Mayweather 146 vs Marquez 142 - Weigh in from Vegas

[flanker]

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Floyd Mayweather Jr. weighed a surprising 146 pounds Friday for his comeback fight against Juan Manuel Marquez, paying a big financial penalty for two extra pounds.

Mayweather stepped on the MGM Grand Garden stage weighing four pounds more than Marquez, and two pounds more than the fight's 144-pound catch weight limit. The fighters' contracts contained an overweight penalty clause that likely moved a six-figure portion of the purse from the undefeated Mayweather to the underdog Marquez, but won't cancel the bout.

"He loses a substantial amount of money," said Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer, the fight's promoter. "His advisers and his team are quite upset that he's going to have to come up with that substantial amount of money."

Golden Boy generically promoted the fight as a welterweight (under 147 pounds) bout, but the contracted weight of 144 was close to a midpoint between the more typical weights of Mayweather and Marquez, a natural featherweight who has never fought above the 135-pound lightweight limit.

Mayweather made the change Friday morning when he realized he wouldn't make the limit, said Keith Kizer, the executive director of the Nevada Athletic Commission.

"It's pretty rare, but it's something that's between the two fighters in this case," said Kizer, noting the bout isn't for a title. "It happens every once in a while when somebody realizes they can't make weight a week before the fight, but it's rare that it happens four hours (before the weigh-in). They have the ability to move up if that's what they want."

Mayweather weighs in 4 pounds heavier than Marquez, surprising fight fans -- latimes.com


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Ugma najud ang boxing.. this is an easy win for Floyd... 2 pounds overweight pajud from 144 contract weight.

Hope to see Pac vs May in 2010.

[boski]

easy win jud. ky overweight manxa.
pero multa pod ni xa.

but still i'll go for Marquez.
tan-awon ni natong bayot kng
pretty boy ba gehapon tawag ani
ineg human aning duwaa.

[cebugdev]

mayta ma pildi ni c Chicken oi kay para dli na maghinambog na cya daw ang King. hehehe

[SImple pErO Rock]

asa mga venue puydi tan.awon ang duwa? aside from pino and royal concourse? kay perting mahala.

[ronz_rodz]

Im sure dako kaayo uwaw if mapildi si mayweather jr... ahaha

[flanker]

hehe... gusto maka daog c gayweather para cla ni Pacman this 2010 for P4P supremacy.
puol na kaayo c Marquez kontrahon ni Packy...

@SImple pErO Rock - adto nlang sa Casino Filipino (waterfront) kai PPV didto for free. lolz

[blair]

hahaha, #1 P4P pa kaha ang tawag mayweather ana nga wala man gani niya makuha ang saktong timbang hehehe.

^^ Pacman is the real #1 P4P...

[Bongoton]

I dont think its gonna be an easy win for Floyd. No one is going to have an easy time with JMM. If at all, Mayweather may be finally caught up by time playing it safe all these years and lose to Marquez in a split decision. Sounds far fetched from a logical boxing standpoint, but it can happen..

[menderouv]

ganahan ko ma bugbog sirado si money mayweather kang marquez pro i want a win from mayweather para pacquiao next niya

[vahnhelsing]

gahia ug bas ni mayweather uy.... pero still for marquez!!!! joey marquez!!!!