Your now seeing that weight classes are being demolished by the in between "junior" & "super" weight divisions serving as a bridge to jump two weight classes without actually competing in the class!
Its ALL about the money but how does a fighter "earn" the right to fight for a title when he's NEVER competed in the weight class!
Same day weighins with 10 hours to rehydrate with 2 meals and fluids! Then no one will be able to ballon 20 pounds over said weight limit!
Time for the federations to earn their money (hahahaha) but if this action was taken you'd see the correct fighters in the correct weight classes. Nothing like an even playing field, especially in Boxing!
bless all the fighters with safety tonite!! Ray Corso
I don't remember any problems or any fighters gaining more than a few pounds in the good old days of same day weigh in.The should have never changed it but they did and they won't go back to same day weigh ins even though they should.
i think having more weight classes right now than before is better. fighters cut weight anyway whatever class they're in. without intermediate weight classes, fighters who barely gets over a specific weight class would cut a lot of weight to get to the next lower class to possibly get an advantage but consequently endanger himself in doing so by too much dehydration.