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tony1234 wrote:

vargas wrote:That MC they used was awful. Seemed like he was trying to impersonate Buffer and Lennon Jr at the same time.

I wonder where John McDonald was as he usually does the weigh ins

He's in Dubai for the darts i think,shame as i was looking forward to seeing him announce McDonnell's foe

Thought the MC was excellent, old school style & so much better than john McDoughnut

Seems to have gone under the radar, but Kevin Mitchell was 1.4lb over weight. Fights going ahead, though.

Source: Kevin Mitchell's Twitter

Ricky_ wrote:Groves looks a little on the dry side, but no problem, 30 hours or so to rehydrate, not only is he going to be faster than Froch, i reckon he could be about 7lb heavier.

This.

earsjohn wrote:Seems to have gone under the radar, but Kevin Mitchell was 1.4lb over weight. Fights going ahead, though.

Source: Kevin Mitchell's Twitter

Just not an eliminator any more. Not sure that makes a difference though. If Mitchell wins he probably still gets his title shot. Feel sorry for the Canadian though as a win without it being an eliminator may not mean too much with strong promotional backing.

Mitchell put on OVER 10 lbs overnight

http://news.boxrec.com/news/2014/mitche ... heck-weigh

There's no excuse for it, Kevin has had plenty of notice and I'd hope he pays a forfeit, it's about close to outright cheating.

According to the report on this site, Mitchell put on 12 pounds over night.

Apart from being dangerous for Mitchell, what about his opponent ? - with a re-feed Mitchel will probably be about 11 stone come the fight, for a lightweight !

It is not the first time an overseas fighter has been put in this situation.

It is a disgrace, and as such I hope that Mitchell gets beat (not hurt, but beat).

bripez wrote:According to the report on this site, Mitchell put on 12 pounds over night.

Apart from being dangerous for Mitchell, what about his opponent ? - with a re-feed Mitchel will probably be about 11 stone come the fight, for a lightweight !

It is not the first time an overseas fighter has been put in this situation.

It is a disgrace, and as such I hope that Mitchell gets beat (not hurt, but beat).

The rules allow you to come in 10lbs overweight. Which in in itsself just isnt right. I know the intention is to avoid fighters drying out too much etc, but does it help their health in the long run?

I had read somewhere that Gattis had this to a fine art and could come in very heavy the next day.

Broomhall wrote:

bripez wrote:According to the report on this site, Mitchell put on 12 pounds over night.

Apart from being dangerous for Mitchell, what about his opponent ? - with a re-feed Mitchel will probably be about 11 stone come the fight, for a lightweight !

It is not the first time an overseas fighter has been put in this situation.

It is a disgrace, and as such I hope that Mitchell gets beat (not hurt, but beat).

The rules allow you to come in 10lbs overweight. Which in in itsself just isnt right. I know the intention is to avoid fighters drying out too much etc, but does it help their health in the long run?

I had read somewhere that Gattis had this to a fine art and could come in very heavy the next day.

Gatti ruined Gamache when he boxed him, he was far heavier - he knocked him out really badly.