Comments Thread For: Sergio Mora says Keyshawn Davis? weight issues part of larger problem

[BoxingUpdates]

Former WBC junior middleweight champion Sergio Mora thinks Keyshawn Davis? weight-based chicanery last weekend is part of a larger problem in boxing
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[Uihsmc]

This was a title fight, I understand. De Los Santos choose not to fight because of Keyshawn's 4.3 pounds advantage, and hence abdicated his chance of winning a world title. I will not denounce De Los Santos for making such a decision. But what gets me with these so-called professionals on these various platforms that calls fights is that they seems not to think before they open their mouths. They act as though someone that weighs four pounds heavier than their opponent is a rather egregious and suicidal act, yet, in the heavyweight division, we can have Deonte Wilder weighing 230 pounds, while his opponent, Tyson Fury weighs in at a whooping 280 pounds, and such is acceptable. Where is the logic? I do agree that Keyshawn Davis should loose his title on the scale and be fined a considerable amount of money for lacking the discipline to make weight, but let us not act as though a few pounds overweight is criminalistic when the heavyweight fighters are allowed to fight each other with 30, 40, 50, and 60 pounds advantage. Let us look at this overweight issue with logics and fair with the weight issue for the entire sport of boxing.

[leftuppercutko]

Sounds like the fighter that comes in overweight three or four pounds didn't have to starve himself the last few days and the guy that comes in on weight had to starve himself to make weight and that's why the overweight fighter has the advantage he seems to be stronger and ready for the fight compare that to the heavyweights they eat all they want and they come in just as strong as they want they don't have to starve themselves I think that's the main difference.

[Uihsmc]

True, Leftuppercutko. Fighters today choose not to fight at their own weight but choose to be weight-bullies to gain significant advantage. I don't subscribe to fighters weighing the prescribed amount of pounds a day before the fight and on fight night they are 26 pounds heavier.

[Wacked_Out]

The onus and pressure to fight anyhow, is placed on the B-side to decide to fight or not. This is unfair. The onus must be shifted to the cheater by making the penalty (money) much more severe. (Like half the purse) So that it comes down to the A side cheater to have to determine if it's worth it to fight. Take away the ability to make a back alley deal and make the penalty mandatory.

[tokon]

Make it part of the contract that the fighter missing weight has to pay the purse of the fighter who made weight.

[BlackRobb]

Sounds to me like they were both afraid to fight at 140, their natural weight. El Rayo finally got the memo and moved up and whooped Pit Bull.