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If a boxer was slightly over his weight limit, could he take off his underwear....

  • 01-01-2009 7:29pm
    #1
    Shmuck
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    on the weighing scales?


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  • #2
    cowzerp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,549 ✭✭✭✭cowzerp


    yes.

    Rush Boxing club and Rush Martial Arts head coach.



  • #3
    madmik
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    happens regularly in most fighting sports especially where lads are cutting weight for the weigh in


  • #4
    Shmuck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 184 ✭✭Shmuck


    Is it not a breach of public decency, indecent exposure or something, since weigh in's aren't done behind closed doors for major fights etc? There could be women and kids attending the weigh in.


  • #5
    jimmyboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 448 ✭✭jimmyboy


    Sure happened to Amir Khan in his last fight.
    They just held up a towel in front of him


  • #6
    efb
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    In amateur boxing, it's a no. 0.05kg allowance, cannot remove.


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  • #7
    evad_lhorg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,894 ✭✭✭evad_lhorg


    Shmuck wrote: »
    If a boxer was slightly over his weight limit, could he take off his underwear....
    on the weighing scales?
    youd like that wouldnt you :p


  • #8
    alanceltic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 790 ✭✭✭alanceltic


    I wonder if a boxer has ever gone to the lenghts of having a blood transfusion before a weigh in, a pint weight 1.25 lbs, put it on ice for half an hour and put it back after the weigh in, wasnt their some drugs scam in athletics to boost the red cell counts which was performance enhancing? just a taught thats all


  • #9
    colly10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,017 ✭✭✭colly10


    alanceltic wrote: »
    I wonder if a boxer has ever gone to the lenghts of having a blood transfusion before a weigh in, a pint weight 1.25 lbs, put it on ice for half an hour and put it back after the weigh in, wasnt their some drugs scam in athletics to boost the red cell counts which was performance enhancing? just a taught thats all

    Thats probably counts as doping in all sports, they extract blood, concentrate the RBC's and put back in as far as I know


  • #10
    Roper
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    alanceltic wrote: »
    I wonder if a boxer has ever gone to the lenghts of having a blood transfusion before a weigh in, a pint weight 1.25 lbs, put it on ice for half an hour and put it back after the weigh in, wasnt their some drugs scam in athletics to boost the red cell counts which was performance enhancing? just a taught thats all

    It's not common but I've heard of it.


  • #11
    unknown13
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    I think you can


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  • #12
    kildara
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    efb wrote: »
    In amateur boxing, it's a no. 0.05kg allowance, cannot remove.

    How long has this been in force?


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