McCloskey fails to make weight?!?

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  1. Fightfan1912

    Fightfan1912 Active Member Full Member

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    Paul McCloskey weighed in at 141lb yet everyone pretended he made the weight. No one bothered to say he was 1lb over or that he had to take it off.

    Anyone know what the hells going on here? :nut
     
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    Bryn Boxing Junkie banned

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  3. iron_chin

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    so are u saying they cheated?
     
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  4. MagicMan91

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    Corley: Cheated not defeated
     
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  5. Fightfan1912

    Fightfan1912 Active Member Full Member

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    I'm just simply asking if anyone knows what this is about. See vid below - McCloskeys weight is announced as 10st 1lb then they just pose for photos. No one mentions the limit is 10st.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qP6frHVG3o&feature=player_embedded[/ame]
     
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  6. roe

    roe Guest

    I don't think it really matters anyway.
     
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  7. iron_chin

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    chop chop came on weight but he will probably go ahead with it anyway,
     
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  8. StWerburghs

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    What are they fighting for?

    in some non-championship fights you are allowed 1 lb over the limit.
     
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  9. tdw

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    Is there a 1 pound allowance in a non-title fight? That is the rule in the States
     
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  10. Fightfan1912

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    No it wont but i still like to see things being fair.

    Dont get me wrong, I like McCloskey and i'll be there tonight cheering for him but i want to see a fair fight and not just ignore it because hes the home fighter. I've followed McCloskey from the start of his career but i'm honest enough to say there's no way he won the Prescott fight and now he comes in over the limit and its just ignored - dont like that.
     
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  11. ryanm8655

    ryanm8655 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He'd have made weight if he took those gay necklaces off.

    Even then he could milk his ***** tits to shift another pound or so.
     
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  12. Fightfan1912

    Fightfan1912 Active Member Full Member

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    Ok that could well be it. I thought i read it was for some WBA intercontinential title or some bollocks like that, but obviously not. Must have made that up :patsch
     
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  13. Big Ears

    Big Ears Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Over what limit ?, the Light-Welterweight limit ?, well that doesn't mean anything as a title isn't at stake. This bout like most non title fights was probably agreed to at a maximum 142/143 lb weight limit. This is common practice and I'm surprised some people are not aware of this. Why do you think Corley's camp didn't kick up a fuss ?, because in their eyes McCloskey done nothing wrong.

    McCloskey has actually never made the 140 Light-Welterweight limit in a non title or non eliminator bout. Corley was over 140 himself in his last few non title bouts, as he is the vast majority of the time a title isn't at stake.
     
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  14. Decy

    Decy Barely Coherent Full Member

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    Inflated not deflated it is then.
     
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  15. Barlivia

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    McCorley :lol:
     
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