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More detailed explanations of catch-weight; 1. All known “catchweights” in the Old Time era were non title fights and weigh-ins were made “day or hours” of the fight, meaning both fighters have almost the same weight in the ring at fight time. They fought for the glory and for the money and not for a title. In short, there is no need for a catch-weight when weigh-in is done “day or hours” of the fight. Hence the word “catch-weight” did not exist in those times. They simply called it an “agreed weight” limit. 2. Most of known catch-weights in the modern era are title bouts except non-title exhibition matches like the Pacquiao-Dela Hoya Dream Match and those that degenerated to non-title bouts or cancelled fights; and matches pitting old warriors fighting for their “retirement benefits”. The word “catchweight” started to appear only in the advent of Oscar Dela Hoya and Manny Pacquiao asking for it in their quest for titles in higher division limits and when the weigh-ins were done a “day before” the fight. 3. The most glaring difference that can be attributed to “day before” and “day of” fight weigh ins are in comparing the boxing catchweight and MMA catchweight limits. In boxing the catchweight is below the division limit while in MMA the catchweight is above the division limit (or the weight of the fighter who comes heavier and gets penalized so as not to cancel the fight). See Yoshida vs Johnson in above example. 4. A fitting example of a catchweight being asked to even …

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