There should be same day weigh-in and max ten pounds hydration over limit on fight night. If you can’t make it move up in weight. Promoters would never agree to this because it would jeopardize fights because weight bullies might miss weight.
I doubt anyone expects them to do anything. It’s a description, like small, tall etc. Weight-Bully is just a colloquial term for big. Robinson turned pro as a teen. Same with your other example in Pacquiao. I doubt Robinson was doing any extreme weight-cutting. He was a skinny kid naturally. And during those late teens-early 20’s the body grows rapidly, especially when introduced with extra calories. Which is why Pacquiao went from 112 to 122. Not sure what you are supposedly countering. Seems your paradigm is that weight-bullying can’t exist because everyone drains/blows up similarly. Which sure, if a weight-class is filled with guys who blow up similarly there is no one to bully. Though my point is that not everyone drains/blows up similarly and there’s always the guy who goes to extremes (extreme dehydrating, drugs etc) so he can come in as big as possible. We see it all the time in the ring.
Make weight on the day and at the time the contract states, that is same for both boxers, weight bully is a made up phrase.
If he has that much trouble making weight it's up to his opponent to push him hard and drain his tank.
Don't both fighters go by the same rules? Then it's up to his opponent to make him pay for all that weight change, instead of whining about his weight. Or change the rules on when they weigh in' and go to day of fight weigh in's which I support.
I'm in the camp that doesn't believe weight bullies exist. The high majority of top fighters are fighting in weight classes they would not have fought in 20 years ago let alone 40 or 50 years ago. However, those fighters are just using the modern day before weigh in rules to the utmost advantage. That is what they should be doing. I hate that the rules in place are the rules in place but you cannot blame the boxers for doing what they can to give themselves an advantage. As for the OP, it's true that Spence has fought a lot of guys coming up from lower weights. However, those have been the big names and they are the fights where he could make the most money. Can't blame him for that.
I tend to agree. When they both make a similar weight on the scales they only thing they add to their weight in the next 36 hours is water which is not going to help them in anything other than leaning on an opponent.
Agree. It's basically a made up thing. Everyone is trying to make weight and those that don't will always be at a certain kind of disadvantage. Always has been this way, can't imagine any way it wouldn't be.
