They should make it illegal for you to come in 10lbs over the weight limit

[Deevel916]

Didnt clottey weigh around 170lbs for his ww bout vs Corrales?

[Hype job]

Much more so Floyd to be honest. Pac has been been playing the weight game for years. Sometimes coming in 16lbs heavier than where he weighed in. Floyd has stayed within 0-5lbs of his weigh in weight his whole career. Pac gets the credit for beating so many bigger guys, but in reality, Floyd has been in the ring as the smaller guy more than Pac has.

Slurpy Slurp slurp!

[megadeth]

Pretty sure Floyd rehydrated 7.5 lbs against Jesus Chavez. He looked a little off that night and never drained himself that much again. These days though he refuses to be weighed on fight night, so we have no idea what he weights in the ring.

True, but he also doesn't look any different that he looked previously, so it can be assumed that is he is any heavier than in other fights, it's not by much.

[Rath]

avoiding to be weigh on fight night should be illegal

[Deevel916]

True, but he also doesn't look any different that he looked previously, so it can be assumed that is he is any heavier than in other fights, it's not by much.

Does floyd actually pay your ashy foot azz to log on and post shiet like this?

[gdub27]

Yes, but the disadvantages of cutting that much weight, outweigh the advantages IMO.

Working to cut that much weight takes time away from actual training, which hurts the fighter. Cutting weight you simply can't anymore makes you weak and less likely to be able to take a good punch. Not to mention ballooning over night 20+ pounds will definitely affect you that night in the ring.

I agree. It is overall a bad practice, which if you really look at why it happens, it almost amounts to cherry picking. BUT... I do understand this is a very brutal sport, so the risk does need to match the reward. I don't have to possibly piss blood or face brain damage for a payday, so i won't call any fighter a cherry picker. The fighter's people are just looking for the most advantageous fights for their guy, with the highest reward. In this sport, i have no problems with that.

[DannYankee]

Illegal nah just make same day weigh ins, and thats it end of all the drainage trying to get a leg up on smaller guys bull****.

[joseph5620]

Pretty sure Floyd rehydrated 7.5 lbs against Jesus Chavez. He looked a little off that night and never drained himself that much again. These days though he refuses to be weighed on fight night, so we have no idea what he weighs in the ring.

Actually we do have an idea considering Mayweather didn't refuse to weigh in on fight night for Maidana 1 (148) Canelo (150) and a good number of other fights.

[joseph5620]

Well, it was definitely abuse that Thurman was 10lbs higher than Guerrero. IIRC it was 162 vs 152. That was crazy, but common. Canelo vs Trout were basically LHW's on fight night, they were both 171-172.

But that's what makes an ATG - an ATG. Maywather and Pacquiao fight exactly at the weight they walk in, 148-150 and, they are constantly at 10-15lb weight disadvantage, AND, they still win. Like, does anyone really give a 162lb Thurman a real chance at beating a mere 150lb Mayweather? This is where skill outweighs weight.

Guerrero just wasn't good enough to deal with Thurman's movement, power and speed. They could have both been 152lbs, Guerrero wasn't wrestled down and manhandled, he was simply outboxed and outlanded.

True. The handspeed deficit hurt Guerrero more than anything else.

[Ahmed_Ismail]

There has to be some limit on rehydration in boxing, nobody should be allowed to gain 20 lbs between the weigh in and the fight.
Also I think a weigh in 1 week before the fight is a good idea.