Boxing News Thread
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LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 21: (L-R) Ricky Hatton of England and Paulie Malignaggi stand face-to-face during the weigh-in for their IBO light-welterweight title fight on November 21, 2008 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Malignaggi will fight Hatton on November 22. (Photo by John Gichigi/Getty Images)
I look at it like this. Im 5'9 about 165-170 (gym, box, 5 times a week, etc.).
I "COULD" drop 5 pounds in water, 15 pounds in the stomach, and another 15 in muscle and fight someone who is naturally 5'4 and 130. Fair? Ha, not in my eyes. It's OK at first, but move up like other fighters. Don't just dwell at a weight class to take advantage of smaller fighters, running around with stick legs and ankle socks claiming to be a champ.
Ya, the KO was around +350. Would have been nice....
I "COULD" drop 5 pounds in water, 15 pounds in the stomach, and another 15 in muscle and fight someone who is naturally 5'4 and 130. Fair? Ha, not in my eyes. It's OK at first, but move up like other fighters. Don't just dwell at a weight class to take advantage of smaller fighters, running around with stick legs and ankle socks claiming to be a champ.
Ya, the KO was around +350. Would have been nice....
yeah but Caballero is just skinny as fuck naturally. He's not like a Paul Williams who obviously can add much more weight or loses lots of weight before the fight, then gains 15 pounds over night. Caballero doesn't gain much weight at all. He's like a Panama Al Brown, who was 5'11 76 inch reach who fought at 122, and he fought in the 1920's to 40's so it aint nothin new.
