How different would matches be if weigh-ins were all conducted on fight night?

[Brother Jay]

Are you ******ed? ROFL

Nobody is talking about mayweather compare to Vitali

He's talking about two fighters of similar division going into weigh ins.
rofl


Jesus Christ

lmfao.


What he is saying is

Tyson Fury will get his ****ing face ****d into the next universe by Prime Evander Holyfield


not that

Tyson Fury will lose to adrian Broner

rofl

idiot

So you're saying that a 30lb difference isn't going to be abig deal?

Because that's exactly what he wrote.

You did read HIS post before critiquing mine, right?

You're not worth arguing with, but I just found it amusing that you could read something twice and still walk away as ignorant as when you arrived.

[The_Golden_Goy]

I think you'd see the personnel in certain divisions change very quickly, almost overnight

[Porter's Dad]

I do think it's unhealthy to be making weight on the day of the fight. I mean, theoretically, it would force fighters not to drain themselves but we all know fighters would still be boiling themselves down.

I do wish fighters campaigned at a more natural weight to their walk-around weight, though. There are so many stories of fighters being weight-drained and debilitated from being so, that I often wonder if fights would be better if making weight didn't play such a huge part.

Look at Castillo in the 2nd fight with Castillo. You could tell from the first bell who had made weight and who hadn't.

Look at Pac and Floyd - keep themselves in shape all year round, often coming in under the weight limit. Pac specifically - look at how strong he looks compared to his FW and SFW days.

[bdawg56kg]

if im not mistaken same day weigh ins were changed to the current system to protect the health of the fighter. some fighters would drain themselves so much to make weight and wouldn't be able to rehydrate themselves sufficiently by fight time, leading to serious injuries.

i may be wrong. someone correct me if so.

[4Corners]

Chavez Jr would be fighting at LHW. Ortiz would be at Middleweight. Broner would be at Super Lightweight or Welterweight. Gamboa would be at Lightweight. Rios would be at Super Welterweight.

Guys like Pacquiao and Mayweather would be in the same weight class. They hardly ever bulk up all that much. The most I've seen Floyd bulk up officially was when he weighed 146.5 lbs at the weigh in and 150 on fight night with Ortiz.

I don't mind the weigh in a day before the fight, so guys can rehydrate.

[SplitSecond]

wonder how it'd go in today's game

no one would be all muscle on their respective weightclasses anymore
e.g. a 154lb'er wouldn't come in at a rough estimate of just off 154lb's of muscle
they'd instead be more well endowed with liquids or get killed in the ring for being incompetent, and then there lies the problem, because there will always be those exceptions

[915angel]

if im not mistaken same day weigh ins were changed to the current system to protect the health of the fighter. some fighters would drain themselves so much to make weight and wouldn't be able to rehydrate themselves sufficiently by fight time, leading to serious injuries.

i may be wrong. someone correct me if so.

i love tht gif about tyson flashin that $$$

[kiaba360]

How different would matches be if weigh-ins were all conducted on fight night?

How competitive would matches be if making weight meant actually weighing the division limit coming into the fight?

Would that dynamic reveal who is good and who is great?

Think about it.

I like my boxing as fair and equal as possible. I hate the handicapping aspect that has become so prominent in the last decade.

If a boxer were to go up to face a 154lb champion, that champion would actually weigh 154lbs in the ring and not come in at 170lbs+ on fight night.

The measure of a boxer's chances and formidability would then lie in his heart, skills, stamina, durability and determination instead of just weight disparities.

A lot of people would be against a move like that because many of their favorite fighters would soon look very beatable. Hardcore and casual fans alike would see what crucial role that weight disparities play in the rating of any given boxer's ability and ranking.

What do forum members think about this matter?

Hmmm...I think this would motivate guys to take much better care of themselves in the off-season, instead of gaining a crazy amount of weight. I don't understand how guys can walk around 160-170 and make 135/140 (i.e. Rios, Hatton). It would motivate guys to fight at weight classes that would not leave them severely drained cuz they wouldn't have almost 1 day and a half to rehydrate. It would separate the dedicated from the slackers imo.

[Brother Jay]

I think you'd see the personnel in certain divisions change very quickly, almost overnight

I agree.

And that's a good thing.

[Brother Jay]

I do think it's unhealthy to be making weight on the day of the fight. I mean, theoretically, it would force fighters not to drain themselves but we all know fighters would still be boiling themselves down.

This would be a good thing.

Boxers would be forced to fight at their best weight and not drain and then balloon up for an added advantage.

If your best weight is 168, you'll be fighting MWs and not trying to fight WWs at 168 on fight night.

It would cut out A LOT of nonsense.