Comments Thread For: World Boxing Council To Join IBF With Same Day Weighin?

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

The World Boxing Council's Medical Advisory Board is recommending two additional weighins that are close to fight night.

Currently the WBC has a 30 day, 7 day and the official weighin. The IBF is the only sanctioning body with a same day weighin, which allows each fighter to weigh no more than 10 pounds above the contracted limit.
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[Chuckguy]

Looks like rios Canelo and others will have no choice but to move up. Good for boxing

[SlySlickSmooth]

Wait, the IBF does same day weigh-ins where you can be no less than 10 pounds the contract weight? Sort of confused here.

Are they talking about the second weigh-in after the weigh-in the day before the fight?

[Hype job]

Wait, the IBF does same day weigh-ins where you can be no less than 10 pounds the contract weight? Sort of confused here.

Are they talking about the second weigh-in after the weigh-in the day before the fight?

Yeah, you can't rehydrate more than 10 pounds over your division weight limit on fight night.

IMO this is a very good idea..

Also people mention Canelo having to move up, so will Lara he rehydrates around the same weight as Canelo.

[Larry the boss]

A lot of fighters will have to change weight classes if this is 100 percent real...but we all know $$$$ talks

[i'm a fun haver]

It would be nice to find out who is good at fighting and who is just good at dumping weight and re-hydrating

[SlySlickSmooth]

Wow. Surprised Kovalev wasn't somehow breaking this rule as a unified champion. I thought he was 190 at least on fight night. He came in at 185 on the secondary weigh-in against Hopkins.

[PittyPat]

I really dig this. Every once in a while the alphabets are capable of doing something positive for the sport. At least that's how this idea seems. Open scoring turned out to be a bad idea, but at least they tried it.

[Raonic]

Nice. I expect WBO to follow but WBA probably not.

[SchoolTheseCats]

Good move weight cutting slobs will have to fight in right division