Floyd Mayweather v. Canelo Alvarez 9/14/2013 MGM Grand

[N51_rob]

Glad this fight was made. I've got Floyd taking Canelo to school as is the usual with him. Also from a competitive stand point, I'm glad that Canelo will not be weighing 175 lbs on fight night.

[redsrule]

He still can and probably will. There is no weight restriction after weigh ins according to what I read.

[N51_rob]

Thanks I will have to look into that I, unless Floyd's plan is to make Canelo move around and "chase" him with all that extra weight.

[JayBee74]

Quote: Originally Posted by redsrule

He still can and probably will. There is no weight restriction after weigh ins according to what I read.

I don't know the specific science of pugilistic rehydration, but I figure at 152 he could get to 170-I don't know.

[pietasterp]

Quote: Originally Posted by JayBee74

I don't know the specific science of pugilistic rehydration, but I figure at 152 he could get to 170-I don't know.

Yeah, it's been done. Most recently by Canelo in the Trout fight (went from 153 at weigh-in to a reported 172 lbs on fight night). I wonder why Mayweather's not more concerned about potentially giving up 20 lbs on fight night to a guy? Sure, May can re-hydrate, but he seems best at right about the 147lb welterweight limit, and when he was heavier at 154 against Cotto, he didn't look nearly as good. Assuming May stays around 152 and Alvarez is 170-ish on fight night, that's a Jr. Middleweight fighting a light heavyweight. I assume he knows what he's doing, but seriously, that's a lot of weight to give up. Maybe he thinks Canelo just having to make 152 will be enough to take something out of him, who knows?

[N51_rob]

He knows that having to make 152 and then having to carry around an extra 20 lbs and then trying to catch him for 12 rounds will make Alvarez slow and very hittable late in the fight.

[redsrule]

I believe he thinks that the cut to 152 will drain him more than whatever he can put him back on. As usual, Floyd might struggle early, but in the last 8-10 rounds he will completely dominate Canelo.

[JayBee74]

Quote: Originally Posted by pietasterp

Yeah, it's been done. Most recently by Canelo in the Trout fight (went from 153 at weigh-in to a reported 172 lbs on fight night). I wonder why Mayweather's not more concerned about potentially giving up 20 lbs on fight night to a guy? Sure, May can re-hydrate, but he seems best at right about the 147lb welterweight limit, and when he was heavier at 154 against Cotto, he didn't look nearly as good. Assuming May stays around 152 and Alvarez is 170-ish on fight night, that's a Jr. Middleweight fighting a light heavyweight. I assume he knows what he's doing, but seriously, that's a lot of weight to give up. Maybe he thinks Canelo just having to make 152 will be enough to take something out of him, who knows?

Yeah, I know all that, I just don't know the specifics of what it would cost him in strength and the difference in what his weight could end up at an early weigh in at 154 versus an early weigh in at 152.