Same day Weigh-ins. Yes or no?

I think they should bring same day weighins back, and make the weighin no more than a couple hours before the fight. Make it so that there is no rehydration time at all. That would force guys to fight near their natural weight. It will also be healthier. Dehydrated fighters seem to have much less punch resistance.

 

1. Nobody is going to cut weight for a 10 or 12 round fight if they have no rehydration time. Make the weigh in an hour or two before the fight. Any clowns trying to still cut weight will find out it's not a very good idea.

2. You are definitely wrong about that, and have no proof that boxers now punch way harder than boxers of previous generations. There have been hard hitters and feather dusters in every era of boxing.

 

Same day weigh-ins come with their own set of problems.

What would make more sense is having hydration requirements at the weigh in.

At the end of the day, there will be inherent risks in a sport where guys punch each other in the face.

 

1. of course you can, peds can make that happen in no time.

2. Athletes get better in every sport there is absolutely no exception to that, even chess.
That is in the nature of sport so just grow up

 

Absolutely!
There is no more or less risk for the boxer who dehydrates to extreme levels, because nowadays many go down another weightclass because of the extra time.

And the extra danger is shifted towards the opponent who thinks he fights a light middleweight but actually fights a light Heavyweight or even cruiser in the ring.

 

On the short term, It’ll make things absouletly worse. What do people think, fighters are just gonna vacate their titles and move to a higher weight class? No. They’ll just try even harder to made weight and we’ll many more fighters stepping in the ring dehydrated.

 

1. Which P.E.D.s? Or are you just peaking out of your arse? Which P.E.D.s would make someone be able to cut weight and be able to fight at a high level without rehydrating?

2. Overall that seems true, but Jesse Owens and Bob Hayes would still be top sprinters today if they got to run on modern synthetic tracks. Sugar Ray Robinson would still be the welter and middleweight champ. Barry Sanders would still run for 2,000 yards in today's NFL.

How about you grow a pair and learn how to properly argue your position instead of getting touchy?

 

There's a reason why same day weigh ins were ended.

 

Rather than same day weigh ins, they should enforce the 30 day/7 day weigh ins across the sanctioning bodies.


That will force fights to fight in or around their proper weights and not crash down in weigh in the weeks prior.

 

1. you did get the whole mayweather fuzz a few years ago over the IV infusion, other then that you have glycerol that can be taken orally and in one form is even legal since 2018 by vada standart.

2. so you are telling me that i have no proof that boxers today hit harder, despite the fact athletes get better in every sport but you can just claim that sugar ray robinson would be champ today?

 

Nobody can prove fighters hit harder today and nobody can prove they can't.

What can be proven if the size disparities sometimes seen today amongst fighters fighting in the same weight class.

This puts the smaller guy in a potential dangerous position.

The science of weight cutting, rehydration, ... is more advanced today. Meaning...if not dealt wish you get naturally 180lb guys fighting at WW.

The dangers of PEDs should be obvious. The fighter not taking PEDs is at a real disadvantage today.

That PEDs help a fighter gain muscular functional weight in a short period of time is indisputable.
Fighters, who spend their day running, sparring, hitting mits and skipping rope are gains massive amount of muscle as a percentage of bodyweight while moving up in class. Pretty hard to do. Unless....

I dont know if PEDs help a guy hit harder but I stringly suspect they do. If they help a guy be a bit more explosive that should translate into an increase in striking power.

Clean of the weight disparities seen at fight time and clean up the PED usage and you will see the game change. Guys will fight at their natural weights often and won't win so often when they don't.

It's the disparities in size and power that contribute to the danger in boxing. Clean it up and the sport will be somewhat safer.

 

I doubt many on this forum know what they are talking about. They see bad things happen and demand change without giving it much thought. If we had same-day weigh-ins, people would be clamouring to have weigh-ins the day before. In this case they would say, "they are dehydrating themselves immediately before a fight with no time to recover, it would be so much better if we gave them time to recover".

 

Exactly! that's why you simply must have day of fight weigh ins. I am sick to death of seeing 160 pound fights where it's obvious one guy weighs 180. It worked for over a hundred years until it was altered and I'm dubious as to the real reasons it was changed

 

Then fight at a higher weight, as Andrew Angler stated there are plenty of weight divisions.

 

I'd like to know what those reasons were? I seriously doubt a knowledgeable fan off the top of his head can tell you how many weight divisions there are.....18 There is no reason to have a 147 pound fight take place with a light heavyweight in the ring, none.