Gennady Golovkin v Daniel Jacobs - 18/3/17 MSG

[Mr140]

I think all commissions and sanctioning bodies should implement re-hydration stipulations like the IBF does. It will force more fighters to fight closer to their natural divisions.

The only problem with that is i can see even more fights getting cancelled which is not a option i think they will take. IF you can make the cut then you are in division i really do not care how much the re hydrate to. If a person is cutting weight and not having a problem or getting caught cheating then i do not see the problem with it. Some guys are not good at cutting and can not take the strain but others just can like anything just a advantage they try to gain.

If fights get cancelled then promoters and networks will be weary of working with those fighters that miss weight. Sure some guys can do it but it doesn't make it right. It is also unhealthy. Not to mention the potential risks involved when one guy out weighs the other by a large margin. If everyone involved took a stand they would have no choice but to follow suit.

I totally agree with your position on this. Weight divisions exist basically to ensure that fighters of the same size and weight fight. But we all know that rules are meant to be, if not broken, at least bent a little. Why are there so many weight divisions nowadays? The difference between divisions is anywhere from 5 to 8 pounds. The system isn't meant so that So-and-So can re-hydrate by 25 pounds so he totally outweighs his opponent at fight night. The intent was to have guys fight at the same weight. Some of these re-hydrating experts, who rely on this process to win their fights, look visibly bigger than their opponent in the ring. This basically unfair and IMO takes away from the match. I see no good reason why boxing can't implement re-hydrating clauses, other than it would hurt one or two fighters who happen to be big draws at the moment. It illustrates how in boxing, money trumps safety and common sense.

I would rather they do same day weigh ins if it is huge problem. All fighters have the same days to re hydrate and cut down on the weight. If they feel that it is giving others to much advantage would rather go back to old days.

[TitoFan]

In the end what are we looking for? Even matchups. I have no desire to watch a fighter outweigh the other one by 25 pounds on fight night just because he's better at re-hydrating. They've both trained long and hard, and no one should be punished because of genetics. I've seen too many fights where difference in abilities is canceled by ridiculous size differences. If I want to see that, I'll switch to WWF or just watch heavyweight fights, where it's open-ended. A guy should win because the other guy can't hurt him because he's just too small? Ridiculous. Give me two evenly sized fighters any day.