Can some1 please explain why the weigh-in is always day BEFORE fight!

[mangler jr]

It should be quite obvious that people cut weight so they can fight in a smaller weight class.

For example, f you're 6'1 and you can fight at welterweight, then rehydrate 15-20 pounds over night, you will have a huge size advantage over most all welterweights.

Yeah, but thats cheating.

In any legitimate sport it wouldn't be allowed.

[Panchito]

They don't, actually.

Is it just a Canada regional thing? Because they had the same day weigh in for the Sonsona/Hernandez fight. I'm not sure if I remember the Guzman/Funeka was.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

Yeah, but thats cheating.

In any legitimate sport it wouldn't be allowed.

amateur wrestling is a legit sport...its a common thing for wrestlers to dehydrate themselves to make weight

[DLT]

Like the massive weight avantage that Marquez had on him!

yeah because its not like Floyd didnt have 39 other pro fights? Go check his fight night weights. At LW he came into the ring at 138 pounds, at 140 he came in at 143, before retirment he entered the ring at WW at 146 pounds. Guys like Castillo & N'Dou were 148 at LW, Cotto came into the ring at 157 pounds at 140 and Hatton, Gatti, and Tszyu were similar. Baldy was 165 when Floyd fought him at WW. Floyd didnt even make the 154 limit and was probably like 150 on fight night. These are facts. Thats why it use to trip me out when people said dumb stuff about him fighting smaller guys. When was this? Like once or twice? I remember seeing Floyd fight Baldy at WW while coming into the ring at 146 and Baldy at 165. At the same exact time Pac was down at 130 coming into the ring at 146 pounds. Its a joke

[mangler jr]

amateur wrestling is a legit sport...its a common thing for wrestlers to dehydrate themselves to make weight

If you're 6'1 and you pre-meditatively drain yourself make a weight where you KNOW that you will have a 20 pound advantage on the night of the fight, then you are a cheater.

[ИATAS]

If you're 6'1 and you pre-meditatively drain yourself make a weight where you KNOW that you will have a 20 pound advantage on the night of the fight, then you are a cheater.

You're not a cheater if you're not breaking any rules.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

If you're 6'1 and you pre-meditatively drain yourself make a weight where you KNOW that you will have a 20 pound advantage on the night of the fight, then you are a cheater.

who's to say your opponent isnt doing the same thing? you might walk in there after bulking up 14lbs only to find your opponent bulking up 20lbs

[-Reflexes-]

If you're 6'1 and you pre-meditatively drain yourself make a weight where you KNOW that you will have a 20 pound advantage on the night of the fight, then you are a cheater.

How is that cheating> And where were any rules broken?

[-Reflexes-]

If you're 6'1 and you pre-meditatively drain yourself make a weight where you KNOW that you will have a 20 pound advantage on the night of the fight, then you are a cheater.

So Jack Margarito is a cheat then???

[Clouseau]

for Sonsona-Hernandez, they weighed in that morning...that was in Ontario

That doesn't mean they're always on the same day.