People ***** about Margarito and Williams, saying they should go up in weight

[HandSpeed303]

the funny thing is, i was just talking about this with someone...

lets get this out in the open, people only hate on margo, cause they want to hate on margo. most that mention margo, never mention paul williams. i love being a die hard fan of one of the most hated fighters in the sport.

anyway, what you say is true...clotty came into that fight at 170. clotty is also a welter that can make the jump to 154.

facts are, there are 4 huge welters at the division-margo, pw, cintron, and clotty(clotty may not be as tall as the rest, but he has the body type to move up with ease).

folks are just mad cause margo beat cotto, so they say he is picking on little guys, but the facts are, margo has fought all the big welters(3-1 record).

so please reconize there are 4 big welters in the division(clotty, cintron, margo, and pw) , not just two(margo and pw).

[krispy kreme]

Clottey looks like a body builder man.

Just look at his left bicep in your sig.

Yeah, his calves are huge too. I am not sure how he trains, but I would sure like to know.

[krispy kreme]

But what about Joshua Clottey? I'm watching Clottey vs Corrales and jesus, they said he weighed 170!! 170!! Paul Williams' highest weight after weighing in has been 166.

By the way Corrales-Clottey is a very awesome fight. Clottey looks pretty good and so did Corrales surprisingly. I heard this fight was a blowout, and it was, but Corrales put up a much better outing then I thought he would have. Especially in rounds 4, 6, and 7.

Oh and Steve Albert's commentating in this fight is absolutely fantastic. "IT'S DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN!!" When corrales gets a point deducted is a great line.

[HandSpeed303]

LMAO!!! that is just classic!

[Horus]

EVERY FIGHTER IN THE WELTER WEIGHT DIVISION WHO IS DRAINING THEMSELVES TO MAKE WEIGHT SHOULD LEAVE...

By Margaret Goodman, M.D.
Buzz up!
When I became a ring physician in 1994, I was naïve about the boxing business. But as I became more involved in the sport on a local and national level, the outright refusal by many officials to implement desperately needed changes to protect fighters and improve safety became suffocating.

Why the delay? Is it just naivete on the part of others? Or is safety often too complicated a distraction? And when is naivete merely blind ignorance?

While safety in sports like NASCAR and professional football has evolved, boxing safety has not, at least not sufficiently. Commissions concentrate on deflecting blame rather than ensuring that federal law is followed. Accountability simply doesn’t exist.

Let’s simplify the matter and start not with what we wish, but what we can change now to advance boxer protection. Five changes that could improve fighter safety:

1. Go back to same-day weigh-ins

If an athlete is well-conditioned, the timing of the weigh-in shouldn’t matter. For generations, the weigh-in took place the day of the fight. Boxers would step on a scale, drink a cup of water and step in the ring. But some of them came into a bout so dry they were unable to give a good performance. They often failed to replace essential fluids and therefore couldn’t address problems on a cellular level that resulted from dehydrating to make weight.

In the mid-1980s, the weigh-in was pushed back to 24-hours before a bout to address the dehydration issue. Many were optimistic this would be a springboard to educate fighters and trainers about the dangers of dehydration.

Unfortunately, the day-before-the-fight weigh-in has become an agent of unfairness contradictory to fighter safety. Contracts are too often based on earning power and not body size, meaning boxers are competing in weight classes in which they don’t belong. With many weigh-ins taking place more than 24 hours before the bout, fighters are not just replenishing water but actually gaining weight.

Same-day weigh-ins would force fighters to compete in a weight class where they belong. Also, if they would show up at the weigh-in (no more than 12 hours before the bout) dehydrated, they simply wouldn’t be cleared to fight.

The cost to return to same-day weigh-ins would be negligible. Over a short period of time, it would encourage fighters to compete in a weight class in which they belong. Fights would be fairer, and there would be less wear and tear on the fighter’s body. And, ultimately, healthy, well-hydrated fighters make for more exciting fights.

Boxing needs to admit its mistake and revert to same-day weigh-ins.

[Kwame Asante]

[Kwame Asante]

EVERY FIGHTER IN THE WELTER WEIGHT DIVISION WHO IS DRAINING THEMSELVES TO MAKE WEIGHT SHOULD LEAVE...

By Margaret Goodman, M.D.
Buzz up!
When I became a ring physician in 1994, I was naïve about the boxing business. But as I became more involved in the sport on a local and national level, the outright refusal by many officials to implement desperately needed changes to protect fighters and improve safety became suffocating.

Why the delay? Is it just naivete on the part of others? Or is safety often too complicated a distraction? And when is naivete merely blind ignorance?

While safety in sports like NASCAR and professional football has evolved, boxing safety has not, at least not sufficiently. Commissions concentrate on deflecting blame rather than ensuring that federal law is followed. Accountability simply doesn’t exist.

Let’s simplify the matter and start not with what we wish, but what we can change now to advance boxer protection. Five changes that could improve fighter safety:

1. Go back to same-day weigh-ins

If an athlete is well-conditioned, the timing of the weigh-in shouldn’t matter. For generations, the weigh-in took place the day of the fight. Boxers would step on a scale, drink a cup of water and step in the ring. But some of them came into a bout so dry they were unable to give a good performance. They often failed to replace essential fluids and therefore couldn’t address problems on a cellular level that resulted from dehydrating to make weight.

In the mid-1980s, the weigh-in was pushed back to 24-hours before a bout to address the dehydration issue. Many were optimistic this would be a springboard to educate fighters and trainers about the dangers of dehydration.

