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

[Ragnar Lothbrok]

LOL...do you have studies which would back your claims that it doesn't? It's not like the day before weigh-in was decided upon by volumes of medical research. It was a reactionary decision largely after Spinks-Eddie Muhammad fell apart on the scale to protect against late cancellations.

Logically, drinking less water and eating less food while your opponent doesn't have to puts the opponent at a conditioning disadvantage. Making weight often requires that anyways and its hard as hell; catchweights ask for even more of it. Depending on how tough the extra pounds shaved were, and its assumed conditional, it can make the rehydration period both fighters enjoy a recovery period for one.

bingo.

exactly.

there you go.

now why are you trying to pass yourself off as a physician or a catchweight medical researcher who knows about the exact harrowing consequences of catchweight fights?

the 24 hr. weigh in was made to prevent cancellations. it was not made because of medical malfeasance. why act like it?

why the outcry?

ive already listed fighters who fight in divisions way too small for them & continually win. yet posters & boxing writers know the evil effects & disadvantages of catchweight fights?

cmon people. stop lying to yourselves.

pernell whitaker was made to do a catchweight vs chavez. who got affected by it? pernell or the boxing judges?


unbelievable.

[MaD RoBoT]

When you weaken yourself considerably to make weight, having 24 hr rehydration period doesn't just magically make you ok again.

Have you ever cut weight? That's not enough time for your body to get readjusted.

The weight may be there in pounds the next day, but your body is still a mess.

Bahahhahaha.....this guy red k's me. Are you 6?

i think its relative to someones condition of their body

coz others were also fighting not at their own division

draining themselves so that they have the advantage

[Ragnar Lothbrok]

This has to be one of the dumbest ***en threads I have ever seen on the net. Just look at oscar vs manny you idiot

you ****** mother****ker get the **** out with that lame ass one example drive by *****.

that had to do with oscar being a shot fighter period.

hopkins had to come in at a catchweight vs oscar, how did bernard do?

whitaker had to come in at a catchweight vs chavez, how did pernell do?

terry norris had to come in at a catchweight vs meldrick taylor, how did terrible terry do?

go eat your **** assshole.

[IMDAZED]

bingo.

exactly.

there you go.

now why are you trying to pass yourself off as a physician or a catchweight medical researcher who knows about the exact harrowing consequences of catchweight fights?

the 24 hr. weigh in was made to prevent cancellations. it was not made because of medical malfeasance. why act like it?

why the outcry?

ive already listed fighters who fight in divisions way too small for them & continually win. yet posters & boxing writers know the evil effects & disadvantages of catchweight fights?

cmon people. stop lying to yourselves.

pernell whitaker was made to do a catchweight vs chavez. who got affected by it? pernell or the boxing judges?


unbelievable.

If he's trying to pass himself off as a physicist by responding to this thread, what does that say about the idiot who created it?

[Ragnar Lothbrok]

If he's trying to pass himself off as a physicist by responding to this thread, what does that say about the idiot who created it?

go look for weapons of mass destruction in iraq & steroid evidence against pacquiao.

[crold1]

bingo.

exactly.

there you go.

now why are you trying to pass yourself off as a physician or a catchweight medical researcher who knows about the exact harrowing consequences of catchweight fights?

the 24 hr. weigh in was made to prevent cancellations. it was not made because of medical malfeasance. why act like it?

why the outcry?

ive already listed fighters who fight in divisions way too small for them & continually win. yet posters & boxing writers know the evil effects & disadvantages of catchweight fights?

cmon people. stop lying to yourselves.

pernell whitaker was made to do a catchweight vs chavez. who got affected by it? pernell or the boxing judges?


unbelievable.

Again, it's conditional. Pernell was one fight removed from 140 and a couple from 135. Making 145 obviously wasn't a big deal for him. For someone like LaLonde, 168 was a huge deal. He was kicking ass and then his legs just went. Maybe being drained had an effect?

The point is that 24 hours (plus) doesn't negate anything. If a guy can comfortably make a catch so be it; it they can't, they're endangering themselves in critical days before a fight. No one needs an MD to know that less food + less water = lowered electolytes that aren't guaranteed restoration by fight time. It's an inherent hazard to the sport which can be increased by excess weight loss.

[IMDAZED]

go look for weapons of mass destruction in iraq & steroid evidence against pacquiao.

I think we'd have a better chance of finding those then you having any facts to back your assertion.

[savorduhflavor]

are you a professional boxer? are you a physician? are you a scientist?

have you done research on catchweight fights & the 24 rehydration rule?

arthur abraham (when he was at 160), nonito donaire, hugo cazares(108), paul williams, kermit cintron, joshua clottey, all are fighting in divisions they dont really belong. you could say they where weight drained. yet they win fights & take advantage of the 24 hr weigh in. they dont have a problem with it.

yet posters on nsb have a problem with it. they act like physicians & type **** as if they have first hand knowledge of how a boxer feels & now the exact amount of advantage or disadvantage boxers have with the catchweights.

Do you know these guys and know what divisions they should be fighting in?

See how that works?

Abraham was ****** down at 160 and it was evident by how he fought his last days at 160. You're shooting yourself in the foot. Same with Clottey.

Does the 24 hr rehydration period help? Of course.

Does it vindicate catchweight fights? Absolutely not.

[Left Hook Tua]

weigh in a day before is good for the sport healthwise.

i'd prefer 2-3 days rehydration imo.

if people want to cut so much weight that's on them.

it might give them an advantage against smaller men who don't rehydrate as much but it also could be a disadvantage if they cut too much.

it goes both ways.

[Ragnar Lothbrok]

I think we'd have a better chance of finding those then you having any facts to back your assertion.

go snitch on john proctor abigail williams.