Why does Golovkin drain himself for 30 and 7 day weigh-ins?

[Robbie Barrett]

The guy weighs 170+ on fight night. He's obviously draining for the 30 and 7 day weigh-ins, so why is he doing it? Is he so afraid of moving up that he wants to give the impression he's a small MW. Is it just something he's always done so continues to do it?


Here are fight night weights of past MW fighters.

Martinez - 165, 168
Proksa - 166
Zbik - 165
Taylor - 166, 169, 171
Lee - 167.5
Pavlik - 168, 171
Hopkins - 166, 168, 169
Wright - 168
Barker - 168
Jacobs - 170
Pirog - 170
Quillin - 170
Macklin - 172
Monroe - 172
Miranda - 173
Korobov - 173, 174


All weights taken from this very helpful site.

http://basementgymboxing.blogspot.co...s-list-of.html
http://basementgymboxing.blogspot.co...ration_22.html

He's not a small MW.

[nacho daddy]

it is because he is really a HW and ducking wilder

[Lester Tutor]

While I was waiting in line at Burger King for a delicious whopper with cheese, I was thinking about Abel saying how Golovkin has been having nightmares about the 2010 sparring session with Alvarez, and how Abel told Ring magazine that it was the easiest sparring session for Gennady, or when Abel told the press that Kovalev feared Golovkin in sparring... I then ordered onion rings. Then the manager came out of nowhere like a psychic and said "164 doe"

I ran away and everybody was looking at me

[LADIV]

While I was waiting in line at Burger King for a delicious whopper with cheese, I was thinking about Abel saying how Golovkin has been having nightmares about the 2010 sparring session with Alvarez, and how Abel told Ring magazine that it was the easiest sparring session for Gennady, or when Abel told the press that Kovalev feared Golovkin in sparring... I then ordered onion rings. Then the manager came out of nowhere like a psychic and said "164 doe"

I ran away and everybody was looking at me

LMFAO...those onion rings are good

[Lester Tutor]

LMFAO...those onion rings are good

Word on the street is that BK changed their fries recipe back to old school more delicious fries. By word on the street I mean Tyrone told me...a former p4p bum that sparred Gennady for bK meals. Onion rings are crunchy and delicious.

[R-C]

This what I think too, no way he is 2 lbs over 7 days out, but 12+ lbs over the next day. fanboys do eat it up.

[LADIV]

Word on the street is that BK changed their fries recipe back to old school more delicious fries. By word on the street I mean Tyrone told me...a former p4p bum that sparred Gennady for bK meals. Onion rings are crunchy and delicious.

did tyrone atleast get the big meal or was he resorted to getting the whopper jr meal

[vaynardevil]

well, i ever heard his normal weight is 180++, that's why abel often spar him with cruiserweight and even ko some

[b00g13man]

It is a little odd, but whatever floats his boat...

[Lester Tutor]

did tyrone atleast get the big meal or was he resorted to getting the whopper jr meal

Dan Rafael is responsible to deliver Whopper Jr.'s for Tyrone but whenever Dan arrives he mumbles to Tyrone with a rapid heart beat and mayonnaise all over his face and glasses, " bad news, they ran out of food!"