Comments Thread For: Maurice Hooker Finally Makes 140 Pounds, Keeps WBO Title

[Mammoth]

Please research first before spouting lies and makeup stories. Hooker was 5 pounds over not .5

Source: https://twitter.com/MikeCoppinger/st...37960042053632

> Maurice Hooker was approximately five pounds overweight two hours ago for his scheduled title defense against Mikkel LesPierre. He’s stepping on the scale soon in Verona, N.Y., for fight on DAZN

Coppinger was even corrected in the comments section.

He was .5 lbs over

Weights from Verona, New York; Mikkel LesPierre 138.75 pounds, Maurice Hooker stripped nude 140.5. Hooker has 1-hour to lose a half pound or will be stripped of his junior welterweight world title. https://t.co/6vW5KmiULa pic.twitter.com/w5xBqdvntb

— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) March 8, 2019

Then .25 lbs over

Maurice Hooker returns to the scale and weighs 140.25 pounds. Commission allows one more hour for a total of two to make it. Hooker will try to lose it. https://t.co/ECQ4pBSZ4h

— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) March 8, 2019

Then he made 140 lbs

Last and fourth weight attempt for Maurice Hooker. He strips down and is 140 after a long time looking at the scale. Commission officials and WBO official tell him to get in the middle of the scale. Never seen anything like it. Wild cheers from him and... https://t.co/fcbi0RqcWM

— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) March 9, 2019

[Mammoth]

Unless he cut 3.5 lbs before all that?

[Scopedog]

You can't just cut 5 pounds in the space of an hour unless you cut off one of your arms or something like that. I wish posters on here would stop being so braindead

[Citizen Koba]

Damn, MoHo one of my favourite guys atm, but his opponent ain't really acceptable and struggling with the weight ain't a good look. He's been fighting at 140 since he was 21 years old though, so it 's not surprising he's starting to struggle.