Comments Thread For: Tank Addresses Rehydration Clause: "He's a Bigger Fighter, Why Would I Not Have a Rehydration Clause?"

[Boxviewer]

[QUOTE=Smash;n31767857]

why does tank have all the $$$ tho?

Don't you know why? Think a bit harder.

[Madison Boxing]

who cares. garcia agreed to it, 10lbs is plenty anyway

[Theshotyoudontsee]

Do you believe that fighters in any weight class besides heavyweight EVER get into the ring at the division weight limit? All fighters enter the ring at least 10% heavier due to water weight (rehydration). Adding a second weigh-in to force a fighter to remain in a dehydrated state is insanity and completely disregards fighters' health. Fighters make weight for a matter of hours. That's not gaming the system. That's the system.

In other words, weight classes are bull****. Maybe they can just move all the classes up 10 pounds. Then the tiny guys who actually fight at the really low weights will be facing guys the same weight in the ring.

I absolutely agree that fighters should be allowed to rehydrate to a degree, for safety purposes. But a guy who walks around at 150+, killing himself to make 135 or whatever, because he can't handle guys who are strong at 150 or 147....seems silly.

But yeah, this is the system, and anyone who says it needs to be looked at and fixed obviously don't care about the fighters health. Lol. What about the small guys getting beat up for an entire fight by a guy who comes in 15 pounds heavier in fight night? That is legal, so if they end up in a coma, whatever, right?

[Knuckle sandwich]

If a fighter can make the weight than there are no issues

[tophat1]

Its bad enough seeing this A side nonsense taking part in the sport makes it eorse ehen the moron fanbase defend it

[Smash]

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but not too big, just right

[paulf]

I want him to come in at his best and I want Tank to do the same. Then we see which one is better (regardless of size) on fight night. Wild concept isn't it?

Oh well then just eliminate weight classes then, yeah? Let everyone come in at their best, no one has to make weight anymore.

[paulf]

who cares. garcia agreed to it, 10lbs is plenty anyway

this is the only sensible take i've read all day

[Southpawology]

corny move by tank

[Silence]

Lol. TS really thinks that he is the face of boxing. Cryan already wouldn't make too much weight because he needs athleticism not power.

Unncessary move by Tank.