Comments Thread For: IBF Abolishes Second Weigh-in For Unification Bouts

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As Terence Crawford and Julius Indongo fought for all the major belts this past weekend (WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF), neither fighter was required by the IBF to participate in a second weigh-in before the fight. Their rules state that boxers who are in IBF title fights can not weigh more than 10 pounds above the weight limit. IBF president, Daryl Peoples, while on vacation sent a statement, via text, to BoxingScene.com:


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Aka the Canelo rule.

[Feint First]

More like the Golovkin rule. They know fat lil g not gonna make it this time, so they had to protect him and his belt. Pathetic.

[Deletrious]

Thank goodness. Doesn't help when you are defending a Mando and have multiple belts but still a good idea.

[Nightfall]

It won't make a difference

[Robbie Barrett]

"We lost out on sanction fees for Golovkin-Jacobs and want the money in future, so no need to weigh in" - Basically it


I thought the IBF was the most credible org but they just took a hit with this.

[Eff Pandas]

Canelo gonna be 205 on fight night now lol

[Robbie Barrett]

More like the Golovkin rule. They know fat lil g not gonna make it this time, so they had to protect him and his belt. Pathetic.

Canelo gonna be 205 on fight night now lol

Golovkin-Canelo isn't a unification fight though.

[Aztekkas]

Inc. Cruiserweight Canelo vs Lil Golovkid

[Eff Pandas]

Golovkin-Canelo isn't a unification fight though.

Don't Canelo got some Jr Cheeseburger belt or something?

F#ck its so hard to keep up with these bs titles.