Fight Night Weights Should Be MANDATORY...

I like the 30 day weigh ins and 10 lb cut off

actually I wonder if am same day would be better. weigh in at 7 or 8 am fight at 9-10 PM to me is reasonable

 

That's the problem, not everyone can cut weight the same way.

Just like some guys are short but heavy(Canelo). And then there are guys like Paul Williams.

IBF has/had the right idea with the second day weigh in.

 

Shouldn't you be liking CEJ's latest instagram post rather than bothering people who want to talk boxing?

 

Make weight or don't. Pretty simple

 

I agree but i guess this can only be for big fights? a lot of fights get made on shorter notice than 30 days

 

Completely agree because the real pros will comply. The cheaters won't. But the real reason this will never be applied going forward is due to TV contracts, i.e. money. What are the powers-that-be going to do if on the day of the fight a fighter fails the weigh-in? It would be a financial disaster. But I agree with you completely. It should be instated and enforced.

 

When I compiled a list of the measurements for titlists pre and post same day weigh ins change everyone matched up with the division two weights higher. Lightweights became welters and welterweights became middles. It doesn't make sense to compare the same division of fighters from now with the previous eras because they wouldn't be the same class.

 

The right idea yes but it's too vague.
The 10lb rehydration clause is world's apart for flywe8ghts and cruisers.
It should be a % of bodyweight

 

It could be optimized like they do with gloves.

Imo there should be a weight pass. When you apply for a license, you also apply for a weight class. They measure your body fat and hydration during the process.

The 30, 14 and 7 day weigh ins are also a great idea(hydration levels should also be monitored). Add to that the morning of the fight weigh in and it's a damn solid system.

 

It's hard to find the perfect system. I've known fighters who have dehydrated for the 30, 14 and 7 day weighs

 

The key is to measure body fat and hydration levels. Those windows can set of alarms if a fighter looses too much weight too suddenly. And if you have a weight pass, it will force a fighter to focus more on their weight.

 

I wouldn't classify them as irrelevant. If two MW's are fighting, and on weighs 164, the other 172, fans should know.