Chris Eubank Jr.
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Which is, you know, it's doable. It gets harder as you get older. That's for sure. Your metabolism slows down. It becomes harder to shed those last few pounds. And it was hard. I documented my weight cut for this fight. You know, I was in sweatsuits and I had to be wrapped in these heated sheets. And I lay there for half an hour and I'm just sweating everything out.
Which is, you know, it's doable. It gets harder as you get older. That's for sure. Your metabolism slows down. It becomes harder to shed those last few pounds. And it was hard. I documented my weight cut for this fight. You know, I was in sweatsuits and I had to be wrapped in these heated sheets. And I lay there for half an hour and I'm just sweating everything out.
And then I'm in, you know, I'm doing all these things to just drain my body of all the fluids. And it's torture. You're torturing yourself. You're literally torturing yourself doing this. But you've got to make the weight. If you don't make the weight, They're coming for that cash, baby. And that's what they've done. Unfortunately, they got me on the middleweight limit.
And then I'm in, you know, I'm doing all these things to just drain my body of all the fluids. And it's torture. You're torturing yourself. You're literally torturing yourself doing this. But you've got to make the weight. If you don't make the weight, They're coming for that cash, baby. And that's what they've done. Unfortunately, they got me on the middleweight limit.
I was 0.05 pounds over the middleweight limit. I didn't mess up on the rehydration course. So the next day I didn't go over the 10 pounds. But the fact that I had to restrict what I was eating and drinking after my weigh-in that takes percentages off of your performance, naturally.
I was 0.05 pounds over the middleweight limit. I didn't mess up on the rehydration course. So the next day I didn't go over the 10 pounds. But the fact that I had to restrict what I was eating and drinking after my weigh-in that takes percentages off of your performance, naturally.
Yes. So it was between 8 and 12.
Yes. So it was between 8 and 12.
So I think at 12 o'clock I weighed in at 169.4.
So I think at 12 o'clock I weighed in at 169.4.
There should have been no rehydration restriction in the first place.
There should have been no rehydration restriction in the first place.
Yes.
Yes.
Hmm. I was so confident in my ability to beat Conor Benn that I thought, you know what? If you guys want a rate restriction so badly, I'll let you have it. Did you get paid the same? But you've got to show me the money.
Hmm. I was so confident in my ability to beat Conor Benn that I thought, you know what? If you guys want a rate restriction so badly, I'll let you have it. Did you get paid the same? But you've got to show me the money.
Yes, I did.
Yes, I did.
have got, oh man, I could have got a couple cars or, you know.
have got, oh man, I could have got a couple cars or, you know.