Could Edgar be first dual-weight champion?
As usual, Edgar will be at a size disadvantage in this one. Less than a week out from the fight,…
As usual, Edgar will be at a size disadvantage in this one. Less than a week out from the fight, he currently weighs 160 pounds, the fighting weight of many featherweights.
Before he won the belt, he was constantly asked about moving down a division and competing with fighters that were more his size. Edgar always shrugged off the suggestion, pointing out his success as a lightweight. But interestingly, he didn’t dismiss the possibility of trying to simultaneously hold the lightweight belt and moving to 145 to challenge for that title as well.
“That’s something that a lot of my teammates talk about and stuff, and my coaches,” he said. “Things got to work out the right way, but I think it’s definitely an interesting possibility, and an intriguing one.”
Edgar cautioned that though it could possibly happen, it’s not quite as easy a move as some have suggested.
“It’s nice to have that ace in my pocket to be able to go down there and possibly fight for the belt in another weight class,” he said. “But a lot of people think you lose weight, you automatically win. You’re going to be the bigger guy, but there’s also … I haven’t cut weight in six years, the guys are going to be quicker. So there’s a lot of other factors that play into it.”