Jacobs was heavier than Ward vs Dawson

[sicko]

But he can KO Ward and Kovalev right so why make a big deal about Jacobs Weight?


When you build up a guy as some sort of God you cannot make excuses after he doesn't look God Like and looks more HUMAN! YOU GUYS did this stop blaming everybody else!

[The Problem Child]

Gennady ran right thru a LHW like it was nothing and took his best shots too. Unbelievable.

[travestyny]

Its funny that a lot of GGG fans who said that floyd (a 147 pounder, who weighs 150/151 the night of the fight) is afraid of fighting Golovkin who is 170/172 on the fight night, are now complaining of Jacobs weight.

Ding! And your first post was a Gem! Welcome to Boxingscene.

[!! Shawn]

I agree and I've called for this for a long time. Either implement a rehydration clause or change the weigh in to the morning of the fight. Noway should a fighter have 24 or more hours to pile on more and more weight where you cant even label fights as middleweight or welterweight bouts because guys are weighin in 10-20lb above the limit.

Go back with same day weighins you would have middleweights coming into the ring at 155lb

People forget that a weight division consists of all the weight ranges between the division limit, and the division limit below it.

6lb between jr middle, and middle.

It use to be the 13lb between welter and middle.

It made jumping weight classes an actual impressive feat. I mean Henry Armstrong holds the record for the must welterweight title defenses in history, and he come into the ring at around 135-137lb for most of his title defenses.

Its ridiculous that its turned into fighters cutting as much weight as possible and dehydrating themselves only to come in 2-3 weight classes heavier.

Ive always thought the best solution would be hydrated weigh-ins, where fighters are supervised and forced to rehydrate being weighed every hour until they are no longer putting on weight.

Since the argument between same day weigh-ins, and day before was originally about fighter safety with it being assumed more time to rehydrate would be safer for the fighters.

Wouldn't the best solutions be to just make sure the fighters are hydrated before weighing in?

Then guys would have to either fight in their weight class, or maintain a committed diet to stay in the weight class they wish to campaign at, like Hopkins did.

[BucaRican]

Weight was an issue when lil g got WHOOPED and OUTBOXED by Danny Jacobs (who weighed in at 159.8...just 0.2lbs more than lil g's 159.6). Next day weighin lil g was 170lbs...6 lbs less than Jacobs 176. Somehow that 6 lbs is UNDENIABLY UNFAIR. FAKE NEWS.

But weight wasn't an issue when lil g dragged a WELTERWEIGHT up 13 pounds. No. That's not an issue.

6lbs (AFTER the official weigh-in) = MAJOR PROBLEM
TWO WEIGHT CLASSES = No big deal

Thanks trashcan fan

This and more of it.

This is the way the sport is set up. People must make weight the day before the fight point blank. Cutting weight is no joke guys sacrifice nutrition so it hurts as much as it helps. To just think they gain an advantage by balooning over night is rediculous. One of the biggest examples of this was De la Hoya vs Pacman. De La Hoya spent so much time cutting that the night of the fight it did not matter he could not get his body back.

[Canelo and GGG]

diffrence was like 5 lbs this is pethetic excuse for bad performance,its normal diffrence ,he made limit when it mattereed.

[soul_survivor]

Go back with same day weighins you would have middleweights coming into the ring at 155lb

People forget that a weight division consists of all the weight ranges between the division limit, and the division limit below it.

6lb between jr middle, and middle.

It use to be the 13lb between welter and middle.

It made jumping weight classes an actual impressive feat. I mean Henry Armstrong holds the record for the must welterweight title defenses in history, and he come into the ring at around 135-137lb for most of his title defenses.

Its ridiculous that its turned into fighters cutting as much weight as possible and dehydrating themselves only to come in 2-3 weight classes heavier.

Ive always thought the best solution would be hydrated weigh-ins, where fighters are supervised and forced to rehydrate being weighed every hour until they are no longer putting on weight.

Since the argument between same day weigh-ins, and day before was originally about fighter safety with it being assumed more time to rehydrate would be safer for the fighters.

Wouldn't the best solutions be to just make sure the fighters are hydrated before weighing in?

Then guys would have to either fight in their weight class, or maintain a committed diet to stay in the weight class they wish to campaign at, like Hopkins did.

It doesn't make sense for a middleweight to be 155lb on weigh in. Why do you think tha twould be the case? Just so he can rehydrate in the next 12 hours to 165lb? lol

I do agree with your overall point about safety. Make sure the fighter is hydrated before the weigh in and after it. Being on the same day with a 12 hour gap between weigh in and fight time is perfect. If a fighter isn't rehydrated in 12 hours then there's something wrong. Maybe put in a clause where fighters can be up to 5lb over by fight time.

Ultimately, I want to raise another issue. Theres a lot of talk about the medical issues and safety of a fighter who is not hydrated enough but complete neglaect of the problems surrounding too much water intake and the damage it can have on ones brain. Rehydration weight isnt exactly healthy weight.

[Jubei]

This is nothing special _Maxi. Great fighters have found ways to defeat bigger men throughout the history of boxing.

As did the Great GGG last Saturday. Glad you finally respect GGG's skills.

[-PBP-]

As did the Great GGG last Saturday. Glad you finally respect GGG's skills.

Finally? Y'all are such an ignorant bunch.

[Damn Wicked]

Or at least as heavy as him.

Jacobs 8 am on saturday weighed 176 pounds according to his team. Maybe 178-180 on fight night?

Ward fighting at 168, weighed 176 against Dawson.

Golovkin fought against a super mw on saturday.

Will this sport ever do something about weight cheaters?

I think all organizations should adopt the next morning weigh in, like in the IBF.
Once all of them are using it, it will be easier to move it into the afternoon or just before the fight. Cheaters will think twice before cutting 20 pounds to make weight. They would have to fight half drained, weakened, or fight on the division they belong.

You should be happy that Golovkin beat a light heavyweight.