Do You Respect Fighters That Starve Themselves To Get An Advantage?

[Bhopreign]

I don't respect weight-drainers at all.

If boxing still had SAME DAY WEIGH-INS they would even be around.

**** em.

Agreed, I wonder when they stopped same day weigh ins.

[C'MONMANG']

Just wondered what you guys thought about this. If so name some fighters who do this.

do I respect boxers and MMA fighters?

yes.

[Bad_Barracuda]

I have a problem with it, because in reality it really covers who the best are in each weight division. If they had weigh-ins say 6-8 hours before a fight then fighters who drained themselves would be at a disadvantage against more natural fighters in that class, then and only then will you know who real champs are. Oscar starving himself all those years and then coming into the ring insanely bigger as he was already way taller than everyone, gave him an even greater advantage. Just think, had Oscar started at his more natural weight of 147 he would never be in the HOF. Just my thoughts.

What about Cotto??

He gains so much weight after the weigh-in HBO won't even weigh his ass on fight night.

[RichCCFC]

Just wondered what you guys thought about this. If so name some fighters who do this.

Bernard Hopkins (did).

[Live Dog]

It wasn't always like that..

Same day weigh-ins have a longer history than this current bull****..

Fighters have always cut weight for an advantage.

[Bad_Barracuda]

Agreed, I wonder when they stopped same day weigh ins.

I'm not sure.

They watered the sport down further with 12 round fights..

The heavyweight division would be a lot better with 15 rounders.

All those giants would be GONE..

[Bad_Barracuda]

Fighters have always cut weight for an advantage.

They couldn't when you had to weigh-in the same day as the fight.

What they did in those days was rig the scales..or bribe the right mofo.

[x-PeROxiDE-x]

I have a problem with it, because in reality it really covers who the best are in each weight division.

Look at your name, and carefully rethink your opinion so as not to look like an uneducated hypocrite.

[C'MONMANG']

Look at your name, and carefully rethink your opinion so as not to look like an uneducated hypocrite.

LOL..........

[Bhopreign]

Fighters have always cut weight for an advantage.

Well you cut weight just exercising and training, but some fighters starve themselves to get two and three weight classes below where they should be at, thats what Im talking about, thats why its so easy to balloon back up after the weigh in with fluids.