If the excess weight is too great, the effort expended trying to "make weight" will make the boxer unfit for the fight itself.
This element is such a valued part of the build-up that heavyweight boxers go through the ritual of being weighed even though there is no limit to be measured against, even where there appears to be genuine animosity between boxers.Ī boxer who is over the weight limit may strip naked to make the weight if the excess is minimal otherwise, in a professional bout, one can try again later, typically after losing weight in the interim through dehydration by vigorous exercise in a steam room.
The weigh-in is often a photo opportunity and boxers or their entourage may trash talk each other. Boxers typically stand on the scales barefoot and without gloves. The weigh-in takes place the day before the fight. Part of the process of training for a bout is "getting down to fighting weight". A professional boxer typically weighs more between fights than at the time of a fight.
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