{"id":295759,"date":"2025-12-02T23:54:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T23:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/295759\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T23:54:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T23:54:08","slug":"the-wbc-will-evaluate-bringing-back-same-day-weigh-ins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/295759\/","title":{"rendered":"The WBC will evaluate bringing back same-day weigh-ins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SouthpaRightTue Dec 2, 2025, 8:53 PM UTC<\/p>\n<p>Suleiman having consideration for boxers and being worried about their health??? This has to be AI generated!Agreed &#8211; it would once again become a contest of who is the best fighter at that weight and not, as it sometimes is now (looking at you Haney) a contest of who is best able to lose weight\/rehydrate &#8211; which is 80% genetics and 20% training team knowledgeto be fair &gt; yes he bends his own rules, abuses his own ranking system but the WBC has started a few initiatives to improve boxing &#8211; and those few things are mora than the wba and wbo have ever done and the ibf has only ever introduced 2nd weigh-in 10lb limit Since same day makes boxing safer<\/p>\n<p>We need to return to odd rounds someone has to win no draw cards. Main event and co-main 13 rounds each. Have the undercards be 9 max.<\/p>\n<p>Top ten recent de-hydration exploits<br \/>\nCrawford at 135<br \/>\nHaney at 135<br \/>\nBroner at 135<br \/>\nZurdo at 168<br \/>\nOrtiz at 147<br \/>\nNavarette at 122<br \/>\nEnnis at 147<br \/>\nRyan Garcia at 135<br \/>\nMikaela Mayer at 130<br \/>\nand likely Rafael Espinosa at 126 &#8211; how a 6ft1in guy cn make 126 is beyond me &#8211; I&#8217;m 6ft and never weighed close to 147 even when 20 yrs old<br \/>\nZurdo lol Fat Gilbert added 30 overnight vs Top Soviet Bivol<\/p>\n<p>fighters who would have a harder life with same day<\/p>\n<p>Buff Guy Jai has weighed beyond 200 before<\/p>\n<p>Buff Guy Yarde has weighed beyond 175 before<\/p>\n<p>Fat Gilbert already flabby at cruiser<\/p>\n<p>Fat Dave already flabby at 175<\/p>\n<p>\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bBrian looks pretty buff at 147 idk how much he&#8217;s cutting<\/p>\n<p>SteveMTue Dec 2, 2025, 7:55 PM UTC<\/p>\n<p>Suleiman having consideration for boxers and being worried about their health??? This has to be AI generated!<\/p>\n<p>to be fair &gt; yes he bends his own rules, abuses his own ranking system but the WBC has started a few initiatives to improve boxing &#8211; and those few things are mora than the wba and wbo have ever done and the ibf has only ever introduced 2nd weigh-in 10lb limit <\/p>\n<p>SteveMTue Dec 2, 2025, 7:50 PM UTC<\/p>\n<p>Top ten recent de-hydration exploits<br \/>\nCrawford at 135<br \/>\nHaney at 135<br \/>\nBroner at 135<br \/>\nZurdo at 168<br \/>\nOrtiz at 147<br \/>\nNavarette at 122<br \/>\nEnnis at 147<br \/>\nRyan Garcia at 135<br \/>\nMikaela Mayer at 130<br \/>\nand likely Rafael Espinosa at 126 &#8211; how a 6ft1in guy cn make 126 is beyond me &#8211; I&#8217;m 6ft and never weighed close to 147 even when 20 yrs old\n <\/p>\n<p>SteveMTue Dec 2, 2025, 7:38 PM UTC<\/p>\n<p>We may need a new division between 175 and 200 then<\/p>\n<p>a return to same day would be great for guys like Top Soviet Bivol, Floyd, et al who add back on &lt;= 10 pounds<\/p>\n<p>these guys become more dominant as they\u2019re now beating up opps who lack a 10 or 15 pound size advantage <\/p>\n<p>Agreed &#8211; it would once again become a contest of who is the best fighter at that weight and not, as it sometimes is now (looking at you Haney) a contest of who is best able to lose weight\/rehydrate &#8211; which is 80% genetics and 20% training team knowledge<\/p>\n<p>steeve_steelTue Dec 2, 2025, 6:08 PM UTC<\/p>\n<p>Suleiman having consideration for boxers and being worried about their health??? 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