Unfortunately, the day-before-the-fight weigh-in has become an agent of unfairness contradictory to fighter safety. Contracts are too often based on earning power and not body size, meaning boxers are competing in weight classes in which they don’t belong. With many weigh-ins taking place more than 24 hours before the bout, fighters are not just replenishing water but actually gaining weight.

Same-day weigh-ins would force fighters to compete in a weight class where they belong. Also, if they would show up at the weigh-in (no more than 12 hours before the bout) dehydrated, they simply wouldn’t be cleared to fight.

The cost to return to same-day weigh-ins would be negligible. Over a short period of time, it would encourage fighters to compete in a weight class in which they belong. Fights would be fairer, and there would be less wear and tear on the fighter’s body. And, ultimately, healthy, well-hydrated fighters make for more exciting fights.

Boxing needs to admit its mistake and revert to same-day weigh-ins.

[pistol whip]

EVERY FIGHTER IN THE WELTER WEIGHT DIVISION WHO IS DRAINING THEMSELVES TO MAKE WEIGHT SHOULD LEAVE...

By Margaret Goodman, M.D.
Buzz up!
When I became a ring physician in 1994, I was naïve about the boxing business. But as I became more involved in the sport on a local and national level, the outright refusal by many officials to implement desperately needed changes to protect fighters and improve safety became suffocating.

Why the delay? Is it just naivete on the part of others? Or is safety often too complicated a distraction? And when is naivete merely blind ignorance?

While safety in sports like NASCAR and professional football has evolved, boxing safety has not, at least not sufficiently. Commissions concentrate on deflecting blame rather than ensuring that federal law is followed. Accountability simply doesn’t exist.

Let’s simplify the matter and start not with what we wish, but what we can change now to advance boxer protection. Five changes that could improve fighter safety:

1. Go back to same-day weigh-ins

If an athlete is well-conditioned, the timing of the weigh-in shouldn’t matter. For generations, the weigh-in took place the day of the fight. Boxers would step on a scale, drink a cup of water and step in the ring. But some of them came into a bout so dry they were unable to give a good performance. They often failed to replace essential fluids and therefore couldn’t address problems on a cellular level that resulted from dehydrating to make weight.

In the mid-1980s, the weigh-in was pushed back to 24-hours before a bout to address the dehydration issue. Many were optimistic this would be a springboard to educate fighters and trainers about the dangers of dehydration.

Unfortunately, the day-before-the-fight weigh-in has become an agent of unfairness contradictory to fighter safety. Contracts are too often based on earning power and not body size, meaning boxers are competing in weight classes in which they don’t belong. With many weigh-ins taking place more than 24 hours before the bout, fighters are not just replenishing water but actually gaining weight.

Same-day weigh-ins would force fighters to compete in a weight class where they belong. Also, if they would show up at the weigh-in (no more than 12 hours before the bout) dehydrated, they simply wouldn’t be cleared to fight.

The cost to return to same-day weigh-ins would be negligible. Over a short period of time, it would encourage fighters to compete in a weight class in which they belong. Fights would be fairer, and there would be less wear and tear on the fighter’s body. And, ultimately, healthy, well-hydrated fighters make for more exciting fights.

Boxing needs to admit its mistake and revert to same-day weigh-ins.

Board of Medical Examiners Doctor Disciplinary Records for Nevada
Name Goodman, Margaret E.
Title M.D.
Year of Action 1997
Newsletter Volume 17
Complaint Complaint Filed: 1/24/97 - Charged with 1 count of violation of NRS 630.306(2)(a) engaging in any conduct which is intended to deceive.
Action
"Board Action: 3/18/97 - Entered into a Stipulation for Settlement and Ordered Dr. Goodman to pay the sum of $5,000 as disgorgement of payments which may have been received by her having engaged in conduct intended to deceive in that she, on numerous occasions, knowingly and falsely misrepresented herself as an ABPN Board Certified neurologist, when in fact she was not

[krispy kreme]

Board of Medical Examiners Doctor Disciplinary Records for Nevada
Name Goodman, Margaret E.
Title M.D.
Year of Action 1997
Newsletter Volume 17
Complaint Complaint Filed: 1/24/97 - Charged with 1 count of violation of NRS 630.306(2)(a) engaging in any conduct which is intended to deceive.
Action
"Board Action: 3/18/97 - Entered into a Stipulation for Settlement and Ordered Dr. Goodman to pay the sum of $5,000 as disgorgement of payments which may have been received by her having engaged in conduct intended to deceive in that she, on numerous occasions, knowingly and falsely misrepresented herself as an ABPN Board Certified neurologist, when in fact she was not

An unreliable resource. Horus you have to go the extra mile when using background sources, you need to investigate the author. Because for all you know they are a fraud. And Apparently this ***** is a fraud.

[ßringer]

Board of Medical Examiners Doctor Disciplinary Records for Nevada
Name Goodman, Margaret E.
Title M.D.
Year of Action 1997
Newsletter Volume 17
Complaint Complaint Filed: 1/24/97 - Charged with 1 count of violation of NRS 630.306(2)(a) engaging in any conduct which is intended to deceive.
Action
"Board Action: 3/18/97 - Entered into a Stipulation for Settlement and Ordered Dr. Goodman to pay the sum of $5,000 as disgorgement of payments which may have been received by her having engaged in conduct intended to deceive in that she, on numerous occasions, knowingly and falsely misrepresented herself as an ABPN Board Certified neurologist, when in fact she was not

You know, I rarely ever do this, but this time calls for it..........