re-hydrated closes

I don't have a problem with them at all. In fact, I wish we would go back to same day weigh-ins.

 

People have a problem with the inconsistency more than anything.

 

*clauses

 

Because it's dangerous

There's a clear, direct and established link between dehydration and brain trauma

If you "force" (I use quotation marks because nobody's holding a gun to any boxer's head, but promoter's definitely incentivize them to risk their health) a fighter into entering the ring in a dehydrated state he is MUCH more likely to suffer traumatic brain injuries than if he were fully hydrated

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This is aside from the fact that dehydrated fighters don't perform in the ring. Look at DLH-Pacquiao. What's the point in paying money to watch a fight if one of the fighters is not able to function to the best of his abilities because he's dehydrated?

 

Then fighters should fight at a weight that they can make in a healthy fashion. Fighters putting on 15-20 lbs of water weight in one day seems more unhealthy to me than same day weigh-ins.

 

I understand the purpose of these things but you have to look at it on a case by case basis. Sometimes it can "level" the playing field, other times it can "tip the scales".

:deal

 

Ça s'écrit "clause" en français aussi. Y'en a des ben pires que toi sur le site, les guerriers d'orthographe sont rien de plus que des trolls.


On topic, I'd be ok with a rehydration limit if they imposed it as a standard across all divisions, using percentages or otherwise. Like someone else pointed out, it's about consistency... and the fact that testing doesn't seem to crack down on diuretics (when was the last recorded case?!).

 

Hilarious. :rofl

 

Rehydration Clause - An agreement put in place to govern the amount of weight a fighter can gain.

Rehydration Claus - A mythical figure who visits fighters once a year while they are sleeping to restore lost water to their bodies.

Rehydration Claws - A wild animal that roams the hills. Reports are that it's attacks may cause the body to swell with water.

 

I am not making fun of you, just trying to help. I am sure you want to improve your English, you're not american after all.

 

Correct!! Whilst in an ideal world fighters would refrain from "boiling down" to a weight which is far less than their optimal fighting weight, the harsh reality is that they would continue to do so, whether it is safe or not. That is why same day weigh-ins were abolished. And anyone who wishes for same day weigh ins to return is at best naive and at worst an idiot. If a guy like SRL, with all the advantages of having world class trainers, advisors and facilities at their disposal, found it necessary to go jogging on the day of some of their biggest fights in order to shed a couple of pounds, you know the previous policy of same day weigh-ins needed revising. As for rehydration clauses, I hate them!! They should be outlawed!!! But if both fighters agree to them, its their call.

 

Whats far funnier than that is you proudly boasting that Adrian Broner would have gave Roberto Duran fits at lightweight!!! :rofl Now THATS hilarious.