Clottey has no business at welterweight

As long as he can make 147 let jim fight at WW

 

He got down to 147 didn't he? The only way to change it would be to move the weigh-in to fight day... but if people killed themselves to make weight on fight day they might not rehydrate well and be severely weakened, so it's six of one, half dozen of another.

 

Well, then this should apply to all fighters who takes advantage of this.

 

If you can make the weight you can make the weight.

 

Yeah, its called same day weigh ins.

 

I like same day weigh ins also. It forces people who are at their ideal weight to fight at that weight.

 

Fight at the weight until you can't make it or you have cleaned up the division and then move up. So, with that, Clottey still has plenty of unfinished business left at 147.

 

They dont like same day weigh ins bcause fighters go to the ring still to dehydrated and risk more chance of brain injury.

I know this is a case to make fighters move up in weight, but they wont so the authorites have to take every precaution.

:-(

 

And what the **** was Corrales doing fighting at 147 anyway. The guy flat out skipped jr. welter. But that's besides the point.

But anyway as Clottey so eloquently told you that "170" nonsense was with all of his clothes on and his shoes and his hair. As long as Clottey can make 147 he should fight at 147. The bigger question is how is he able to make weight so easily w/o it seeming to affect his performance. The man should be studied.

 

To be a welterweight you need to be 147 for 20 seconds while you stand on the scale, it sounds pretty simple to me. It's not Clottey's fault they do the weigh-in the day before.

 

Because when he was required to he weighed in at Welterweight.

 

It's still ridiculous, which is the point

This is boxing, where you find out who the better fighter on the night whilst keeping all factors as fair as possible.

It is NOT who can freakishly drain weight and munch a ton of pies overnight contest.

Same day weigh ins, please. At least if they want to do this they'll be weak.