Dropping weight. Jones, Hatton and Tarver. Coincidence?

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Jones: Came down from Heavyweight had to lose alot of muscle. Gets KO'd with ease.

Roy taking a flush shot from Ruiz a natural heavyweight. Now he cant take punches anymore??





Hatton: came down from over 200 pounds which is heavyweight to make 140 vs. Pac. Gets KO'd in 2 rounds.

Hatton looking big and strong vs. Mayweather




A fat Hatton at a press confrence.




Tarver: Plays a boxer in the Rocky movies weighs about 240lbs drops to 175 gets dominated by Hopkins.


Heavier Fuller Tarver in the Rocky Movie at hevayweight.









Did the drastic weight loss play a factor in these fights???

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A skinny and weak Tarver vs. Hopkins....

[MOTHER DUCKER]

Certainly is, its proven fact Bhop cant beat men of similar size

Hatton allways lose to Pac but not in 2 rounds if he looks after himself.

[Doctor_Tenma]

You really can't deny this, I'm sure it played a role in how bad each looked. And I'm HUGE B-Hop fan and have alot of respect for RJJ/ Hatton.

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Certainly is, its proven fact Bhop cant beat men of similar size

Hatton allways lose to Pac but not in 2 rounds if he looks after himself.

I like Hopkins but that is true. I cant think of a guy he beat that was his size or bigger. Tarver?? But he was weight drained. So who knows bro.

I agree Hatton wasnt himself. He looked weak as hell.

[FloydTBE]

Jones: Came down from Heavyweight had to lose alot of muscle. Gets KO'd with ease.

Roy taking a flush shot from Ruiz a natural heavyweight. Now he cant take punches anymore??





Hatton: came down from over 200 pounds which is heavyweight to make 140 vs. Pac. Gets KO'd in 2 rounds.

Hatton looking big and strong vs. Mayweather




A fat Hatton at a press confrence.




Tarver: Plays a boxer in the Rocky movies weighs about 240lbs drops to 175 gets dominated by Hopkins.


Heavier Fuller Tarver in the Rocky Movie at hevayweight.









Did the drastic weight loss play a factor in these fights???

Theres no doubt that the weight loss affected the boxers. But, they have a responsability to keep in shape.

[Doctor_Tenma]

I like Hopkins but that is true. I cant think of a guy he beat that was his size or bigger. Tarver?? But he was weight drained. So who knows bro.

I agree Hatton wasnt himself. He looked weak as hell.

Mercado was as big as B-Hop; real tough dude, Echols (1st fight) was stronger then B-Hop.

[Bee Keepz]

Jones: Came down from Heavyweight had to lose alot of muscle. Gets KO'd with ease.

Roy taking a flush shot from Ruiz a natural heavyweight. Now he cant take punches anymore??





Hatton: came down from over 200 pounds which is heavyweight to make 140 vs. Pac. Gets KO'd in 2 rounds.

Hatton looking big and strong vs. Mayweather




A fat Hatton at a press confrence.




Tarver: Plays a boxer in the Rocky movies weighs about 240lbs drops to 175 gets dominated by Hopkins.


Heavier Fuller Tarver in the Rocky Movie at hevayweight.









Did the drastic weight loss play a factor in these fights???

YES, when you dehydrate it decreases the production of cerebrospinal fluid, thus lesser buffer or cushion of impact.

http://www.boxingontario.com/web_pages/coaches_corner.php

Dehydration leads to changes in the volume of compartments within the cranium that could put sportsmen and women at risk of brain damage after head injuries, according to a team of UK researchers (‘The effects of dehydration on brain volume – preliminary results’, International Journal of Sports Medicine 2005; 26:481-485).

In adults, the cranium (the part of the skull that encloses the brain) is a rigid bony vault of fixed size, with a constant volume that is the product of the volume of the brain, the intracranial cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in a compartment known as the subarachnoid space, and the intra- cranial blood. The brain is suspended within the sub-arachnoid space, which surrounds it with a protective cushion of fluid. The brain itself contains fluid- filled cavities known as the cerebral ventricles, which communicate with the subarachnoid space.

The aim of this pioneering study was to investigate the relationship between dehydration and changes in the volume of the brain and the cerebral ventricles in six healthy male amateur rugby union players.

The subjects underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the brain before and after a period of exercise designed to cause significant dehydration, while samples of blood and urine were taken before and afterwards to assess the degree of dehydration. One of the subjects (control) undertook a further series of MRI scans to enable the researchers to assess day-to-day fluctuations of brain and ventricular volume in a normally hydrated healthy person.

They found that the subjects lost between 2.1% and 2.6% of their body mass from sweating during the exercise. They also found a correlation between the degree of dehydration and the change in ventricular volume, with changes in the latter much larger than those seen in the normally hydrated control subject.

‘Changes in the volume of the brain, the intracranial CSF (especially the subarachnoid space) and the intracranial blood may influence the outcome of closed head injuries,’ the researchers explain. ‘After an impact to the head the brain will travel further within the cranium before it meets the skull if the subarachnoid space is enlarged than in the normally hydrated state. Consequently it will accelerate to higher velocities and this may increase the likelihood of contusion injuries after blows to the head such as those sustained in boxing, football and rugby’.

Although the researchers acknowledge that their study was too small to be definitive, they conclude that dehydration causes changes in the volume of intra-cranial compartments that may put sportsmen and women at increased risk of brain damage from contusion injury (bruising) and internal haemorrhage after head injuries.

‘Some sportsmen and women, eg boxers, rugby players and footballers, are especially vulnerable to serious head injuries whilst dehydrated.’

[DonTaseMeBrah]

Jones: Came down from Heavyweight had to lose alot of muscle. Gets KO'd with ease.

Roy taking a flush shot from Ruiz a natural heavyweight. Now he cant take punches anymore??





Hatton: came down from over 200 pounds which is heavyweight to make 140 vs. Pac. Gets KO'd in 2 rounds.

Hatton looking big and strong vs. Mayweather




A fat Hatton at a press confrence.




Tarver: Plays a boxer in the Rocky movies weighs about 240lbs drops to 175 gets dominated by Hopkins.


Heavier Fuller Tarver in the Rocky Movie at hevayweight.









Did the drastic weight loss play a factor in these fights???

Last time i checked, Hatton had 2 fights at 140 vs lazcano & malignaggi before the pacquiao fight.

Come down from 200lbs? How do you know? where in there in the bathroom behind ricky pushing his stomach in from behind so he can see his pecker & weight on the scale?

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Last time i checked, Hatton had 2 fights at 140 vs lazcano & malignaggi before the pacquiao fight.

Come down from 200lbs? How do you know? where in there in the bathroom behind ricky pushing his stomach in from behind so he can see his pecker & weight on the scale?

Why did you single out Hatton because Pacs involved? Serious question.