Power to weight ratio.

[Pavlik]

its common knowledge that some combat athletes make weight with effort then rehydrates to get the power/size advantage. among the modern fighters who comes to mind in coming in light at fight night compared to his opponent and still gets the stoppage or gives the beatdown?

[Kev]

its common knowledge that some combat athletes make weight with effort then rehydrates to get the power/size advantage. among the modern fighters who comes to mind in coming in light at fight night compared to his opponent and still gets the stoppage or gives the beatdown?

Well Manny recently is the best example, and Donaire of course. Manny has been weighing in ridiculously light in his last couple fights. I think he weighed in at 148/149 against Margarito who scaled 170ish.

[brocktonblockbust]

arturo gatti weighed in quite light against......the guy before he fought mayweather, uh....anyway by fight night he had rehydrated to the tune of 16 pounds!!!! the size difference was tremendous, and it wasnt really a fair fight at that point. i remmember the annoucners mentioning it the moment he entered the ring.

[boxingbantz]

Amazes me how some of the fighters rehydrate so much over night. How do they do it? I, genuinely, have no idea?

[Pavlik]

Amazes me how some of the fighters rehydrate so much over night. How do they do it? I, genuinely, have no idea?

I hope they bring in same day weigh ins as the fight just like the past. Yup me too I'm clueless, I think its more advantageous to the more muscular individual, as the muscle fiber is generally composed of water they can dehydrate this and rehydrate it easilly as compared to a skinny or chubby guy.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

What i don't get is how unhealthy that sounds... And yet apparently its a bad thing if you only gain a minimal amount of weight

[LukeH]

What i don't get is how unhealthy that sounds... And yet apparently its a bad thing if you only gain a minimal amount of weight

I think the only time it could be bad to gain a minimal amount of weight is if you have killed yourself making weight and then dont put anything on, you will be a corpse.