http://sports.outsidethebeltway.com/2006/10/boxer-goes-naked-to-make-weight-for-world-title-fight/ News and commentary on the world of sports. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:59:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://sports.outsidethebeltway.com/2006/10/boxer-goes-naked-to-make-weight-for-world-title-fight/#comment-159863 Ian Wed, 31 Jan 2007 02:00:14 +0000 http://sports.outsidethebeltway.com/2006/10/boxer-goes-naked-to-make-weight-for-world-title-fight/#comment-159863 When I wrestled in high school, I frequently had to strip down totally to make weight. Usually this took place in front of the entire team, although I wasn't the only dude who needed to do it. The entire procedure sucked, since we could then get dressed and chow down before the meet (to keep our endurance up). The scales are pretty exact, though, and dropping everything often made the difference. In four years, I think a hundred or so dudes saw my naked butt on the scale. Not fun! When I wrestled in high school, I frequently had to strip down totally to make weight. Usually this took place in front of the entire team, although I wasn’t the only dude who needed to do it. The entire procedure sucked, since we could then get dressed and chow down before the meet (to keep our endurance up). The scales are pretty exact, though, and dropping everything often made the difference. In four years, I think a hundred or so dudes saw my naked butt on the scale. Not fun!

]]> http://sports.outsidethebeltway.com/2006/10/boxer-goes-naked-to-make-weight-for-world-title-fight/#comment-3676 The Former Blogger Formerly Known as Josh Cohen Thu, 05 Oct 2006 13:22:31 +0000 http://sports.outsidethebeltway.com/2006/10/boxer-goes-naked-to-make-weight-for-world-title-fight/#comment-3676 When I was on my high school wrestling team, we had to pretty much strip down for our weigh-ins. It sucked. When I was on my high school wrestling team, we had to pretty much strip down for our weigh-ins. It sucked.

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