So as I have been looking through the threads here I have noticed that there are a lot of threads on weight loss/making weight for fights and it made me think of the weigh-in system that was being implemented in Georgia when I was a senior in HS. This is my understanding of the system so it may be a little off, since I only saw it as it was being incorporated. Anyway the basic premise of it was that at the beginning of each season(this was for wrestling btw) everyone planning on competing had to go to a certified physio-therapy/similar clinic for an initial weigh in. There they did a certified weigh-in as normal but also did a BMI measurement as well as a **** test. Besides the obvious drug testing of the urine my understanding was it was also used for hydration testing, as your level of hydration can affect your BMI and it insured that everyone was at 'true' weight. They then used the BMI to determine the amount of weight a wrestler could loss over the season as well as weight loss per week. The only nuisance about this system was if your BMI was abnormally low, like mine, you had to get a letter from a doctor certifying that it was normal for your body. I thought this was a pretty good idea because for the most part it didn't really affect people as the people they normally wrestled were also cutting and it protected wrestlers from over zealous coaches who tried to make their wrestlers lose unhealthy amounts. I know some people will hate the idea of regulation but I personally think that it would be a great thing for the sport as whole. What do you guys think?
There are enough things currently not getting bouts thru in amateurs (boxing), as in, by the time weigh ins and medicals are done and when you have potentially 12-14 bouts...having that end up being 6-7 bouts on the schedule due to bad match ups and other things. Maybe good in theory, but for practicality I don't see it. Am all for safety, but currently it is tough enough to get fights made.
well the thing is that you do beginning season weigh in before any bouts take place after that its just normal weigh ins with the restrictions imposed. Are you saying that the restrictions would cause more people to be cut due to not following rules?
I'm saying it would possibly be one more thing to cause bouts (even more) to not make it to card after weigh in and medical. It's tough enough as it is. I don't mind the idea in theory though, seems for the right reasons.
