Weight class (boxing) names of the new divisions are not standardized between different sanctioning bodies, although the cutoff weights are. These weights are specified in pounds, reflecting the historic dominance of Britain (and, later, America) in the sport. A nonstandard weight limit is called a "catchweight". A catchweight may be agreed to for an individual bout—sometimes even for a championship bout—but championships are awarded only at the standard weight classes. For example, when Manny Pacquiao fought Antonio Margarito at a catch-weight of 150 pounds, the World Boxing Council sanctioned this as a title fight for jr. middleweight, whose limit is 154 pounds. This
Weight class (boxing) another if he is considered superior with due regard for their difference in weight. Theoretical comparisons of the merits of boxers in different weight classes are a popular topic for boxing fans, with a similar speculative appeal to comparing sports figures from different eras; in both cases, the competitors could never face each other in reality. In the early nineteenth century, there were no standard weight classes. In 1823, the "Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue" said the limit for a "light weight" was 12 stone (168 lb) while "Sportsman's Slang" the same year gave 11 stone (154 lb) as the