Fighters that were drained

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  1. GotchaHat

    GotchaHat Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Spence vs Bud - Spence came in looking a zombie

    Wilder vs Nichols - Nichols was drained at 350lbs, Team wilder didn’t let him come in at optimum weight of 400lbs

    what other fighters fought drained?
     
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    JOKER Froat rike butterfry, sting rike MFER! banned Full Member

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    Crawford destroyed a stick of beef jerky with neurological damage.

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    tee_birch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He’d have probably fought him at 154 if Spence had demanded that. Can only beat what is in front of you.
     
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    Isn’t far off Holmes beating up on Ali
     
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    James Toney against RJJ

    Riddick Bowe against Andrew Golota 2nd fight

    ODLH against Manny Pacquiao
     
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    The most obvious was Dawson against Ward.
     
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    Another excuse making thread smh
     
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    Stiverne vs Wilder 1 - Was said before he came into camp really heavy and out of shape and he might be dehydrated which probably worsened his Rhabdomyolosis, which caused him to be hospitalised for 2 days after their fight.
     
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    Poor Spence, he only had 15 months since his last fight. Hard to get ready eh?
     
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    Funny thing nobody said he look drained in during the weigh in, plenty of people said he actually looked like he made the weight well. But now he's lost the tune has changed from him looking great in the weigh in to, he was drained and compromised.

    https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/spence-vs-crawford-weigh-in.707249/
     
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    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Tyson Fury against Otto Wallin & somewhat in the 1st Wilder fight but Fury's mental energy in that Wilder fight made a massive difference. He didn't have the same mental energy for Wallin which made it a harder slog. Training camp for 1st Wilder fight ignoring the weight loss, they went to big bear and had to abandon it. High altitude environments have to be done right which they didn't and for Wallin again too much calorie deficit and weight loss, a mistake Fury hasn't made since but the 3rd Wilder bout he was in horrible shape because he couldn't have a proper camp.
     
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    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    Kinda like how Ruiz was drained in his 2nd fight against AJ.
     
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    I never ever said Spence was drained post fight, so I don't know why you're tagging me.

    Spence lost for many other reasons and it's not related to weight.
     
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    Morales/Pac 3. Now that was a drained fighter. Spence looked fresh as a daisy in comparison.