Comments Thread For: Darchinyan Not Retiring, Questions on Cuellar's Weight

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Former champion Vic Darchinyan (40-8-1, 29KOs), 39-years-old, is planning to continue his career after suffering an eight round knockout loss this past Saturday night against WBA 'regular' featherweight champion Jesus Cuellar at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.

It was the third knockout loss for Darchinyan in his last four fights. He was knocked out last year by Nicholas Walters and a year prior he suffered a knockout loss in his rematch with Nonito Donaire.
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[Loque-san]

I didn't know Cuellar was draining himself to fight smaller men. Your typical Robert Garcia fighter it seems. 145 pounds on fight night for a featherweight is absurd.

[Pound4PoundStud]

I didn't know Cuellar was draining himself to fight smaller men. Your typical Robert Garcia fighter it seems. 145 pounds on fight night for a featherweight is absurd.

I was at this fight on Saturday and it was a very entertaining fight. There's no doubt Vic was winning until the knockout. In fact it looked like Vic was going to get the knockout. Had Vic won there would have been no talk about weight issues. All that matters is that a fighter makes weight and Cuellar made weight as far as I am aware.

[alexKO]

I didn't know Cuellar was draining himself to fight smaller men. Your typical Robert Garcia fighter it seems. 145 pounds on fight night for a featherweight is absurd.

IV rehydration - it's banned but I think a lot of fighters do it. How else can you explain weight gains of 20+ pounds in 24 hours?

[nycsmooth]

The thing is Vic fighting guys way 2 big 4 him & has no power....he hasn't been rightsince Donaire took him out years back...

[BennyST]

The thing is Vic fighting guys way 2 big 4 him & has no power....he hasn't been rightsince Donaire took him out years back...

He fought his best after that. he just got old. 40 is ****ing ancient for a flyweight, and now that he's moved up to feather...too small, too old.

[BOXEO _]

Darchinyan's enjoying being a stepping stone.

[Loque-san]

I was at this fight on Saturday and it was a very entertaining fight. There's no doubt Vic was winning until the knockout. In fact it looked like Vic was going to get the knockout. Had Vic won there would have been no talk about weight issues. All that matters is that a fighter makes weight and Cuellar made weight as far as I am aware.

The result of the fight is irrelevant because it doesn't change the fact that Cuellar was 145 pounds on fight night and this is huge for a featherweight. He made weight - this time - and putting on 20 pounds after the weigh-in is unfortunately not illegal, but I don't like it. And when it becomes increasingly hard for these drainers to make weight, some of them use banned substances.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Darchiyan vs juanma Lopez.....


Make it happen

[Dean_Razorback]

was cuellar really over 145 lbs? damn, that's a lot. seriously. how the fuck does he make weight in the first place?