Weigh in rules?

Actually Cotto won that fight by TKO. And the 17 pounds helped him because Chop couldn't knock him out because of it. During the fight Emanual Steward said somthing like 'if Corley was 10 pounds heavier he could've knocked him out' (Corley weighed 142 while Cotto weighed 157). I had a strong feeling that the HBO crew felt the same way as it did that night: that they should make fighters do it the way they use to, when boxers were tougher. It cheapens the sport and fighters of today shouldn't be able to get away with it. If they had the weigh-in the day of the fight then we could truely see who belongs in a certain weight class and who doesn't and who is the best, like the old days. Not weight being used as a handicap to give a fighter an advantage in the lower weight classes. Heavy weight should be the only weight class where huge weight advantages are allowed. When fighters used to rig the scales so they can come in to a fight heavier alot of the time it resulted in a knockout so it pisses me off that guys can legally do this today. If boxers came in even, you whould see more guys willing to go toe to toe and fighters whould have more endurance if they weighed in the day of the fight. So what if some of today's fighters whouldn't be as good, the ones that truly belong in their weight class would be better and generally it whould make for more interesting fights. Just my thoughts.

well cotto came in 17 pound heavier and he got beat up

listen asswipe, i said LOL - meaning i was jus joking u dumass, thts my opinion, u open a thread, excpect ppl to put their opinions in, whether u like them or not. i was being respectful, so i expect the same from everyone else on this thread. and if it IS cheating, than how come they're not banning it, or how come fighters r not complaining. cuz it seems to me, your the only one who is, and your not even involved in the fight I'm certainly not the only one, and I don't give a damn if you want some e-respect pushed your way. It was my opinion that you're a dipshit, expect people to put their opinions in, whether you like it or not. Yeah, it works the same against you too, you hypocritical dolt. It IS unfair, and I'm sure Joey Gamache has a lot of complaining to do, considering the permanent damage that he suffered because of Gatti coming in above the 160. I ask again, why even have divisions if you'll allow a fighter to come in to the fight two weight divisions above his opponent? Why not just go back to the days where middleweights fought heavyweights on a regular basis, with the weight disadvantage? It IS cheating, the only reason they aren't stopping it is because they don't have an official weigh-in on fight night. I agree that there should be a rule or some sort of contracted max amount of weight for a fighter to put on by fight night...problem is...if a fighter is too heavy ON fight night...they wouldn't want to cancel the fight while you have 5, 10, 20 thousand screaming fans in their seats with paid tickets That's another problem presented, but something should be done. Especially when people are getting seriously injured from it-- injuries that probably wouldn't have occured had the perpetrator not come in at super-middleweight for a super-lightweight fight.

I agree that there should be a rule or some sort of contracted max amount of weight for a fighter to put on by fight night...problem is...if a fighter is too heavy ON fight night...they wouldn't want to cancel the fight while you have 5, 10, 20 thousand screaming fans in their seats with paid tickets

Wow, you're retarded. I'll bring him up again: Joey Gamache. He has been permanantly damaged because of Gatti's bullshit. It's not fair. It doesn't slow you down that much, and it gives you so much more power to make up for it. There's a major problem with it: THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE 140! How is a guy coming in at 165 vs a guy a bit over 140 (we can't expect them to be right on the dot after a day) not unfair? Why even have weight divisions? There are a lot of idiots on this forum, but you sir, take the crown as king of the dipshits. It IS cheating to come in 15+ pounds over the weight limit. Again, why even have weight classes if we're going to allow that? Why don't they get down in weight before, or move up if they have to dehydrate themselves to fight? listen asswipe, i said LOL - meaning i was jus joking u dumass, thts my opinion, u open a thread, excpect ppl to put their opinions in, whether u like them or not. i was being respectful, so i expect the same from everyone else on this thread. and if it IS cheating, than how come they're not banning it, or how come fighters r not complaining. cuz it seems to me, your the only one who is, and your not even involved in the fight

i think its fine having it on the day it is right now. its all strategy, if the gy comes in above weihgt, thts fine, cuz then he loses speed. i dont c anything wrong with it... is it just ur kinda scared that the edge in weight may make gatti KO floydd??? LOL Wow, you're retarded. I'll bring him up again: Joey Gamache. He has been permanantly damaged because of Gatti's bullshit. It's not fair. It doesn't slow you down that much, and it gives you so much more power to make up for it. There's a major problem with it: THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE 140! How is a guy coming in at 165 vs a guy a bit over 140 (we can't expect them to be right on the dot after a day) not unfair? Why even have weight divisions? There are a lot of idiots on this forum, but you sir, take the crown as king of the dipshits. no That would be unfair to weigh in on the day of the fight. fighters need time for their bodies to rehydrate.. and it is not CHEATIng to drain yourself. It IS cheating to come in 15+ pounds over the weight limit. Again, why even have weight classes if we're going to allow that? Why don't they get down in weight before, or move up if they have to dehydrate themselves to fight?

i think its fine having it on the day it is right now. its all strategy, if the gy comes in above weihgt, thts fine, cuz then he loses speed. i dont c anything wrong with it... is it just ur kinda scared that the edge in weight may make gatti KO floydd??? LOL

I don't think they should weigh in on the day of the fight. I do think they should have a rule however that a fighter can only put on a certain amount of pounds during the period before the fight.