Yep. With the IBF you can't have put on more than 10 pounds by the next morning. I think this is a fair system. More than 10 pounds is when it starts to get ridiculous in my opinion.
This is where they need to instil the WBC rules of 30 day, 14 day and 7 day testing to ensure they are not cutting weight too fast. Alot needs to be put in place.
it would be if it was percentage based, for a cruiserweight 10lbs isn't that much, for a bantamweight it's a lot.
If all boxers were made to drink a litre of water at 10 pm night before weighin and 12pm next morning,witnessed by officials who bring sealed bottle of water with them . Thered be a shakeup of whos in what division then, couldent get round that, garranteed hydrated, wouldent be an advantage to try an get round that? you would just have to allow for the weight of water.
Yeah, I think doing this with a maximum percentage you could be away from the stipulated weight would be the safest. Say 30 days, 10 percent, 14 days 7.5% and 7 days 5%. As boxers employ smarter and smarter people to help them boil down this will turn into an even more ridiculous arms race. It's a matter of time before somebody gets badly hurt or worse due to this practice. Doctors have shown over and over again how much weight draining increases the level of danger in boxing, and yet the authorities seem to be shrugging their shoulders.
I might be wrong but taking into account number of fights contested per year the serious injury-to-fight ratio hasn't really gone down since 24 hour weigh in's were introduced. Or 12 round title fights for that matter.
No idea on the 12 rounders but I think you'd be wrong on the point about 24 hour weigh ins Flea. Its had a big effect in this country as regards brain injuries IMHO.
Yep, I agree with this. The problem with introducing same day weigh-ins is that fighters will stuck cut stupid amounts of weight, and will enter the fight dehydrated and at greater risk of suffering TBI. Margaret Goodman has made the point before that a correct system would have fighters' weights checked at the start of camp, halfway through, and then a week before the weigh-ins. If there are any concerns then the medical staff conducting the checks need to ask questions and raise any alarms.
And yet the most notable brain injury to come about in this country was due to someone taking massive liberties with the weight cutting process? :think