By Frank Warren

THE Commonwealth Games appears to have lurched from one crisis to another.

From collapsing roofs, to dirty swimming pools, to 'Delhi belly' it's been no venture into paradise for some taking part.

But for the organisers not to calibrate the scales correctly for the boxers' weigh-ins puts their health at risk.

Sometimes making the weight can be almost as tough as the fight itself.

Years ago when boxing still had 15-rounders, the weigh-in was on the same day as the fight, so many dangerously drained boxers had to endure long and tough fights.

To improve their safety it was switched to 24 hours beforehand in a bid to help them rehydrate. There have been calls to go back to on-the-day weigh-ins as some boxers can put on up to a stone before they fight.

I think the 24-hour rule is probably the best and safest option. The IBF for example insist on a second weigh-in on the morning of the fight to make sure no more than 10 per cent of the boxers' weight has been added.

Many a fight has been won or lost on the scales. When Eusebio Pedrosa lost to Barry McGuigan at QPR in 1985 the Panamanian spent the last two days before the weigh-in not eating, sipping water and sucking on a pebble.

The first world title fight I promoted saw Don Curry really struggle to make weight against Colin Jones. Curry won on a cut, but had it gone to the later rounds, things may well have turned out differently.

When he lost his title to Lloyd Honeyghan a few fights later Curry immediately went up to light-middleweight.

Things are different in the amateurs, where boxers weigh in much closer to fight time.

In India, fighters were trying to lose up to four pounds when in fact they were bang on the weight.

Stories emerged of teams going into saunas to shed weight quickly, a seriously dangerous practice and one banned in the pro game here.

I'm told the scales fiasco didn't affect our lads.

But how authorities in India can get such a fundamental thing wrong is beyond me.

CALLUM SMITH has got his Commonwealth Games bid off to a winning start by beating Ritiati Betero.

Callum, 20, is following in the footsteps of his brothers Paul and Steven, who won silver and gold medals at the Commonwealths.

Paul and Stephen now hold the British and Commonwealth titles in the pro game and, with another brother Liam also making also making great strides too, the Smith family may need a bigger mantelpiece very soon.

Good luck to Callum.

To the reader who sent me a letter saying NGBA - that's bang out of order!

NAS IS HALL RIGHT

MIKE TYSON is in the running to be inducted into Boxing's Hall of Fame.

If he gets in, then another of this year's nominees should join him - Naseem Hamed.

Despite what happened at the back end of his career, Hamed was the best featherweight of his generation. At his peak he was virtually unbeatable, winning three different versions of the world title and winning a European title whilst still a novice.

I don't think there have been many better British fighters and certainly none so exciting.

By the time he lost to Marco Antonio Barrera at the end of his career, he wasn't training properly and was relying on his awesome punch power to win fights.

But there's no doubt in my mind at his peak, Hamed would have beaten Barrera as convincingly as Junior Jones did.

People have suggested Hamed should not get into the HoF because he was an obnoxious character. He was a bit like marmite but no one can deny the excitement and skills he brought to the sport.