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[SIZE=16px][FONT=Georgia]I definitely disagree with that. There was a reason why we used to have same-day weigh-ins. It's due to increased weight creating (1) greater punch power and (2) greater punch resistance. It's just the way physics work, and surprisingly, a little increase in weight goes a long way.
Andy Bowen, Daniel Marshall, tosh Powell, Frankie Campbell, Ernie Schaff, jack Holland, tiny scrapie, tony Marino, Peter asero, jimmy doyle to name a few. & the Korean fighter that fought Mancini. They are why same-day weigh ins stopped. People died.
It was very dangerous because boxers would try to cut a lot of weight, and without proper rehydration, you're at a greater risk for brain damage.
A fully rehydrated boxer is like having an egg in a glass of water. Shake the glass, the egg won't break. A dehydrated boxer's brain is an egg in an empty glass.
When you drain your body of all fluids, the fluids (mostly water) around your brain, that protects it, is dehydrated as well.
[SIZE=16px][FONT=Georgia]I definitely disagree with that. There was a reason why we used to have same-day weigh-ins. It's due to increased weight creating (1) greater punch power and (2) greater punch resistance. It's just the way physics work, and surprisingly, a little increase in weight goes a long way.
Andy Bowen, Daniel Marshall, tosh Powell, Frankie Campbell, Ernie Schaff, jack Holland, tiny scrapie, tony Marino, Peter asero, jimmy doyle to name a few. & the Korean fighter that fought Mancini. They are why same-day weigh ins stopped. People died.
It was very dangerous because boxers would try to cut a lot of weight, and without proper rehydration, you're at a greater risk for brain damage.
A fully rehydrated boxer is like having an egg in a glass of water. Shake the glass, the egg won't break. A dehydrated boxer's brain is an egg in an empty glass.
When you drain your body of all fluids, the fluids (mostly water) around your brain, that protects it, is dehydrated as well.
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