Mayweather over weight, pays penalty

AMskEes · 09-19-2009, 08:55 PM

LAS VEGAS – Floyd Mayweather Jr. made the contracted weight of 147 pounds for his HBO Pay-Per-View fight on Saturday with Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

But when Mayweather weighed 146 pounds at Friday’s weigh-in, he was forced to pay a six-figure penalty to Marquez for coming in at more than 144 pounds, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer said.

Schaefer said the contract the fighters signed in May was for the bout to be at a limit of 147 pounds. But in that contract, each man agreed to a substantial penalty clause for every pound, or fraction thereof, more than 144.

Mayweather has fought at welterweight since 2005, but Marquez never has and only has fought three times at more than 130. He weighed

134 in a Dec. 9, 1996, bout against Rodrigo Valenzuela. He was 135 when he stopped Joel Casamayor on Sept. 13, 2008, and was 134 when he stopped Juan Diaz on Feb. 28.

On Friday, Marquez weighed 142.

There never was any question whether Marquez could make the weight. It has been more than four years since Mayweather weighed less than 146.

“There were no surprises,” Schaefer said. “The contract the fighters signed for the fight so many months ago called it a welterweight fight. But there was a stipulation that there would be a penalty for weighing over 144.

“Floyd’s team informed us today that he would not be able to make 144, and because of that, there was a substantial penalty. If he would have been 147, it would have been even bigger.”

Thus, Mayweather was in the odd position Friday of making the contracted weight but still paying a penalty.

If either man had weighed in excess of 147, he would have been required to sweat off the excess weight to reach 147 exactly. That is not normally the case unless a fight is for a championship, which Saturday’s fight is not.

Keith Kizer, the executive director of the Nevada Athletic Commission, said there was no issue with the weight from a commission standpoint. Kizer said he went to Marquez’s locker room prior to the weigh-in and asked him if he was aware that Mayweather would weigh more than 144.

Kizer said Marquez told him he had no problem with it.

Mayweather also arrived at the MGM Grand about an hour later than the reporting time given to him by the commission.

Kidss · 09-23-2009, 01:49 AM

Dude Mayweather is a crack head

supragtx · 09-24-2009, 01:08 AM

god only knows how much he was fight night...

BrebYayo · 09-24-2009, 04:02 AM

mayweather dont give a shit about payin a penalty

anzee11 · 09-24-2009, 04:21 PM

You know, Mayweather is just fighting whoever's in his best interest instead of the who mandatory or the champion. I try to back this guy up and he's a hell of a fighter, but the 'cherry-picking' label that's been hanging over his head is true IMO. Well true since he been welterweight.

anzee11 · 09-24-2009, 04:23 PM

The switch-up at the weight agreement wasn't right anyway. 'Oh, I'll just pay $600k, they'll take it and shut up' is the message I get from him and his camp.

09-19-2009, 08:55 PM	#1
AMskEes The Difference Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: $acramento/Chico, CA (530) Posts: 1,685 Repped: 383 Repped 30 Times in 21 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Mayweather over weight, pays penalty Mayweather over weight, pays penalty LAS VEGAS – Floyd Mayweather Jr. made the contracted weight of 147 pounds for his HBO Pay-Per-View fight on Saturday with Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. But when Mayweather weighed 146 pounds at Friday’s weigh-in, he was forced to pay a six-figure penalty to Marquez for coming in at more than 144 pounds, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer said. Schaefer said the contract the fighters signed in May was for the bout to be at a limit of 147 pounds. But in that contract, each man agreed to a substantial penalty clause for every pound, or fraction thereof, more than 144. Mayweather has fought at welterweight since 2005, but Marquez never has and only has fought three times at more than 130. He weighed 134 in a Dec. 9, 1996, bout against Rodrigo Valenzuela. He was 135 when he stopped Joel Casamayor on Sept. 13, 2008, and was 134 when he stopped Juan Diaz on Feb. 28. On Friday, Marquez weighed 142. There never was any question whether Marquez could make the weight. It has been more than four years since Mayweather weighed less than 146. “There were no surprises,” Schaefer said. “The contract the fighters signed for the fight so many months ago called it a welterweight fight. But there was a stipulation that there would be a penalty for weighing over 144. “Floyd’s team informed us today that he would not be able to make 144, and because of that, there was a substantial penalty. If he would have been 147, it would have been even bigger.” Thus, Mayweather was in the odd position Friday of making the contracted weight but still paying a penalty. If either man had weighed in excess of 147, he would have been required to sweat off the excess weight to reach 147 exactly. That is not normally the case unless a fight is for a championship, which Saturday’s fight is not. Keith Kizer, the executive director of the Nevada Athletic Commission, said there was no issue with the weight from a commission standpoint. Kizer said he went to Marquez’s locker room prior to the weigh-in and asked him if he was aware that Mayweather would weigh more than 144. Kizer said Marquez told him he had no problem with it. Mayweather also arrived at the MGM Grand about an hour later than the reporting time given to him by the commission. __________________

09-24-2009, 01:08 AM	#3
supragtx Im a wªlkin ßitch magnet Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: eAsT hARlEm Nu YaAAWwWwK Posts: 5,887 Repped: 505 Repped 1,429 Times in 669 Posts Neg Reps: 31 Neg Repped at 159 Times in 144 Posts	god only knows how much he was fight night... __________________ [12:55AM] sbrecords: ziz is there an ignore button for a member in the chatbox? [12:56AM] Mixtape Assassin: if there wuz one i wouldnt even have read your message just now lol

09-24-2009, 04:02 AM	#4
BrebYayo NEW B Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: NEW B Posts: 1,961 Repped: 600 Repped 184 Times in 79 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 3 Times in 3 Posts	mayweather dont give a shit about payin a penalty __________________

09-24-2009, 04:21 PM	#5
anzee11 Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,252 Repped: 389 Repped 77 Times in 48 Posts Neg Reps: 14 Neg Repped at 3 Times in 3 Posts	You know, Mayweather is just fighting whoever's in his best interest instead of the who mandatory or the champion. I try to back this guy up and he's a hell of a fighter, but the 'cherry-picking' label that's been hanging over his head is true IMO. Well true since he been welterweight. __________________

09-24-2009, 04:23 PM	#6
anzee11 Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,252 Repped: 389 Repped 77 Times in 48 Posts Neg Reps: 14 Neg Repped at 3 Times in 3 Posts	The switch-up at the weight agreement wasn't right anyway. 'Oh, I'll just pay $600k, they'll take it and shut up' is the message I get from him and his camp. __________________

09-23-2009, 01:49 AM	#2
Kidss Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bloomington Posts: 380 Repped: 0 Repped 34 Times in 26 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 21 Times in 16 Posts	Dude Mayweather is a crack head

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