Would Anyone Miss The Day Before Weigh-in?

[Miburo]

I wouldn't mind the return of the same-day weigh in. It would probably kill the modern day binge-train type of fighter though, as they would need to maintain condition more or less perpetually, at least to a degree.

[Steak]

Well, if the day before weigh in isnt actually safer...Im all for going back to weighing in on the day of the fight. there would still be weight cutting, but it wouldnt be nearly as bad, Im sure.

can you imagine how drastic a change would come over the weight classes? Im betting the Lightweights would become Welterweights, Welterweights to Middleweights, etc.

[OnePunch]

great article. day-before weigh ins do nothing but give an advantage to the heavier fighter.

[crold1]

great article. day-before weigh ins do nothing but give an advantage to the heavier fighter.

Thanks Terrry. Know you're having a bad weekend but the fact is Guzman, and now Funeka, wouldn't have to be issues but for fighters having to decide between the risk of losing even more weight or the risk of being outweighed by ten-twenty pounds in the ring. Of the two, the former is preferred.

[Scott9945]

The truth is that day before weigh ins were mostly done so that the promoter could get an extra day of publicity to boost ticket and PPV sales. If they held them on a sports packed like Saturday, it wouldn't get any coverage.

[Heru]

I wouldn't mind the return of the same-day weigh in. It would probably kill the modern day binge-train type of fighter though, as they would need to maintain condition more or less perpetually, at least to a degree.

That could only be a good thing. Binge training boxers either need to stay in shape, stay more active in the ring, and/or be in a weight class their body is less suited for.

Good article Crold, but how do we go about to make these type of changes? I'd love to go back to smaller gloves, 15 round fights, and same day weigh ins, but who do we petition? The NSAC? NYSAC? CSAC? All three? Boxing writers are in the best position to get these type of changes made.

[Pullcounter]

What happened with Guzman again? I can't remember how he couldn't make weight, but I notice no one mentions that anymore since Campbell can't make weight.

well campbell didnt care that guzman couldn't make weight, he was upset that guzman refused to fight.

[Crazy Dude]

Convinced why? There's never been a medical study, fatalities rates haven't decreased, and we regularly see Gatti-Gamache situations.

Do you have any evidence for that?

[!! Shawn]

Fair points, but I'm pretty convinced that fighters are a lot safer weighing in the day before. It seems to me that a significant majority of fighters would show up dehydrated and weight drained. I'm no expert, but I imagine that it is considerably more dangerous to go 10-12 rds weight-drained and dehydrated than to fight a guy ten pounds or so heavier.

The weight drained and dehydrated fighters would be easy picking, and would lose frequently, it would no longer be an advantage to drain down to weights you don't belong, it would be a disadvantage, and people wouldn't do it.

[yrrej]

The only reason for day-before weigh-ins is so the fight won't be cancelled because the fighter didn't make the weight the day of the fight. It's purely market-driven. With PPV's, the promoters can't afford to have the fight cancelled. Gaining weight before the fight is nothing new. Guys would gain pounds, even when the weigh-in was the day of the fight. But nothing like what happens now. The truth is dehydration isn't necessarily a bad thing. Cuts down on bleeding because the blood is thicker. More red blood cells per unit volume of blood means more oxygen to the muscles. There are more problems with guys eating the day of the fight (Duran's "no mas") than hydrating. The weigh-in the day before has nothing to do with safety. In the old days, if the guy couldn't make the weight, maybe he paid a forfeit and the fight went on, but it wasn't a title fight any more, and it was up to the other fighter whether he agreed to fight a guy now out of his weight class. Back then, there wasn't any big money on the table. Anyone who thinks this rule is about "safety" needs to take a look back when fights were regularly cancelled because one guy didn't make weight.....