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

[SCEN3RY]

I like it. And if you think about it, many things will change in terms of where who campaigns at, but some things will stay the same as well…like Pacquiao and Mayweather would probably still be at welterweight fighting guys from today’s 140 and below. Essentially, most of the fighters would just move up a weight class or two, but it’ll be more a test of skill, disregarding possible weight advantages.

[gmc_rfc_06]

Same day weigh-in's should be how it's done.

If you hold the weigh-in when the fighters arrive at the arena few hours before the fight, how much weight can they put on really? They wouldn't want to stuff themselves with food before a fight and we would see guy's fighting as the same size; that's what is supposed to happen.

[Brother Jay]

Some interesting responses so far.

I can't wait to read more.

[ajohnz]

Thats such bullshtt that keeps getting thrown up around here all the time

Comparing a big medicore fighter to one of the best fighters who is smaller

Why dont you compare who would win between Floyd and Ward, since Ward is JCC jr's size, even smaller? Oh i know why, because it wouldnt support your "theory"

i agree with this guy

[Roman Moreno]

PSAC does same day weigh-in. Except for title fights. In title fights they go by the ABC rules so they use day before weigh-ins. But, no matter the stipulation is that you can't rehydrate more than 10 pounds. Which is cool. And, none title fights have same day weigh-in.

Which as many weight-class we have today I'm all for it. I understood why it was eliminated. But, we have more weight-classes now. So there are more of a chance and a likely hood that fighters would fight more at their natural weight. For example Lamotta do you know how much he would have benefited from having a SMW division back then? He was way too small for 175 where if he tried to campaign he could have gotten hurt. He was dangerously draining himself to make 160. If there was a 168 he would have been comfortable. Too many weight-classes. PSAC has it right with the same day weigh-in.

Of course you would still have a few idiots who would dangerously drain themselves to make a certain weight-class. But, that would be on them. Again you should not feel the need to do that with as many weight-class we have now.

Also I would like to abolish the 105 division. Because, it's complete useless. And, not only that it would make the 108 division a much better deeper division. Imagine in the 90's Finito, Carbajal, and Chiquita in the same weight-class? Finito could have some awesome fights with Carbajal and Gonzalez. But, he stayed at 105 useless division. Even a few years ago. You could have had Chocolatito, Calderon, Segura, Viloria all in the same weight-class.

[BuckToothed]

I see weight-loss PEDs like diuretics going away since fighters won't have time to rehydrate.

[edgarg]

I love this idea.

Size would no longer be an excuse unless one guy was taller than the other. That's about it.

Everything else should be fairly even.

It might not matter that much, since just about every boxer would be moving up in weight to the next highest division, perhaps even further, so he woulld likely face almost the same opponents. It would all depend on how each fighter would perform at his natural weight.

That is, assuming that fighters were weighed at ringside before stepping into the ring.

And one last little thing, that's assuming that fighters wouldn't cut weight to get into a,lower division and hope that they can last the match. This was the main reason that the 36 hour before fight weigh-in rule was instituted.

[Brother Jay]

Honestly, a very skillful, great boxer, will beat the bigger less skilled, defensively flawed man no matter what.

So it doesn't matter to me.

I don't agree.

If this were true, then there would NEVER be any need for a catchweight.

If what you wrote was true, then Mayweather should be able to beat Vitali Klitschko.

There is ABOSLUTELY NO DOUBT that Mayweather is the more skillful of the two, but there is no way that I believe that Mayweather is beating Vitali unless someone dopes up Vitali with some sort of tranquilizer before the match.

Would you put JMM up against Kirkland?

No.

Weight has EVERYTHING to do with it. If it didn't, divisions would be pointless.

There would be one division and the best would be the champion.

Doesn't work that way in ANY combat sport except for the UFC in the early days. There were no weight classes. You see that format only lasted for a short period.

Divisions give men of similar size a chance to showcase their stuff. Without them there would be no matches. Only slaughters.

There was never any chance for Ricardo Lopez to defeat Mike Tyson under Marquis of Queensbury.

So I must disagree.

[polarcub]

I don't agree.

If this were true, then there would NEVER be any need for a catchweight.

If what you wrote was true, then Mayweather should be able to beat Vitali Klitschko.

There is ABOSLUTELY NO DOUBT that Mayweather is the more skillful of the two, but there is no way that I believe that Mayweather is beating Vitali unless someone dopes up Vitali with some sort of tranquilizer before the match.

Would you put JMM up against Kirkland?

No.

Weight has EVERYTHING to do with it. If it didn't, divisions would be pointless.

There would be one division and the best would be the champion.

Doesn't work that way in ANY combat sport except for the UFC in the early days. There were no weight classes. You see that format only lasted for a short period.

Divisions give men of similar size a chance to showcase their stuff. Without them there would be no matches. Only slaughters.

There was never any chance for Ricardo Lopez to defeat Mike Tyson under Marquis of Queensbury.

So I must disagree.

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

[polarcub]

I don't agree.

If this were true, then there would NEVER be any need for a catchweight.

If what you wrote was true, then Mayweather should be able to beat Vitali Klitschko.

There is ABOSLUTELY NO DOUBT that Mayweather is the more skillful of the two, but there is no way that I believe that Mayweather is beating Vitali unless someone dopes up Vitali with some sort of tranquilizer before the match.

Would you put JMM up against Kirkland?

No.

Weight has EVERYTHING to do with it. If it didn't, divisions would be pointless.

There would be one division and the best would be the champion.

Doesn't work that way in ANY combat sport except for the UFC in the early days. There were no weight classes. You see that format only lasted for a short period.

Divisions give men of similar size a chance to showcase their stuff. Without them there would be no matches. Only slaughters.

There was never any chance for Ricardo Lopez to defeat Mike Tyson under Marquis of Queensbury.

So I must disagree.

I just read your post again and became twice as dumb