![]() One super mega fight that comes to mind is when Oscar De La Hoya went up to middleweight and challenged then undisputed lineal middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins.Įven though middleweight is 160 lbs, they agreed upon a catch weight of 158 lbs, so the smaller De La Hoya could have a more even chance in the fight. History has shown however that many smaller fighters when coming up in weight class did sometimes fight at agreed upon catch weights and not the official standard weight class weights and still those smaller fighters often came up short and lost. In this case usually the smaller fight would have the advantage for he is coming up in weight to make the 144 lbs, and the welterweight champion who is usually used to only making 147 lbs now has to come down to 144 lbs which may leave him weight drained, dehydrated, weak and fatigued for the actual fight night.Ĭatch weights usually come into play when a superstar smaller fighter is moving up in weight to challenge the champion at their heavier weight class to produce a super mega fight for all the fans. However if a smaller fighter is coming up in weight and wanted to negotiate an agreed upon catch weight of lets say 144 lbs, then both fighters would have to make the 144 lbs weight limit, and it would still be a welterweight fight and if a title is on the line then of course a welterweight title fight. ![]() ![]() Traditionally both fighters can weigh anywhere usually from 141 lbs to 147 lbs on the day of the weigh in. So for example, welterweight class has a maximum weight of 147 lbs on the day of the weigh in. Some have even nicknamed Pacquiao the catch-weight king even for this very reason.įor those of you who are not familiar with what a catch weight is basically it is an agreed upon weight limit that both fighters have negotiated that still falls under the official weight class limit. Many of Pacquiao's critics have criticized Manny's record breaking accomplishments and one of the most common criticisms of his record eight world title championships is that he did fight a few of them at a catch weight. So this rapper is acknowledging that Pacquiao has fought for title fights and big fights at a catch weight and not the actual officially sanctioned weight class weights for a few of his major fights.ĭid he intend to give Pacquiao props in his verse or did he intend to say hey, I too am a smaller guy at 5'9", but I'll fight as long as there is a catch-weight and we are more on a level equal playing field? Or was it more of a diss? "Every hour, happy hour now Life is wacky now Used to have to eat the cat to get the (expletive) Now I'm just the cats meoww, ow Classic now, always down for the catch weight like Pacquiao" If you analyze the verse further, it seems the verse may be criticizing or even dissing Pacquiao by utilizing the word catch-weight as well. There's a new hip hop song now by Eminem who features R&B singer Bruno Mars and rapper Royce Da 5'9 titled Lighters where Pacquiao is again mentioned and used as a metaphor for what seems to be utilized as always being willing to fight.Īt first listen, it seems like another relevant metaphor to a top boxer where hip hop has a history of referring to past icons of the sport in rap songs such as Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Roy Jones Jr and of course Mike Tyson numerous times in numerous rap songs.
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