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  • BIGPOPPAPUMP
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    Comments Thread For: Sanchez: Early Weigh-In Friday Isn't an Advantage For Jacobs

    Gennady Golovkin's trainer doesn't consider an unusually early weigh-in Friday to be a big advantage for Daniel Jacobs. Kazakhstan's Golovkin (36-0, 33 KOs) and Brooklyn's Jacobs (36-0, 33 KOs) are scheduled to weigh in at 9 a.m. ET on Friday for their middleweight title fight Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. As the bigger guy who has more difficulty making weight than the 5-feet-10 Golovkin, giving the 6-feet Jacobs more time to replenish his body and add weight could be viewed as an advantage for the challenger.
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    • Edward90
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      Maybe if fighters had to weigh-in right before the fight, this would be even less of an issue. I mean geez! The further you push out the weigh-in, the worse the weight drain game becomes. It doesn't matter for this fight, but it sets an even worse precedent than that already exists. People already drop 20+ pounds to make weight.

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        • Redd Foxx
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          A few hours isn't going to make a difference. Not when it's a matter of 35 hours to hydrate vs 30. If it was same-day, then definitely.

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            • BucaRican
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              Originally posted by Edward90
              Maybe if fighters had to weigh-in right before the fight, this would be even less of an issue. I mean geez! The further you push out the weigh-in, the worse the weight drain game becomes. It doesn't matter for this fight, but it sets an even worse precedent than that already exists. People already drop 20+ pounds to make weight.

              Nevertheless, Golovkin and Jacobs can add a maximum of just 10 pounds in the 24 hours between the official weigh-in and the IBF’s second-day weigh-in, scheduled for 9 a.m. ET on Saturday.

              That's about as close as we get I guess.

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                • Eastcoast
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                  They should let Chavez Jr weigh in early too.

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                    • millcitymauler
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                      I hate the 2nd weigh in stipulation... If a man makes weight the day before, who gives a fuck what they weigh on fight night.

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                        • Chadlio24
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                          It really doesn't matter, either way Jacobs is getting KTFO... I really like the guy but even the haters are gonna see just how good GGG is...

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                            • mathed
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                              Just do same day weigh-ins and be done with it.

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                                • fourtheboys96
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                                  38 hours before the fight?

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