Lets play guess cotto weight?

[el malo]

i dont know about the 7-8lb extreme that the other guy is talkin about but usually to shed the last couple of pounds it would go something along the lines of not eating or drinking anything....or drink very little water, run a couple of extra miles and/or spend an hour or so in the sauna to sweat off the last couple of lbs the day before the weighin.

yeah i can understand a pound or 2 but 8 pounds seems like its a little more difficult

[Puya]

he should be at 151-152 at this point. should come to the weigh in at 147 and then add at least 10 extra pounds before fight night. can't honestly wait for this fight.

I say 150

[shadeyfizzle]

yeah i can understand a pound or 2 but 8 pounds seems like its a little more difficult

not just difficult but detrimental to your health as well.

[Pac-Fan]

Ok, it seems like there is a misunderstanding of cutting weight. As someone who used to wrestle, I know how it works.

A fighter shouldn't be anywhere near the restricted weight until the final moments of the weigh in. About 24 hours before that moment, the fighter should be around 5-10 pounds greater than what they need to weigh in. To lose those last few pounds, said person will start cutting. This means dehydration (by not drinking or sweating) and selective nutrition. This ensures that come weigh in, the fighter makes weight at their biggest possible size. During weigh ins, the fighter is nowhere near their regular weight, but drained for maximum size come fight night.

An expereinced cutter knows how much they can cut, so they'd maintain a certain weight until it comes time to cut. If people's claim of Cotto comming in fight night at 152-155 is true, that is how much he needs to weigh right now until the 24 hours before (or however long it takes Cotto to cut) of wiegh ins. If he's 155, it doesn't mean he needs to lose 1lb per day, otherwise when it is time to cut, he'd be WAY under 145, and rehydrate back up to 145.

[rskumm21]

It's different for everyone depending on your body/age, etc. I can go for a run and shed 5 lbs. Some guys shadowbox in the steam-room or even jump rope, hold off on the liquids and weigh-in. You just have to be carful and not push it. It's a thin line, and everyones body is different. Cotto's been doing this for a while and he's not that old so I'm pretty sure he's got it figured out and knows what his body can handle.

[sneaky jepoy]

i guess its 152.

tbh i really would like cotto to come in at 146-147. since roach said they allow him to fight at that weight. more moolah for pac and we can see the WW capability of pac.

[hookoutofhell]

honestly i dont think it even matters what his weight is at right now - i think he will make 145 come fight night and thats the most important thing

[Levcon8686]

Well lets say he,s at 155, then he would have to lose 1 lb. A day...do anyone think that,s kinda pushing it???

Does he not drain water out of himself before the weigh in? I remember them saying Hatton used a method of draining himself through his colon before fights...

[kedashy]

I just don,t want to see a fast fight...i want cotto to come in healthy and for him to have to lose say 8 to 10 lbs. In 10 days is pushing it... All the pac fans will say i told you so and all the cotto fans will say cotto wasn,t at his best...

[(Fowler)]

Imo I believe Cotto's at 151 Lbs