Devin Haney rehydrated to 165 lbs

[Spray_resistant]

Going with your idea , we might as well get rid of the divisions
Much simpler that way
Make weight then réhydrate to wtv the fugh you want
Sounds fair and very logical

No, we have divisions and day before weigh ins, as I have said fighters being able to cut and blow back up with no ill effects are using their natural advantages. Do you want height and reach divisions for lanky windmills? divisions for harder punchers? faster fighters and so on?

[Smash]

If you excessively weight cut you are a weight bully cause it is to gain advantage over a smaller fighter. Why do IBF have a 10lbs rehydration rule

but isnt that rule a weigh in on the morning of the fight, which also gives many hours before the fight as well, so it still leaves grey areas

[Spray_resistant]

If you excessively weight cut you are a weight bully cause it is to gain advantage over a smaller fighter. Why do IBF have a 10lbs rehydration rule

Then smaller fighters should go down a class? what about taller fighters? harder punchers? faster fighters?

They are breaking no rules and using their advantages to their benefit fair play.

[Teetotaler69]

Then smaller fighters should go down a class? what about taller fighters? harder punchers? faster fighters?

They are breaking no rules and using their advantages to their benefit fair play.

What a ridiculous argument

[Spray_resistant]

What a ridiculous argument

No, its really what all of you "weight bully" manlet sympathizers are preaching, taking away fighter's natural advantages when they're well within the rules.

[Quiksilva]

If you excessively weight cut you are a weight bully cause it is to gain advantage over a smaller fighter. Why do IBF have a 10lbs rehydration rule

That IBF weight rule got dropped shortly afterwards, but only in unification fights because of that fight.

[Gary Coleman]

Sounds good in theory. It didn't work great in practice. Having guys cutting weight closer to fight time leaves the brain at more risk. This is why we don't see nearly as many deaths & serious injuries in fights as we have in the past. If same day weigh ins came back you are gonna see a lot more ring deaths.

My hope would be that it would encourage fighting closer to your natural "fighting shape" weight, but that's probably wishful thinking.

[Eff Pandas]

yeah u just have to make that sort of stuff a big no no somehow, a pound or two is acceptable

im sure they could make it work somehow, it cant be rocket science type of stuff, they could have a 2 week weighin etc to make sure people are on track, these boxers know exactly what they weigh coming up to fights already, its no mystery to them and they already manage their weights very well

Mauricio gots an app he's gonna make top 15 guys & belt holders use to track weight soon. Idk all the details but seems a step in the right direction. It'd be better if commissions weren't a government thing & there was money to do this at all levels of the sport tho.

[MulaKO]

No, we have divisions and day before weigh ins, as I have said fighters being able to cut and blow back up with no ill effects are using their natural advantages. Do you want height and reach divisions for lanky windmills? divisions for harder punchers? faster fighters and so on?

So your ok for a lightweight to fight a super middleweight ?
Wouldn’t it be easier to eliminate the divisions cause in all reality they’re there for no apparent reason
Just let the fighters agree to the weight stipulations , no need for divisions

[dannnnn]

No, we have divisions and day before weigh ins, as I have said fighters being able to cut and blow back up with no ill effects are using their natural advantages. Do you want height and reach divisions for lanky windmills? divisions for harder punchers? faster fighters and so on?

IV drips are not a "natural advantage" though.

What is wrong with the notion of just having two evenly sized competitors face off in a fair contest? Surely that should be the goal of separating boxers by weight class, no?

Yes, sportsmen will always look for an edge over the competition, but there are simple measures that could reasonably be taken to mitigate that. A rehydration limit adhered to by a second official weigh-in on the day of the fight would be the simplest solution.