Quote Originally Posted by beenKOed View Post
I would, but you can forget it! Supposedly, the reason they stopped the same day weight-in, was to protect the fighters who were so drained making weight it was dangerous for them to fight. I think the reason Chavez looked so much bigger is the fact that he is so much bigger, plus Chavez is one of those individuals who can rehydrate around 20 pounds in 24 hours. Martinez could fight at 154 but you'll never see Chavez at that weight again, he's too big.
Yeah that was the reason they put out there but its ridiculously flawed. If anything threatens the safety of fighters its allowing natural middles to fight at welter and at times against natural welters and you can trace weight disparity in pretty much all the divisions. What the real motive was and is to support the reality of 17 division and all the extra sanctioning fees. In the end its clear that they don't give a shit about a boxers safety. If they did they would have done something after Gatti/Gamache and they would have started a pension plan for boxers years ago.

I'll never forget what Morales used to look like when he was at 122 at the weigh ins. Like grim death and a pound away from skeletor. Come fight night he was a full fledged lightweight. In the end you are right that they will never go for it collectively. Right now only the Ibf and Wbc have a same day rule that is not really a same day rule at all. The Ibf is perhaps the best as they only allow a 10 pound gain the day of the fight and even then they are done with enough time left for continued weight gain prior to the bout.