The issue of the fluidity of wrestler's weight is often mentioned on this forum. Of course with Professional Boxing the weigh in is an important part of every fight. Did wrestlers ever get weighed even before a title match?
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I recall Kent Walton for years describing Mick McManus as weighing 11st 10lb, when Southern Area Welterweight Champion. Suddenly, he became European Middleweight Champion and his weight shot up to a described12st 8lb, although he didn’t look a lot different.
I remember a farce of a billing at Preston Guild Hall around 1978, Ray Steel up against Marty Jones for his British Light Heavyweight title. Had there been a weigh-in, Steel would have been at least two stones overweight for the division. It was a cracking bout, Jones being the inevitable winner.