Top 5 Catch Weight Fighters

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  1. Double L

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    1. Pacquiao
    2. Mayweather
    3. Hopkins
    4. ODH
    5. ?

    Only Pacquiao can be proud of himself for holding such a distinction. The rest like to feast on smaller opponents, although ODH is pretty much beyond reproach considering he faced Hopkins at middle-weight.
     
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    ILLUMINATI Roberto Duran

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    Hopkins also faced Tarver at 175....May fought DLH at 154....
     
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    Those aren't catch weights. :lol:

    Seriously, who do you think is number 5?
     
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    ILLUMINATI Roberto Duran

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    If DLH is beyond reproach so are Hop and May...??no??


    5. Darchinyan..isn't he moving up again.....to fight a top champion...or something...
     
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    Darchinyan has successfully moved up a whopping 3 lbs. Adamek trumps that easily.
    I would tend to lean toward guys who move up AND down as catchweight fighters. Just moving up counts, but less so.
     
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    toomuchsol Undisputed Champion

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    Wasn't DLH Hopkins @ 157?
     
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    hate to break it to u guys, but Pacman never had a catch weight fight in his life... :doh::kick:


    same with Floyd...
     
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    I believe hopkins weighed in at 156lbs. and defeated delahoya with skill
     
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    Erratic "Twinkle Toes" McJack

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    Hopkins-De La Hoya was contracted for 158.

    Hopkins ended up weighing 2 lbs. below that at 156, and said he could catch DLH (who weighed 155) because he was "light in the ass".
     
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    I dunno how many times, if at all, Paul Williams has fought at a catch weight, but he has proven that he is a force across 3 divisions...i'm sure he can fluctuate between the 3 of them
     
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    whoops.
     
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