I am a boxing manager: if you have questions about the boxing biz, ask!

Last night in the UK Liverpool card the chief support fight was Rocky Fielding v Charles Adamu 168lb Commonwealth title fight.Friday morning Fielding weighed himself was 171lb 3lb over he said last night he has been over before tried to shift the weight but claimed he couldn't get anything off.

The promoter was called and advised Fielding interviewed last night to get some fluid onboard and weigh in.Fielding hit the scales at just under 175lb the LHW limit!Adamu inside 168lb his team oblivious to the fun and games.Fielding lost the title on the scales,Adamu's management team no doubt cut a deal to let the fight go on with the 'opportunity' of winning the vacant belt!The extra money could of come at some risk as the weight difference on the night looked absolutely massive.

Adamu a 36 year old veteran against a man 10 years his junior unbeaten at home 120-108 on all cards the fight frankly awful to watch.It was hard for seasoned boxing fans to watch,for the casual Saturday night viewer new to the sport you would switch it off.

 

Hey Dempsey we already kind of touched on this before but how would I make connections with match makers and I don't have a fighter yet? I don't want them to think I am wasting their time by touching base with them. What would you suggest?

 

It is a disgrace, I think their should be some kind of 3 strikes and your out kind of rule, maybe a years suspension? Fair enough sometimes very occasionally a fighter will miss weight and be unable to get it off, be that illness or whatever, but it is now a deliberate tactic and a kopout.

 

It is certainly becoming more and more accepted as well.Being from the UK St.G the difference in weight on the night was disgusting.
Adamu looked not much more than the 168lb limit give or take a few pounds,Fielding I would hazard around 190lb maybe more!
I must of been one of the only people watching hoping it would be a stinker of a fight because as you would back me up,Fielding can bang.Adamu being a wily veteran slipped & spoiled otherwise he could of been really damaged badly.

Murray-Rios springs to mind for a recent beating due to a fighter missing weight,and handing out a hiding to a fighter he was another level to anyway!

For those that have never seen it or forgotten it Dempsey a while back jogged my mind on the Gatti-Gamache 'fight' farcical weigh-in.Watch it if you havn't seen it listen to Gamache in his corner end of the first round.He never fought again after look at the difference in their sizes.
Gatti a beast of a fighter,Gamache so damaged after.It's a fight that can be found on youtube.

 

Thanks and I will look out for the Sauce man in the near future.:good

 

It is a real issue in boxing but how do we get around it?If a guy makes the stipulated weight then rehydrates to as much as 20lb+ more due to the modern tech of drip use etc unless a good manager negotiates a limit it's open season.

When a guy misses weight the manager,fighter have a real decision to make take the extra $,£ on offer or risk the wrath of the promoter,tv etc by walking away especially if the opponent.If enough green can smooth it over generally it will,otherwise the fighter unless contactually covered won't win any friends and the phone tends to stop ringing because you didn't play ball.

The governing bodies are a mess a universal rehydration limit would be fairer but this by the nature of the game isn't going to happen.Next post reason why it doesn't always suit to cut so much then go in well over your stipulated weight...career longevity.

 

Three fighters that not loved by a long strech Froch,Hopkins and PBF what do they have in common?They are all walk around near enough to their fighting limit between fights as you could wish I would say as little as 7-10lb over his 168lb limit for Froch.Less so for the freak of nature that is Hopkins and PBF.Look at their ages mid 30's and Mr.H a real throwback near 50 that has helped in their longevity no big weight cut none of this needing to be 'big at the weight' which works for some and not all.

Lifestyle is one thing our Hatton a 140-147lb WC walking round between fights at 190lb+ longevity it isn't going to happen and don't give me his fighting style as a excuse!Brandon Rios serial misser of weight walking around way over where he needs to be due to lifestyle no excuses.The king of this is of course Chavez jr a real guy that has been looked after yes he will fight on with possible longevity but his body will be a mess sooner or later.The yo-yo weight affect catches up at some point still these guys don't realise because they in jr case especially have too many feeding the ego...and the mouth!

 

I think the answer to the "making weight" question is more than one weigh-in.

http://therumpuscompass.com/2014/03/15/on-making-weight/

 

so lets say im an amateur with just 8 fights. train at an amateur gym a couple times a week. and i mad a conscious decision that i want to become a pro boxer. what would i do?