Team Malignaggi Upset Over Fight Weigh-In

[grayfist]

The official explanation for weigh-ins the day before (some commissions do it two days before fight night) is medical consideration. Fighters drain themselves to make weight, thus, doctors have prompted boxing authorities to give fighters enough time to rehydrate. It is claimed that fatal injuries can result with much higher degrees of probability if fighters are weighed on fight day as they won't have sufficient time to gradually take on liquids.

Handlers, always on the look-out for chances to get a leg-up for their wards, quickly found ways to wrest the regulation in their favor.They make their fighters go pigging in so short a time to get back some heft inspite of medical warnings that this too can be very dangerous: bodily systems that had been starved can be jolted and go really awry. Doctors point out that, as common medical practice, victims of starvation are gradually eased back to normal diets and never allowed to gobble up food. Same thing with water or any other liquid. In extreme cases, food and water coursed through the mouth are ruled out in favor of intravenous sustenance or IVs.

The controversy continues....

Edit: There was a lengthy discussion on the matter in an issue of The Ring (or was it the sister publication KO?) with then Nevada State Athletic Commission Exec Director Ratner giving his thoughts.

[restless_438]

My only thought is that i'd like to watch a nice boxing match with no controversy about it... especially after all the events from last weekend, now it's like if Cotto does really well, people are all gonna say "it was the way the weigh-in worked" or some bull****..

you'd think people (i'm talking promoters, managers, all the way up, etc.) would learn

[SuckaPunch]

My only thought is that i'd like to watch a nice boxing match with no controversy about it... especially after all the events from last weekend, now it's like if Cotto does really well, people are all gonna say "it was the way the weigh-in worked" or some bull****..

you'd think people (i'm talking promoters, managers, all the way up, etc.) would learn

Exactly. Whether it would've made a difference or not, they should just stick to the norm to avoid controversies. Gloves, weigh-ins, etc., I guess controversy and boxing always go hand in hand

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

People forget that Cotto weighed almost 160 for his fight with Corley (who weighed about 139 or so at ring time), and their weigh-in was in the afternoon the day before. Can you imagine what Cotto weighs for this fight....

[SuckaPunch]

People forget that Cotto weighed almost 160 for his fight with Corley (who weighed about 139 or so at ring time), and their weigh-in was in the afternoon the day before. Can you imagine what Cotto weighs for this fight....

Cotto was 157 and Corley was 143/144. He didn't step in the unofficial HBO scale during the Torres fight. The bad thing is Cotto got rocked by a much smaller Chop2x.

No worries though, Paulie couldn't rock a flyweight if he would've wanted to

[Smokin']

That's probably why his chin is so weak. The guy loses so much damn water weight.

[Mech.]

People forget that Cotto weighed almost 160 for his fight with Corley (who weighed about 139 or so at ring time), and their weigh-in was in the afternoon the day before. Can you imagine what Cotto weighs for this fight....

hmm yeah I didnt know that.

I think cotto changed things after that,hiring a nutritionist,and looked lighter in his fights after that.Who knows,well see Sat I guess.

[borikua]

People forget that Cotto weighed almost 160 for his fight with Corley (who weighed about 139 or so at ring time), and their weigh-in was in the afternoon the day before. Can you imagine what Cotto weighs for this fight....

So? Maybe Corley should have fought at 135 instead of fighting guys at Jr Welter...

Hey BIGPOPP, didn't Corrales and Castillo weighted something like 154-156 pound at fight night on the rematch?

[rocco1252]

4 hours is alot of time. hell i can go threw like 4 or 5 plates at a chinese buffet in 2 hours

damn kid 2 hours your a slow eater! I get through that in about 20 minutes jeez.



This is going to be another Arturo Gatti, Gamache fight sending Paulie to the hospital because Cotto came in 20lbs heavier.

[Soldier01]

Soldier, you must not have been following Cotto... he's very big for a 140-lb. fighter (although that doesn't necessarily translate into being a good-sized welterweight). He drains down to 140 and gains plenty of weight by fight night. I wish I had an HBO card in front of me to reference, assuming they actually got his fight night weight. People've been noting for a while that he can't drain himself down too much longer and will need to move on. That is rarely the case for a junior welterweight fighter who only gains 7 pounds after weigh-in.

No, I'm very familiar with him and I've been watching him since his pro debut. I know he's notorious for gaining weight after the weigh in. I just don't think that he's going to weigh as much as everyone is claiming he will be by fight night. I maybe wrong but it's just my opinion. He won't way 160 like people are saying he will.