers from Boiler Room. He’s got cash but his credit is shit.
haha
Good movie.
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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
by Scott Christ on Sep 18, 2009 6:58 PM EDT up reply actions
"Scheme" is the operative word there.
"This fight'll be the nastiest thing you'll ever see. I been sober for six weeks, and that makes me vicious."
-- Randall 'Tex' Cobb
JMM isn't going to complain if he gets paid more money
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"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
Well, it was either more money or no money so of course he wouldn’t.
"This fight'll be the nastiest thing you'll ever see. I been sober for six weeks, and that makes me vicious."
-- Randall 'Tex' Cobb
I don't think so
I have a hard time believing Mayweather couldn’t drain to lose the extra 2 pounds. He doesn’t exactly look emaciated like how Hatton looks at 140 or how Oscar looked at 147. He just didn’t want to come into the fight feeling weak. Marquez could have dug his heels in I suspect, but if he’s probably going to lose either way, why not get paid more money to lose?
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"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
The hell are you talking about
You responding to me? Please translate.
"This fight'll be the nastiest thing you'll ever see. I been sober for six weeks, and that makes me vicious."
-- Randall 'Tex' Cobb
Floyd wouldn't have cancelled the fight
So it wasn’t ‘more money or no money’. Floyd could have made weight if he worked out in a body suit in a sauna for 5 hours. He also would have felt like shit during the fight. But Mayweather wouldn’t cancel the fight over that. Not when there’s tremendous evidence that he REALLY needs this paycheck.
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
Well, if it was his plan all along (which it would seem to be, given the strange way in which mentions of the catchweight were avoided throughout the promotion) then it is a non-issue. Mayweather didn’t make 144 because he never planned to. He wanted to surprise Marquez and knock him out… I think he will.
"This fight'll be the nastiest thing you'll ever see. I been sober for six weeks, and that makes me vicious."
-- Randall 'Tex' Cobb
The grand scheme of things (Mayweather likely beating Marquez) does change here. If Mayweather had actually had to work his ass off to get down two more pounds, he might’ve been drained and vulnerable. Marquez instead gets money to give up MORE weight than he agreed to, and Floyd will do his best to poo-poo this as a non-issue. It’s an issue.
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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
by Scott Christ on Sep 18, 2009 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Right
Marquez got the rug pulled from under him, period. With this, probably his best hope of winning has faded.
"This fight'll be the nastiest thing you'll ever see. I been sober for six weeks, and that makes me vicious."
-- Randall 'Tex' Cobb
That I agree with
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"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
Crazy
Well I guess the best thing to do is bet 180 on Floyd and pay for the PPV. Looks like even less risk now.
This entire fight just feels dishonest now. I think that’s a problem. We can debate the actual meaning of the two pounds, but this feels like crap.
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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
i was gonna respond up there to why i said the one sided thing got worse, but yall have done it better than i could have.
basically, we all knew marquez was gonna have trouble wit floyd regardless, the fact the eryone is still pumpin this up to be a competitive fight, and floyd does whatever he wants, including being MUCH more comfortable on fight night than what was originally agreed to, really makes it all worse, and bs.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8xReWCLIxs
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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
by Scott Christ on Sep 18, 2009 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I still put money on Marquez...
This one feels strangely like when tyson fought Douglas. I can’t explain it.
by SmittytheCutman on Sep 18, 2009 6:53 PM EDT reply actions
It wouldn't be THAT big of an upset
But if Marquez wins, it would rank pretty high in the pantheon of upsets. Up there with Curry-Honeyghan.
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"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
Bodog has Marquez at +275, so yeah, it’s not quite Tyson-Douglas, but still, if he wins, I honestly might shit myself.
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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
by Scott Christ on Sep 18, 2009 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions
+275 is a steal
Mayweather at anything less than -700 is a good deal in my book.
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"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
Bodog has horrible spreads though
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"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
I like them for that reason sometimes, and hate them for it other times.
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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
by Scott Christ on Sep 18, 2009 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Well
The next order of business is to come up with a proper name for this fight. “The Scam in the Grand?”
"This fight'll be the nastiest thing you'll ever see. I been sober for six weeks, and that makes me vicious."
-- Randall 'Tex' Cobb
The Vagueness in Vegas?
"This fight'll be the nastiest thing you'll ever see. I been sober for six weeks, and that makes me vicious."
-- Randall 'Tex' Cobb
Rafael actually said
Golden Boy would have to pay not Mayweather. I don’t know if that makes a difference or is just semantics but that’s what I remember
But “Mayweather Promotions” is “lead promoter”!
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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
by Scott Christ on Sep 18, 2009 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Mayweather Promotions?
What’s that?
"This fight'll be the nastiest thing you'll ever see. I been sober for six weeks, and that makes me vicious."
-- Randall 'Tex' Cobb
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8xReWCLIxs
Bad Left Hook
"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
by Scott Christ on Sep 18, 2009 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Don’t forget the finale of “24/7” is tonight at 9:30. Mayweather-Marquez: It’s Boxing!
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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
This is terrible
Looks like the ticket sales weren’t the only reason the fight was postponed. I hope Marquez kicks his ass.
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Winners do what losers don't.
Mayweather is a prodigious talent, to be sure, but his actions today have wiped away any admiration I made have had for the guy.
I hope JMM blasts Floyd right over one of his kidneys, leaving Mayweather writhing in pain on the canvas. Enough of this douchebag. I’m up for JMM/Pacquiao III.
I specializes in grammar fail.
*might have had…
Stupid fingers.
I specializes in grammar fail.
by a tommy point on Sep 18, 2009 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I've never had admiration for him...
he’s an ass
by SmittytheCutman on Sep 19, 2009 8:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Kuch Says...
Mayweather didn’t think light!
"Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment."
-Lao Tzu
espn is reporting mayweather is gonna pay $300k per pound
dunno if its been posted yet i just skimmed thru
"After this, I'm gonna kick Bob Arum's ass."
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