Weigh in's are a total joke!

Thanks Stealer. Appreciate you filling in the blanks. Likewise, I appreciate nice pics of Jarah Mariano. Stealer beat me too it. It wasn't because the promoters lose millions because the same rules apply as before. What the weigh in does today is that it gives promoters better promotion, it's like an extra press conference, especially now when they're getting thousands to attend it and televised on Sportcenter. It was supposedly for medical reason, but it's a double edged sword. Instead of fighters fighting in the divisions they belong, they fight wherever they can get down to, knowing that they'll have more than 24 hours to recuperate. It's interesting how the Mancini-Kim fight is cited as the beginning of the end for both 15 round fights and same day weigh-ins, while other monetary factors may have been much more of a reason why they ended. Maybe they were just all contributing factors.

funeka shouldnt even be in the lightweight division!

I believe the impetus behind it was money. A big money fight in the 70's got cancelled, I think it was Michael Spinks if memory serves me correctly, but anyways his opponent didn't make weight so the fight was off, costing the promoters millions of dollars. I think medical reasons as well, with some ring deaths were rightfully or wrongfully attributed to rehydration issues during the time. The commissions felt better safe than sorry, because they knew people would cut weight recklessly and endanger their health for some money. Stealer beat me too it. It wasn't because the promoters lose millions because the same rules apply as before. What the weigh in does today is that it gives promoters better promotion, it's like an extra press conference, especially now when they're getting thousands to attend it and televised on Sportcenter. It was supposedly for medical reason, but it's a double edged sword. Instead of fighters fighting in the divisions they belong, they fight wherever they can get down to, knowing that they'll have more than 24 hours to recuperate.

I believe the impetus behind it was money. A big money fight in the 70's got cancelled, I think it was Michael Spinks if memory serves me correctly, but anyways his opponent didn't make weight so the fight was off, costing the promoters millions of dollars. I think medical reasons as well, with some ring deaths were rightfully or wrongfully attributed to rehydration issues during the time. The commissions felt better safe than sorry, because they knew people would cut weight recklessly and endanger their health for some money. It was the aborted rematch between Spinks and Eddie Mustafa Muhammad. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1121060/index.htm http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=331330

I agree they are pointless to have 1 day before the fight. Why have them if most fighters cheat on the weight? Have it fight night or dont bother. They're not "cheating" on the weight, they're still following the rules. Cheating is what Jose Luis Castillo and his team did when his doctor put his foot under the scale to try to make 135.

These 1 day prior weigh ins are a joke. take a look at the weekend fight between in funeka and guzman for example funeka 134 lb fight night 152!! guzman 134.5 lb fight night 149 lb! so we have 2 junior middleweights fight each other. It's all smoke and mirrors , these guys are suppose to be lightweights, yet they are 3 divisions higher.. I'm not really in support of this. I agree they are pointless to have 1 day before the fight. Why have them if most fighters cheat on the weight? Have it fight night or dont bother.

It's much, MUCH worse in MMA. Here is an example, Anthony "Rumble" Johnson, he fights at 170, but by fight night, he's close to 200lbs. http://www.fightlinker.com/pics/anthonyjohnson176.jpg a lot of them are wrestlers. wrestlers are use to cutting 20 lbs. or more. ask anyone who has wrestled in high school or college.

These 1 day prior weigh ins are a joke. take a look at the weekend fight between in funeka and guzman for example funeka 134 lb fight night 152!! guzman 134.5 lb fight night 149 lb! so we have 2 junior middleweights fight each other. It's all smoke and mirrors , these guys are suppose to be lightweights, yet they are 3 divisions higher.. I'm not really in support of this. that's why i always laugh when people call pacquiao a welterweight now. pacquiao was 149 fight night against cotto. a lot of lightweights are that size fight night. welterweights don't come in at slightly over 147. welterweights come in 160-165 fight night.

Haha, at least it isn't like Floyd's weigh in, 2 pounds over and pays for them.

It's much, MUCH worse in MMA. Here is an example, Anthony "Rumble" Johnson, he fights at 170, but by fight night, he's close to 200lbs. http://www.fightlinker.com/pics/anthonyjohnson176.jpg