should boxers be required to weigh no more then their weight class on fight night?

[abdiel2k3]

that would be dangerous to the fighters bro. fighters dehydrate themselves to make weight. when you are dehydrated you are more suseptable to getting brain damage from a punch. thats the big reason why Gerald McClellan got messed up in that fight.

this is why we think they should make wiegh ins the nite of the fight
then fighters wouldnt endanger themselves by dehydtraten
and go to weights where they belong
yes its about sacrifice
sacrifice in the gym
not hurten ur body to gain an edge

[Mr. Violence]

this is why we think they should make wiegh ins the nite of the fight
then fighters wouldnt endanger themselves by dehydtraten
and go to weights where they belong
yes its about sacrifice
sacrifice in the gym
not hurten ur body to gain an edge

oh I hear you now. youre saying they should fight at their "walking around weight"...that might be a good idea.

[Sidestep_1]

Weigh in on the morning of fight night .

[The1God]

No, I don't think they should. You would see guys struggling to make weight and wearing themselves out before the fight. Should have made this a poll.

[Boxer2005]

I think they should..this way there will be no surprises..like Morales showing up 11 pounds heavier..

[grayfist]

Fighters who "pig" after making weight pay the price. The body can only take so much abuse. One cannot drive oneself to near starvation and then suddenly feast! The body needs to adjust...nice and easy.

Trainers and managers who allow their wards to starve then feast often watch their fighters become sluggish and indifferent atop the ring. Serves them right.

[phallus]

I think they should..this way there will be no surprises..like Morales showing up 11 pounds heavier..

but that 11 pounds didn't help morales, it hurt him, it slowed him down considerably...however, in Kostya Tszu's case i think the fact that he comes in as a junior middleweight to his 140 lb fights gives him a big advantage in power. the trouble is i don't really think there's anything we can do to make it fairer for the fighters. one thing is, i'd rather come in a pound or two overweight at the weigh in and take a penalty for it than dehydrate myself. it takes 72 hours for the brain to recover after dehydration ( the fight happens 24 hours after the weigh in, do the math ), i've lost fights because i was weak and dehydrated, fights i would have won otherwise

[AKATheMack]

Boxers would have to change the way they have been training there whole careers, its crazy. And by gaining all that weight in two days is not all that helpfull. Usually the fighter who gains the most is less effective than the fighter who got down to that weight naturally.

[miron_lang]

NO. But i think they should make the weight in just 12 hours from fight time.

[pinaldino]

Fighters who "pig" after making weight pay the price. The body can only take so much abuse. One cannot drive oneself to near starvation and then suddenly feast! The body needs to adjust...nice and easy.

Trainers and managers who allow their wards to starve then feast often watch their fighters become sluggish and indifferent atop the ring. Serves them right.

exactly...that's why they would then go the upper division.
I find unfair that somebody can fight "much" smaller dudes by loosing several pounds of sweat just before the weight in, and then have a couple of days to readjust and gain 10 pounds.
Weight in the morning of the fight would make it impossible (at least staying effective in the ring) .