How Long Will Boxing Allow Weight Disparities Like Last Nights?

when do they weigh the fighters the 2nd time? is it right before the fight or earlier in the day?

 

My opinion is that if you weigh in a weight class above the weight you are fighting on fight night there should be some form of punishment.

Williams is a MW at least.

 

williams fight night weight s getting higher each fight. i wonder how much he is draining because he is still skinny as hell when he is 164 this cant be safe for him

 

the only thing is that what about the heavyweight division?? When you got a 210lb guy that is in shape fighting at heavyweight and then he has to fight a fat cow at 270lbs. Or just naturally taller guys then its like well if the heavyweight division does it then why can't the rest of boxing deal with it too? :?

 

He is weighing in at SMW on the fight night: this should not be allowed.

 

I agree with you. It's not safe for either party involved, and something's gotta be done. I just don't know what they could do beyond limit the amount of weight you can add back on between the initial weigh in and fight night. That would make the sport safer, and generally, I think it'd make more fights better because you wouldn't have guys weakened from draining that much.

 

In all honesty...do you guys have any idea how commonplace this is?

Pretty much for every five fights you have 3 fighters come into the ring above the weight they are fighting in. I remember during Corrales - Clottey, Clottey came into the ring weighing 176 for a WW fight....VS A FORMER LW!!!

This will never change because fighters literally STARVE themselves leading up to weigh ins, its only natural that when they eat (and I mean EAT) to replenish what they lost in draining down that they gain alot of it back fast. Waterweight especially.

 

i agree with this.

they should make a second weigh in as the fighters come into the arena and discipline/fine them for being at least ten pounds over their official weigh in amount.

in short, something really should be done about it. its unhealthy and unfair for the fighters who can keep themselves around the intended weight.

 

18 extra pounds is ridiculous why doesnt he just move up

 

10lbs extra on the night should be the limit