Comments Thread For: It's better to wait than be overweight: Why boxing needs a new weigh-in policy

[BoxingUpdates]

Keyshawn Davis annihilated Gustavo Lemos in an ostensible lightweight fight, but that doesn't mean the overweight Lemos should have been allowed in the ring in the first place.
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[pnut901]

Boxers fight because they need to get paid. If "Boxing" is going to cancel fights when one guy misses weight , maybe the promoters should buy insurance against it so that the fighter on weight and the promotion don't lose their money. Just an idea.

[crimsonfalcon07]

Cutting weight should be banned and fighters should fight at their walking weight, IMO.

[pnut901]

Cutting weight should be banned and fighters should fight at their walking weight, IMO.

I like the idea but it would be impossible to enforce it.

[Bob]

With the technology we have today it's quite simple, you have to make a weight but you also have to make it at certain body mass percentages.

Fighter's could easily be scanned/measured & the measurements will produce your fight weight every year.

The fight's can then be easily set up & the weight cuts healthy.

[MalevolentBite]

Just go back to the orginal weight divisions!!

[AKAcronym]

Just go back to the orginal weight divisions!!

Less money for the orgs. Never going to happen.

[LOOKOUT]

The solution is simple. SAME DAY WEIGH IN. That's the way it used to be and forces the fighters to compete in their correct weight divisions.

[tonysoprano]

Don’t pay them if they miss weight. Nothing

Guarantee you nobody misses weight ever again.

[ELPacman]

The solution is simple. SAME DAY WEIGH IN. That's the way it used to be and forces the fighters to compete in their correct weight divisions.

Supposedly this was changed due to the dangerous it presented. With the lack of time to properly rehydrate and whatnot, the body was more susceptible to life threatening injuries.

It's hard to enforce this stuff because a lot of fighters want that immediate weight advantage that can help them. They're willing to squeeze down into weight classes they would never walk around at ever. Look at Hatton. The dude was like 170lbs off fight camps and when he had a fight coming up, he'd drop back down to 140lbs. That was sickening, but he accomplished it every time. It's also not like he ballooned up that much more during the fight. Though it shows his walk around weight vs what he likes to fight at and be most efficient. I highly doubt a 170lbs Hatton would have been competitive against anyone (need to factor in height and bone mass)

What I just think they need to enforce is a maximum weight gain allowed. I thought they had implemented this to some extent when Gatti came in like 20lbs heavier than Joey Gamache and nearly killed him, but it might be organization specific.

I'd say, depending on the weight class, there should be a % of how much you can regain. Obviously, the heavier the fighter, the wider the fight night weight can be, but these smaller guys, I think it matters most. If you're having a 130lbs fight, on fight night, you should not realistically weight 150lbs. That's two totally different people in there.