Should weigh in's be on the same day as the contest....??

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by NO MAS, Jun 21, 2009.


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  1. NO MAS

    NO MAS Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I have just posted on a thread about what I do not like in boxing.... Mine was the best not fighting the best and the weigh in not taking place on the day of the contest....

    I would much prefer to see the weigh in on the day of the contest at lunchtime..... we know lots of fighters hammer the weigh on after the weigh in.... most top of the card fighters are always in the ring about 30 hours after the weigh in...... what are your thoughts on this..?? :think
     
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  2. FLINT ISLAND

    FLINT ISLAND PENYRHEOL Full Member

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    yes

    Haye against Enzo

    Heavyweight against a Crusierweight
     
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  3. onourway

    onourway Haye KTFO1 Wlad Full Member

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    Enzo should tone up his man boobs and go down to light heavy then.
     
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  4. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    No. No deaths in a british ring for over a decade. The BBBC have done a grand job in this regards. Fighters safety comes first.
     
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  5. NO MAS

    NO MAS Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    For me this is a two way street... The board should tigheten up there scrutiny of fighters weights pre and post contests.... allowing the weigh in to be much earlier in essence allows contests to be at a higher weight, it is just as dangerous to be hit by a heavier person as it is to be dehydrated going into the contest.... there is a strong arguement for both.....:yep
     
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  6. rossd1506

    rossd1506 Member Full Member

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    I can see both sides on this one. We dont want fighters going in dehydrated but if the weigh ins were on the day of a fight it may lead to more fighters going in at there natural weight.

    I seen Alex Arthur saying he was burning 4000 calories a day but only taking in 1500 to make weight. That cant be good for his overall health in the long term.
     
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  7. HairyHighlander

    HairyHighlander BASS !! HOWLOWCANUGO ?? Full Member

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    An ex pro told me a few years back that the bbboc decided on previous day weigh-ins after the death of a scotsman, is this correct ?

    I think it was two scotsmen fighting for a title, from what i remember.

    Cheers
     
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  8. onourway

    onourway Haye KTFO1 Wlad Full Member

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    I'm hoping they have to implement changes after this years Wimbledon, because of the death of a scotsman.
     
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  9. NO MAS

    NO MAS Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  10. Losfer_Words

    Losfer_Words Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :good Agreed. If fighters are fighting dehydrated then that's no good thing- the weigh in system a night before fights is one of the things I am most happy with in boxing- safety should always come first.
     
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  11. Primadonna Kool

    Primadonna Kool Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yes...

    Boxing needs to change afew things..like formula one.
     
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  12. "TKO"

    "TKO" Boxing Addict Full Member

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    James Murray against Drew Docherty I think, British super bantam, not actually sure if that was what triggered previous day weight ins, but I think that's the fight you mean.
     
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  13. kosaros

    kosaros Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    They changed it for safety, like 15 rounders to 12 rounders. These things will and should not be reverted back to how it was in the past.
     
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  14. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    thats one argument. and as a fighter you will know better than most

    i always thought it was Mancini vs Kim

    i think them rules were brought in as knee jerk reactions and werent thought threw.

    My idea is they should have a weigh in say a week before the fight and make sure the ifhgter is say within 8lbs of the weight then 3 days before the fight they are weighed agian and have to be 3 lbs over the weight then on the day they have to make the weight.
     
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  15. mrbassie

    mrbassie Boxing Addict Full Member

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    They should weigh in the day of the fight, what about the safety issue of for example a fight where two guys weigh in at 140 and when they step into the ring one weighs 142 and the other ways up in the 150's? cutting rounds from 15 to 12 was to fit into an hours tv programming.
     
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