Comments Thread For: Canelo on Point, Kovalev Makes Weight After Several Attempts

[Sweet Scions]

he took a dump

even raw amateur fighters know to take a dump before a weighin

Yeah...precisely. Kovalev wouldn't know that business inside and out? It's weird, but whatever.

[aboutfkntime]

Maybe the scale was off. A glitch in the matrix? Maybe the NSAC guy forgot his glasses? Who knows.

maybe... but when you have already stripped naked, there really is only one way to lose additional weight in 2 minutes.....

[aboutfkntime]

Yeah...precisely. Kovalev wouldn't know that business inside and out? It's weird, but whatever.

1) Kovalev had a short turn-around... he knew that the Canelo fight was next, so he would not have gained much weight in-between camps

2) word coming from inside Team Kovalev, indicates that camp went perfectly

based on that, this is just my humble opinion, but I could be wrong...

Kovalev should have had NO PROBLEM WHATSOEVER making weight, and was well on point earlier in the week... so he ate this morning, which is why he was a little heavier... and that is why/how he could take a dump to lose the 1/4 pound

could be wrong... but it sounds the most likely explanation

most fans have NO idea what happens in camp or on fight day

[apollocreed]

Does anyone think Kovalev is gonna win? The odds are great - 10-3. £30 would win £300. I guess the bookies are rarely wrong though.
Kovalev didn't look that great against Yarde, and Canelo is multiple levels higher than Yarde, regardless of weight.

[Don Pichardo]

Weird. First time Kova missed weight on the scale.

maybe hes looking for a slight weight advantage and mis calulated?

[MrShakeAndBake]

lol that scale was rigged. you are telling me kovalev didn't weigh in on his own before getting on the official scale?

That mfer is RIGGED, Vegas is so crooked with their judges and all these trickeries

[PittyPat]

Shouldn't have downed that last-minute tipple, champ.

[Sweet Scions]

1) Kovalev had a short turn-around... he knew that the Canelo fight was next, so he would not have gained much weight in-between camps

2) word coming from inside Team Kovalev, indicates that camp went perfectly

based on that, this is just my humble opinion, but I could be wrong...

Kovalev should have had NO PROBLEM WHATSOEVER making weight, and was well on point earlier in the week... so he ate this morning, which is why he was a little heavier... and that is why/how he could take a dump to lose the 1/4 pound

could be wrong... but it sounds the most likely explanation

most fans have NO idea what happens in camp or on fight day

Oh other than a miscalibrated scale (not jumping to "rigged" conspiracy theories, but a slightly off calibration seems like an occasional inevitability) it really is the only explanation for that timespan. Just seems odd be wouldn't see to that business and do everything possible to naturally minimize weight beforehand, including a huge deuce, unless he was rushed, constipated, or just supremely confident he was well within the limit and there was no pressing need. I think these guys' teams all meticulously monitor their weight and generally have a pretty precise idea going in just where they stand. He seemed genuinely surprised, but maybe he just miscalculated.

[Boxfan83]

It was just 1/4lb & he ultimately made it. I dont think theres much to look into.

[eco1]

On a side note, I felt canelo looked softer than his previous fights.
Crazy he wants to weigh in almost at the top limit.

I wonder how he goes with the extra weight stamina wise

don't worry, his drugs are a wonder!