Boxing weight clarification?

[skipperman]

Can you guys tell me if there was a fight where the agreed weight was done fight night?

Or can they do this as an agreement for a fight?

I'm just asking because of all this weight issues happening but in fact during fight night boxers exceeds the agreed weight.

If 2 fighters fight for a welterweight(147), for example, fight night they blow up to 152 and up.

So, if they fight at above 147, why is their blow-up weight considered for a welterweight title?

I really don't understand.

One example is cotto-pacquiao.
even if let's say the agreed weight is 145, come fight night they can weigh more than 147. which is still above Welterweight.

So the issue on the 2 pounds can be taken away because cotto wont really weigh at 145 and may go up to more than 147 during the fight.

Excuse me, i'm not an expert in boxing but I think this is the main reason which confuses everyone. It's an unending discussion if you see articles and threads.

Can anyone here please explain with proper intelligence on this matter.

i believe this will help clarify things.

[DAN916]

They could still fight if the fighter that came in on the weight limit agreed to but wouldnt be for the title and te champ would lose the belt on the scales if he were the onew not to make weight but since this is at a catch weight and cotto came in at 147 it still would be under the welter weight limit thats why pac to protect himself already said he will sue cotto 1 million dollars for every pound cotto came in over 145. But as far as fight night they can weigh in as much as then can but the lower cotto goes the harder it gets to rehydrate as much and sometime like in DLH case when u can down too low you dont rehydrate at all.

[Thread Stealer]

Boxing used to have same-day weigh-ins, but stopped in the 80s. Duk Koo Kim died after a bout with Ray Mancini, and it was believed that his dehydration played a role. Flip Homansky of the NSAC was one of those who headed the change for day-before weigh-ins so fighters would have more time to rehydrate and felt it'd be safer (he now prefers the same-day procedure).

Then Eddie Mustafa Muhammad failed to make weight for a rematch with Michael Spinks. The fight was cancelled and everybody lost money.

These 2 fights pretty much were the main ones that killed same-day weigh-ins.

[skipperman]

Boxing used to have same-day weigh-ins, but stopped in the 80s. Duk Koo Kim died after a bout with Ray Mancini, and it was believed that his dehydration played a role. Flip Homansky of the NSAC was one of those who headed the change for day-before weigh-ins so fighters would have more time to rehydrate and felt it'd be safer (he now prefers the same-day procedure).

Then Eddie Mustafa Muhammad failed to make weight for a rematch with Michael Spinks. The fight was cancelled and everybody lost money.

These 2 fights pretty much were the main ones that killed same-day weigh-ins.

nice input. I guess that phucks it up. but i think still best to have same day weigh in though.

So right now same day weigh in is not anymore applied? Or as an option it can still be included in a fight agreement?

[ThunderWolf]

Boxing used to have same-day weigh-ins...

So right now same day weigh in is not anymore applied? Or as an option it can still be included in a fight agreement?

They still do, the sanctioning bodies can actually adjust any rules in their own making. The link below is an example of this, a precedent which Cotto should be fearful of, if invoked.

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx...bCategoryId=69