The Truth About Weight Classes?

In the past there were still guys dehydrating to make the limit, same day or not.

A better solution imo would be what we got now but boxers need atleast a certain percentage of waterweight or they're not allowed to fight.
This doesn't stop all dehydration but it does stop men from coming in 15-20 lbs heavier and in Chavez Jr his case 25 lbs heavier.

Though my solution has problems that not all fighters have equal percentage of body water and older fighters also get relatively less waterweight over time.
Though it does stop massive dehydration at the expense of some others, oh well let them fight a division higher.

 

:huh

first cotto is natural 147

then cotto is natural 154

you don't really show to know what you're talking about when you can't even get YOUR points across correctly atsch

 

In my defence I went and listened to it again right then and retracted my statement. I'm only human

 

i'm all for same day weighins to stop this dehydrating nonsence.

just do some other face off the day before the fight to build it up.

 

fighter have to make weight. I do believe they should have a weigh in on the day of the fight, just to make it more fair. A guy weighing 10 pounds more than his opponent is ridiculous, and it would prevent guys like Chavez from doing what they do with the weight loss.

 

Problem is, it WOULDN'T stop it.

And instead of having 24 hrs to rehydrate, some fighters would enter the ring physically drained, and with very little fluid in their crainial sack.

The result would be more brain damage, and even ring deaths. (And statistically, there were back in the day, though some would foolishly argue that it's because of no more 15 rounders.)

There's also the problem of fighters deciding not to fight an overweight opponent. I think this happened with Michael Spinks in some fight, probably around 1980. A lot of people lost a lot of money because of it.

 

This is the only answer you need to read. Why would you walk around at 148 and fight at 147? That would make you the smallest guy in the division. You would automatically fight at 140 and be the bigger guy in the division.

everyone does this, not just in the pro ranks.

 

The prior day weigh-in crap has made this possible.

Of course one of the reasons this is done because of fighters being not able to make the weight and thus screwing up an expensive show, wich happens less with prior day weigh-ins and is better "repairable" if it does.

But the fact that "Middleweights" come in at fightweights close to the HW avarage in Joe Louis' era is insane.
And the penalty of use of duretics to weightcheat (wich is also used to mask steroid use) being extremely low in boxing only makes matters worse.

 

please ban this ******

 

fighters always have and always will kill themselves to make weight it doesnt matter when the weigh ins are

the real truth about weight classes is that there are too many separated by too few pound amounts allowing an influx in champs and a watering down of opposition

thats the real issue, if 140 and 154 didnt exist imagine what welter and light would look like

 

How is it "cheating" if its legal?

 

Weight classes are for the ratings organizations to collect sanctioning fees for championship fights.....(there are 10 weight classes at 140 lbs. and below)