Canelo looked ripped at 152 he did not seem drained to me. What do you guys think?
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Canelo looked ripped at 152 he did not seem drained to me. What do you guys think?
Considering he fought at welterweight before I never thought 152 would be detrimental to his performance and yeah he did look pretty good.
Did he look drained?
No not at all. Check out the video In the Saturday night chat thread. I will post pics in the morning.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rantcatrat
And by tomorrow Canelo should be about 165.
I have a noob question! if canelo was like 160 a month before the fight or whatever the official weigh in said(had a photo too) ho would he go back up to above that for fight night.. I dont fully understand teh weight draining and regain at weigh ins :S
He has to meet 152 the day before the fight they weigh in... afterwards he is allowed to go up to whatever weight he chooses.Quote:
Originally Posted by palmerq
'Cause a few d!<k-heads in the mid-80s decided to move the time of the weigh-in.Quote:
.. I dont fully understand teh weight draining and regain at weigh ins :S
From the 1800s to the mid-1980s, the weigh-in was held the day of the fight.
In the mid-1980s, Dr. Flip Homansky and jose sulaiman pushed to move it the day-before, and now it's re-gol-darn-diculous! Men fighting for Titles when they're actually 3 weight-classes above it!
172 pound men fighting for 154 lb Titles. (154, 160, 168, 175)
That makes him a Light-Heavyweight fighting for a 147 Title.
Fighters are opportunistic, they'll look for an edge, take any advantage. They think coming in heavier is an advantage, but it's really not as they're weakened from severe dehydration and more susceptible to brain-injury.
Severe dehydration of 18 pounds is so dangerous, I'm surprised we haven't seen any deaths from it involving high-profile fighters yet.
The problem is people will drain themselves in order for bigger fights and cash rewards whether it's the same day or day before the fight. I'm not sure either is preferable the most crazy thing I've seen is Chavez Jr he is a light heavy fighting at Middleweight.
... and the reason why they put it a day ahead is because of the fighters safety BECAUSE they were coming in weight drained for the fight. That plus weight drained guys give crappier performances- check on Chad Dawson, Chris Byrd and Eddie Chambers in their most recent losses moving down in weight.Quote:
Originally Posted by bradlee180
That being said: I would prefer both guys have the option of re-hydrating back to a more comfortable weight than to go in weight drained.
At the end of the day, you still have to fight.
;)
Easy win for Money. You heard it here first. May even knock Canelo out.