Biggest Weight Gain From Weigh In

miniq · Jun 25, 2014

30 lb's seems almost impossible...

the limit of the human body seems to be around 20-25lb which is still crazy and people have tried to exploit it (Chavez, Rios, Broner etc)

The average or norm from all the weigh in's I've seen is ~10-12 lb's.

Gotta be careful with fight night weight alot of them overestimated or outright false...recent example showtime they gave Matthysse's fight night weight as 163lb's lol...was 156 at the very most (Probably had him just quickly step on a pair of scales while fully clothed as he entered his locker room for pre-fight prep)

Cisco Route · Jun 25, 2014

Bulletproof said: ↑

Gatti vs Dorin. I think it was Dorin.. Gatti was like 160+ on fight night if I remember correctly.
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That was the Gamache fight. Contracted @ 140, Gatti came to the right weighing 160..

Bulletproof · Jun 25, 2014

Cisco Route said: ↑

That was the Gamache fight. Contracted @ 140, Gatti came to the right weighing 160..
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Yeah, you're right. IDk why IO thought it was dorin. Hell Gatti was probably heavy in that fight too. I liked Gatti but the Gamache fight was ridiculous.

Cisco Route · Jun 25, 2014

de la Hoya Mayorga. Contracted @ 154, Mayorga walked into the ring weighing 174lbs..

Thread Stealer · Jun 25, 2014

http://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/20/sports/boxing-gatti-triggers-a-return-to-same-day-weigh-ins.html

Arturo Gatti conceded yesterday that when he is not in training, his usual weight is ''160 or 165 pounds.''

And after a pause Gatti added, ''Maybe 170 sometimes.''

Gatti has spent a lot of time talking about his weight lately, especially since it appeared he gained 19 pounds -- from 141 to 160 -- in the two days between the weigh-in and a second-round knockout of Joey Gamache on Feb. 26.

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After the lopsided Gatti victory over Gamache, in which Gamache was knocked down three times, there were protests that Gatti might never have made the weight limit of 141 pounds set for the bout. Gatti was accused of standing on the scale at the weigh-in barely long enough to have it register any weight.

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http://www.thesweetscience.com/news...ion-achieved-joey-gamache-wins-his-last-fight

For the record, it was announced Friday afternoon, 29 hours before the fight, that Gamache weighed 140-1/4, and Gatti 141. Team Gamache, which included advisor Johnny Bos and trainer Jimmy Glenn, contended that the scale never centered on 141 pounds, a single, and permissible, pound over the contracted weight limit. Bos saw that the scale didn't level out, and thundered at commissioner Tony Russo. Bos was already concerned when commissioner Bob Duffy, who usually oversaw weigh ins, was shunted aside, and Russo, who lacked experience with the procedure, grabbed the reins. The weigh in for Oscar De La Hoya, the next night's headliner, was in dispute, as opponent Derrell Coley's cornerman Leonard Langley felt that De La Hoya didn't make weight, but was given a pass by Russo, right before Gatti hopped on the scale.

"Weigh Gatti again," Bos yelled to Russo after not seeing the scale settle at 141 pounds, or under.

Russo barked back at Bos: "Shut up!"

The matter was over, the dispute was not open for discussion, in the minds of Russo, or chairman Mel Southard, who exited the weigh in hastily.

HBO weighed both fighters before the walked up the four steps at MSG the next night, and Gamache was 144 pounds. Gatti had puffed up to 160 pounds, unofficially. This, despite the fact that the NYSAC rulebook stated that in a welterweight bout, no more than 12 pounds can separate the fighters.
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bballchump11 · Jun 25, 2014

I already have a thread like this somewhere else and the most weight I have recorded was Canelo's brother, Ricardo Alvarez vs Sergio Thompson

He weighed 135 at the weigh in and weighed 1561/2 on fightnight which is a 21.5lb increase

STB · Jun 25, 2014

http://www.mmamania.com/2012/3/2/28...-alves-gains-30-pounds-three-hours-dolce-diet

Ian_k · Jun 25, 2014

How do they gain so much weight so quick. What do boxers do to rehydrate. May sound daft question but i dont know

STB · Jun 25, 2014

Ian_k said: ↑

How do they gain so much weight so quick. What do boxers do to rehydrate. May sound daft question but i dont know
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We they "simply" dehydrate in the days before the fight, hot the sauna to take off the last few lbs.

Eat less in the days before.

that takes the weight off.

Then they simply rehydrate and get a few good meals into them in the 36 hours between weigh in and fight time.

They can even hook themselves up to an IV when they get off stage at the weigh in.

These guys all have pro nutritionists and trainers on hand, so they generally know what they're doing.

DrMo · Jun 25, 2014

I'd love to know how much Guillermo Jones weighed for the Lebedev fight, he looked like a decent sized heavyweight

Rico Spadafora · Jun 25, 2014

didn't Chavez Jr put on like 25 pounds after the weigh in for the Martinez fight?

purephase · Jun 25, 2014

Rico Spadafora said: ↑

didn't Chavez Jr put on like 25 pounds after the weigh in for the Martinez fight?
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That's what the rumor was, but he refused to step on the HBO scale that night. I think the most he ever rehydrated on record was to 181.

Thread Stealer · Jun 26, 2014

Ian_k said: ↑

How do they gain so much weight so quick. What do boxers do to rehydrate. May sound daft question but i dont know
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A lot of them use IVs.

Pimp C · Jun 26, 2014

JCC Jr weighed at 180 + for a fight at 160.

Thread Stealer · Jun 26, 2014

http://www.boxing.com/chavez_jr._decisions_rubio.html

Chavez Jr. was arrested for DUI just two weeks prior to the fight, and was reportedly five pounds over the weight limit just one day before the weigh-in. During the weigh-in, he was visibly emaciated as he had to strip down to nothing as he barely made weight. Then Chavez Jr. rehydrated 22 pounds from the weigh-in until he entered the ring Saturday night.
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http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/i...-chavez-jr-overpowers-marco-antonio-rubio-win

On Jan. 22, just two weeks ago, he was arrested in Los Angeles, where he trains with Freddie Roach, on charges of drunk driving and spent part of the night in jail. He has a hearing in the case set for March 16.
Perhaps that was one of the reasons for his serious problems making weight. Members of his inner circle whispered that Chavez had to cut 8 pounds over the final two days before Friday's weigh-in to make the 160-pound limit.

Although Chavez didn't comment on the arrest, he did acknowledge his problems making weight, which were bad enough that he was working out and swimming in the hour leading up to the weigh-in.

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Although Chavez (45-0-1, 31 KOs) made 159½ at the weigh-in, he had blown all the way up to 181 by the time he stepped onto HBO's unofficial scale when he arrived at the arena. Rubio (53-6-1, 46 KOs) had gone up to only 171.

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