CANELO: "SO WHAT if my FIGHT NIGHT WEIGHT is 180-190.. WHO gives a F***!!"

[icha]

That's the current rules of boxing under today's insane system of weighing in for a fight 32 hours before the fight actually happens. Nobody should be angry at the fighters for playing by the rules. If they don't like fighters coming into the ring up to 20 pounds heavier than what they weighed in at they should be angry at the rule change that made this possible. In the days of weighing in the afternoon of the fight it was impossible for fighters to gain more than about 5 pounds by fight time. They had just enough time to digest a good meal and some fluids. There was no time for an iv or rehydrating 15 pounds. A fighter who tried that would be bloated and waterlogged. Under today's rules once Canelo makes 155 he is free to gain as much weight as he wants by fight time. He is not breaking any rules or doing anything wrong. People exaggerate how much weight he will gain. He will probably gain about 15 pounds and weigh about 170 on fight night. Khan says he plans to be 165 on fight night. Any weight Canelo gains past 15 to 17 pounds would certainly do him more harm than good.

this is the best post on this thread, the rules are clear and the players are following, don't like it? go after the organizations ...

[AvoidDisaster]

Canelo haters actually think he puts on 35+ lbs on fight night?!

[Ham Porter]

Nelo clowning lol.....I might be in the minority on this....I want this fight to be made at Nelo Weight or not made at all....I would cheer if Nelo ducked him...that counterfeit boogeyman swerved Ward....I hope he NEVER gets a big pay day....Nelo can do no wrong in my book when it comes to Lil G.....anybody from 154-168 huh?!?....foh and keep riding that hype wave while gassing the fans who believe the hype...and if dudes got their reading glasses on they'll see between the lines that this fight ain't happening this year or next year....Hoya is a transparent hoe and he's made it CLEAR that he's not risking his cow....he's gonna milk it not risk it...read between the lines

Floyd Mayweather fans, ladies and gentleman.

[Furn]

I never get Why people think weighing some huge weight on fight night is a good thing.

If you have to lose and then gain 20lbs + of water and regain that in 24 hours it's not good for you.

The bodies not like a petrol tank it takes time and nutrients and energy to get that water into the right places in different cells etc.

If Canelo fights at 180 that means he was severely dehydrated just 24 hrs earlier at the weigh and the effects of that can linger for days even weeks.

[stuff jones]

He's a ***** and fans defending him are responsible for boxing's demise.

[Earl-Hickey]

I hope he comes in weighing in at 275lbs

[SceneBoxer]

The 155 reasoning ..

[From Russia]

Floyd Mayweather fans, ladies and gentleman.

yeah, new degeneration of boxing fans

[TAZ-G]

175 is more accurate, but he seems to pretend it's not an advantage. Part of me understands why he said it, I'm sure he's been getting the same kind of question a lot since signing to fight Khan and it can get old but it's his own damn fault for signing to fight a ww above the jmw limit knowing full well he'll be a lhw on fight night.

^^^^^
this

[JJRod]

None of them rehydrated that much while holding a belt, then demanding guys from that division drop to lowest possible CW. Nobody has done that before. That's where the coward thing comes in.

No all of them rehydrated that much while holding a belt.

Crawford was 155 defending his Jr WW, belt against Lundy.
Pac was champ at 130 and would be at fights at 146.
Trout was 171 defending his WBA against Nelo.

Funny how the word coward or unfair was never used with them.

And tell me what true middle weight has he dragged down in weight. Cotto?
Because he's fought nothing but Jr. MW'S and simply made them go 1 pound over.

But you're not bias right?