Pick a side and eloquently state your case in favor of or against same-day weigh-ins.

There's some really good perspectives supporting 36 hr weigh-ins. Most notable has been around the fact that fighters will dehydrate themselves regardless due to potential earnings with the aim in gaining a size advantage. As well as the fact that almost all fighters today gain an average of 10lbs - which to put it in perspective, is ~5kg!!! And, I dunno about yous but when I put on 5kg, I feel it - fighting someone with +5kg on me would be harder! Further, while 10lbs may be the average, a lot of the big names put on from 10 - 25 lbs (5-10kg!!) in 36 hrs!!! And, just because it's the norm ATM doesn't mean it should be - it does indeed highlight how many fighters are indeed fighting below their natural weight class.

Where's the 'ethics brigades' on the other poor sod having to fight a guy that much bigger and their long term health or even on the health of fighters consistently dehydrating and rehydrating significant amounts? It goes both ways!

The problem I have is that boxing has already bent over backwards to create new weight classes (168, 154, 200, ... pounds). If you struggle then just move up to the 'inbetween' class. Don't try and stunt and say boohoo I have a brain injury, when you are aware of the risks. I guess it's easy sitting behind my pc saying that, I do believe that fighters are mostly young, somewhat naive, hungry and to a degree desperate... So, I don't hold it against them at all, I do however hold it against the sanctioning bodies and "regulators".

 

I'll tell you why tomorrow.

 

Same day
as night is day

 

Day

 

No wonder the Meep Meep's have been so good lately!