As Mayweather prepares for Canelo: the lessons and perils of boxing's lethal secret
sportingintelligence832.substack.com
* Boxing's 24-hour weigh-in lets fighters "boil down" for weigh-in day then pile the weight back on before the fight. It encourages extreme dehydration, leaving those who do it susceptible to heat stroke, heart failure, increased risk of brain damage and death. Little has been done adequately to investigate the subject, which is one reason Barry J Whyte took it upon himself to do so. The result is 'Making the Weight: Boxing's Lethal Secret', a compelling piece of long-form investigative journalism,
As Mayweather prepares for Canelo: the lessons and perils of boxing's lethal secret
As Mayweather prepares for Canelo: the…
As Mayweather prepares for Canelo: the lessons and perils of boxing's lethal secret
* Boxing's 24-hour weigh-in lets fighters "boil down" for weigh-in day then pile the weight back on before the fight. It encourages extreme dehydration, leaving those who do it susceptible to heat stroke, heart failure, increased risk of brain damage and death. Little has been done adequately to investigate the subject, which is one reason Barry J Whyte took it upon himself to do so. The result is 'Making the Weight: Boxing's Lethal Secret', a compelling piece of long-form investigative journalism,