24 hr. RE-HYDRATION RULE makes CRITICISM of CATCHWEIGHT fights ILLEGITIMATE

[Ragnar Lothbrok]

Thread fail.

Floyd also comes from a small weight class.

post fail.


what does floyd have to do with the topic?

[Young Money]

post fail.


what does floyd have to do with the topic?

LOL you've been exposed.

Do you even know why fighters rehydrate? haha..

[Ragnar Lothbrok]

he made 147 vs de la hoya...

he weighed in at 142.

No you didn't. You just stated it as if it was fact but you haven't explained how. Is that so difficult? You made a thread based on this premise, didn't you?

yes i did. its in the opening post.

[IMDAZED]

he weighed in at 142.



yes i did. its in the opening post.

I looked. It doesn't exist. Again, HOW exactly does rehydration negate that? You know what else doesn't exist? Your answer.

[Russian Crushin]

because of the 24 rehydration rule.

Its way more then 24 hours but i hate this rule. It should be the morning of the fight at the earliest but best would be an hour before the fight

[Dan...]

Its way more then 24 hours but i hate this rule. It should be the morning of the fight at the earliest but best would be an hour before the fight

That would probably make it more dangerous. You would likely still have fighters draining but they would not be given the time to recover.

[Ragnar Lothbrok]

I looked. It doesn't exist. Again, HOW exactly does rehydration negate that? You know what else doesn't exist? Your answer.

fighters getting 24 hrs to weigh in a division or 2 above the division they suppose to be fighting in. welterweights weighing in at welter on friday, then on fightnight weighing in as a junior middle or middleweight. there's really no advantage or disadvantage with catchweights because of this.

as explained in the opening post.

[crold1]

It weakens a fighter to lose more weight than they would normally for a given weight class no matter the 24-hour rule and it gives an advantage to the man who doesn't have to drain extra. That man doesn't have to hope he'll feel 100% after rehydration, hope his body will hold down fluids. Losing an extra pound or two means less water the days before the fight, less food.

From a guy who won't let his blood be drawn too close to a fight because it makes him queasy, it's the ultimate in hypocrisy.

I hate the day before weigh-in, but I don't reecall any catchweights when bringing Solis or Larios up the scale to even the playing field. Margarito-Pac being for a 'title' is enough of a joke as it is. At 150, it's the pits, as disgusting as making LaLonde squeeze to 168 for Leonard.

[Ryannn]

i was about to make a thread about this...

guys comparing pacquiao to hank and criticizing him, but fails to consider how armstrong never had to deal with the 24 hour rehydration rule.

so, lets make it 154 lbs same day weigh-in for pacquiao-margarito.

[Phil Ivey]

Are you seriously making excuses for this? Incredible. Catch-weight is fine if its not a title fight. Period.