fanta 39 Report post Posted June 21, 2019 Heard he didn't make weight and they just gave it to him. Any truth to this?? Anyone there to confirm or deny? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alwayswrestling 151 Report post Posted June 21, 2019 I think he had to use all the time allotted to make weight and change singlets but I doubt that even USA Wrestling would pull that stunt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LJB 804 Report post Posted June 22, 2019 manipulating brackets... blowing procedures in reffing... giving a wink and a nod on the scales... been a tough season so far... of course, it could all just be made up internet conspiracy theories... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hammerlockthree 1,607 Report post Posted June 22, 2019 5 hours ago, fanta said: Heard he didn't make weight and they just gave it to him. Any truth to this?? Anyone there to confirm or deny? Perry was right there watching the scale...you can see it in the video. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katie 624 Report post Posted June 22, 2019 6 hours ago, fanta said: Heard he didn't make weight and they just gave it to him. Any truth to this?? Anyone there to confirm or deny? Who did you hear it from? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LJB 804 Report post Posted June 22, 2019 well... FRL brought up that it was a thing at the time... which the irony amused me... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spladle 142 Report post Posted June 22, 2019 Who cares? He isn't going to medal anyway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JasonBryant 1,499 Report post Posted June 22, 2019 Who cares? He isn't going to medal anyway.That’s the spirit. 1 airmail reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NJDan 457 Report post Posted June 22, 2019 I recently re-watched his match against Sidakov. He did not seem to have his usual energy. Perhaps making weight is getting harder for him. He weighed in at 175 for BTS and it dod not look like he had an ounce to lose! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach_J 1,854 Report post Posted June 22, 2019 He hit his head on an exercise bike, got a doctor's note for a concussion, won his appeal, and then weighed in fine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perry 999 Report post Posted June 22, 2019 At least he didn't slip off of a scale to cause his concussion? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gantry 1,413 Report post Posted June 22, 2019 5 hours ago, NJDan said: I recently re-watched his match against Sidakov. He did not seem to have his usual energy. Perhaps making weight is getting harder for him. He weighed in at 175 for BTS and it dod not look like he had an ounce to lose! I think so too, it's a huge shift for someone his age and size to go from night before weighins for 5 years or whatever to multiple same day. There's a reason why so many people moved up and so many world champs moved up two weights. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coachp 22 Report post Posted June 22, 2019 Burroughs was quoted as saying he was 2 pounds under after his morning workout, and drank some fluids, then was fine all day, on two different check scales they had access to, but the official scale when it became available was weighing heavier. Snyder was over as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrestleNJ 12 Report post Posted June 23, 2019 Not uncommon if you've wrestled before. You hear from your more experienced teammates which scales are "heavy." I guess this happens at this highest level too. This is not a Burroughs problem, and that narrative is bothering me. This is a scale calibration problem. Simple as that. 1 MikePorcelli reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hammerlockthree 1,607 Report post Posted June 23, 2019 (edited) 16 minutes ago, WrestleNJ said: Not uncommon if you've wrestled before. You hear from your more experienced teammates which scales are "heavy." I guess this happens at this highest level too. This is not a Burroughs problem, and that narrative is bothering me. This is a scale calibration problem. Simple as that. Wrong. Even at middling HS tournaments the check scale is the heavy one. If you think someone screwed up just say that, but its not run of the mill. Edited June 23, 2019 by hammerlockthree Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrestleNJ 12 Report post Posted June 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, hammerlockthree said: Wrong. Even at middling HS tournaments the check scale is the heavy one. If you think someone screwed up just say that, but its not run of the mill. I was referring more to away duals. You know what schools have a heavy scale. There's no "check" scale. You get off the bus and weigh in. And that scale could be heavier than the one you know in your home locker room. 1 MikePorcelli reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Billyhoyle 1,723 Report post Posted June 23, 2019 Maybe this had something to do with it: https://www.sciencealert.com/it-s-official-the-definition-of-a-kilogram-has-changed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coachp 22 Report post Posted June 23, 2019 (edited) Simply make sure the official scale, is calibrated with any check scales, or have the official scale available to wrestlers to check on. Watch the question asked him at the 1:40 mark, and what he says around the 1:45 mark... Edited June 23, 2019 by Coachp Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scribe 1,655 Report post Posted June 23, 2019 8 hours ago, WrestleNJ said: I was referring more to away duals. You know what schools have a heavy scale. There's no "check" scale. You get off the bus and weigh in. And that scale could be heavier than the one you know in your home locker room. I’m convinced my doctors scale is at least 12lbs heavy. 2 MikePorcelli and GranbyTroll reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheOhioState 327 Report post Posted June 23, 2019 Madonna was there, watching the weigh-in closely: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greatdane67 162 Report post Posted June 23, 2019 He might have been training with a weighted singlet..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheOhioState 327 Report post Posted June 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, Greatdane67 said: He might have been training with a weighted singlet..... Or a wet one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim L 148 Report post Posted June 23, 2019 Do they have to weigh in with a singlet? Is it the one they will wrestle with? Can't they with nekkid? Or just have a special super light weight weigh in only singlet? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim L 148 Report post Posted June 23, 2019 When I was in HS one of the most shocking aspects to non wrestlers, was that you weighed-in naked with a whole bunch of dudes watching Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim L 148 Report post Posted June 23, 2019 The new USA official weigh in singlet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
