Boxing really needs to fix weight cheats like chavez jr.

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by W1LLPARK3R, Feb 5, 2012.


  1. W1LLPARK3R

    W1LLPARK3R Well-Known Member Full Member

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    ..i mean this is getting ridiculous...not a fan of same day weigh ins, but that or perhaps a rehydration limit, of say, 10 lbs or so...its obvious a number of fighters like chavez Jr. boil themselves down to gain an advantage in size, instead of going to a higher division where they wouldn't be as effective.
     
  2. tommyd107

    tommyd107 Gambler Full Member

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    agree 100% its a joke
     
  3. Bazt3k

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    What u need to realise if they drain themselves to much it can really hurt them.. Its a part of boxing some do it better then others..
     
  4. DrMo

    DrMo Team GB Full Member

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    24hr weigh-ins have changed the sport for the worse, repeatedly cutting large amounts of weight has a negative impact on performances & longevity.

    I'd favour same-day weigh-ins with rigorous check-weights before.
     
  5. iceferg

    iceferg Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think he's doing something like blood doping (like cyclists do) to make weigh ins and getting the blood back after the weigh in. He's already failed a drug test for a diaretic or something. What did he gain last night, like 20lbs?
     
  6. 1_man_army

    1_man_army The Knockout King Full Member

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    Boiling yourself down has it's disadvantages as well though. You might come in bigger but you might also come in weak and at a greater risk of getting KO'd if you've boiled down too much.
     
  7. timeout

    timeout Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    hardly a cheat is it....
     
  8. Arcane

    Arcane One More Time Full Member

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    If he can make 160 then good for him, stop being a butthurt ***** about it.
     
  9. iceferg

    iceferg Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I actually like 24hr weigh ins but as long as they're enforced. I remember Cotto Malinagi weigh in was 36-48 hours before the bout coz Cotto was strugling with the weight. That's a joke but people will turn a blind eye in boxing.
     
  10. iceferg

    iceferg Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'm just pissed off Chavez is champ coz he clearly shouldn't be.
     
  11. timeout

    timeout Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He should't be a champ?
    YOU know exactly what it takes to be a champ?:think
     
  12. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things.

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    I thought the 32 hour window was for the fighters health.
    Someone once mentioned there are less weight related incidents in the ring.

    Martinez wins title.
    Zbik is mandatory.
    HBO doesn't want Zbik.
    Martinez fights Dzinziruk.
    Martinez is stripped of his title.
    Martinez is crowned Diamond and Emeritus champ (becomes mandatory).
    HBO approves Chavez Jr - Zbik :lol:
    Chavez Jr wins belt.
    Chavez refuses to defend against Martinez.

    :bbbChavez Jr the WBC middleweight champion of the world.

    :rofl:rofl:rofl
     
  13. Peppermint

    Peppermint Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I agree. This needs to be regulated and there needs to be limits. Hard to believe that boxing didnt adress this after Gatti-Gamache.
     
  14. Manfred

    Manfred Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think fighters should weigh in the morning of the fight. That stops all the bull****.
     
  15. W1LLPARK3R

    W1LLPARK3R Well-Known Member Full Member

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    yep..or Benn/ McClellan for that matter..Gman was a notorious weight cutter and dehydrating the fluid around the brain is not healthy..