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Old 10-23-09, 09:54 PM   #1
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Default johnson weighed in at 176lbs..will he still fight yoshida??

i have money on johnson.. if he came in overweight and he still fought, my wager is still legit right? at 5Dimes.com
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Old 10-23-09, 09:55 PM   #2
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thats actually typical, usually there is just contract penalties for this.
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Old 10-23-09, 10:22 PM   #3
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i have money on johnson.. if he came in overweight and he still fought, my wager is still legit right? at 5Dimes.com

Yes the fight is still on. Yoshida agreed to fight Johnson at 176
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Old 10-23-09, 10:24 PM   #4
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Hadn't even heard about this. I thought they got a one pound grace anyway so 176 would be ok?
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Hadn't even heard about this. I thought they got a one pound grace anyway so 176 would be ok?
The fight was supposed to be at 170. Johnson was 6 pounds overweight.
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Old 10-24-09, 12:06 AM   #6
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He cuts way too much. I saw a picture recently where he was standing next to Arlovski and was bigger than him
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Old 10-24-09, 03:06 AM   #7
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6 pounds aint much, that's about how much a gallon weighs.
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