Biggest Differences Between Weigh-In and Fight Weight

[White_Knight]

I've always been fascinated by how fighters can gain and lose so much weight is such a short peroid of time. What are some of the bigger weight differences between weigh-in weight and fight weights?

Also, do these fighters return from the weigh-in and just start eating whatever the hell they want or what?

[BOXEO626SGV]

They dehydrate themselves and lose water weight. One of the biggest weight in /fight night differences that I know of was Gatti vs Gamache. Gatti came in at 160 for a 140 pound fight. I was watching the McClellan vs Jackson 2 fight and I remember one of the announcers saying that the G-man is around 180... that was for a 160 pound fight. After the weigh in... I think fluids and electrolytes are consumed in a hurry and possibly have a little more priority over food.

[Topic]

Yea pretty much. For me it's like a disease. I walk around at 140-146 and fight at 126. Every fight I promise myself I won't binge eat afterwards and just can't help myself not to.

It's all mental, the fact that I know that I have the freedom to eat whatever I want sets me spiraling out of control. I can't stand it but I can't help myself either. Sometimes I don't even want to eat the certain food but the fact that I know I'll have to cut weight again in a couple of months makes me want to eat it just so I take advantage of it.

I basically have no control/will to tell myself "ok I'll be ok with just this Sinckers bar and that's it for the day." Anyone else have this disease lol?

[BOXEO626SGV]

Do you fight pro or amature?

Yea pretty much. For me it's like a disease. I walk around at 140-146 and fight at 126. Every fight I promise myself I won't binge eat afterwards and just can't help myself not to.

It's all mental, the fact that I know that I have the freedom to eat whatever I want sets me spiraling out of control. I can't stand it but I can't help myself either. Sometimes I don't even want to eat the certain food but the fact that I know I'll have to cut weight again in a couple of months makes me want to eat it just so I take advantage of it.

I basically have no control/will to tell myself "ok I'll be ok with just this Sinckers bar and that's it for the day." Anyone else have this disease lol?

[Bombs]

From what i know it's all poop weight. You just poop everything u have inside and it can pretty much get rid of like 10 pounds or something then you just vomit the rest. Im not sure this is what my crew does and we dont fight professionally so i dont know. But i lose a lot of weight before for fights.

[Topic]

Do you fight pro or amature?

I am a pro Muay Thai fighter

[BOXEO626SGV]

oh alright sick

[-FLIP-]

From what i know it's all poop weight. You just poop everything u have inside and it can pretty much get rid of like 10 pounds or something then you just vomit the rest. Im not sure this is what my crew does and we dont fight professionally so i dont know. But i lose a lot of weight before for fights.

[edgarg]

Do you fight pro or amature?

I've never heard of amateurs having to lose so much weight. They usually fight at a weight confortable for them, the important thing is to be fit and trained. When they turn pro, it's usually seen that they begin training in a different way and unless they are still growing, it's then they take off weight and go to a lower division than originally intended.

[ИATAS]

They dehydrate themselves and lose water weight. One of the biggest weight in /fight night differences that I know of was Gatti vs Gamache. Gatti came in at 160 for a 140 pound fight. I was watching the McClellan vs Jackson 2 fight and I remember one of the announcers saying that the G-man is around 180... that was for a 160 pound fight. After the weigh in... I think fluids and electrolytes are consumed in a hurry and possibly have a little more priority over food.

Pavlik was around 180 against martinez