Amateur weight classes

[mac2367]

What are the weight classes in amatuers? How do they differ from the pros? Im 140 right now, and wanting to drop to a feasible weight.

[Dennis]

What are the weight classes in amatuers? How do they differ from the pros? Im 140 right now, and wanting to drop to a feasible weight.

I'm assuming you are a male. If so, the weight classes are 106, 112, 119, 125, 132, 141, 152, 165, 178, 201 and 201+. I hope this helps.

[Bill Celender]

it goes from 178 to 201....are you sure about that? because i plan on fighting around 180 and im 6'2 i dont really wanna give up a weight/power advantage

[Roberts J]

If you are 180, jsut shed down to 175,178. -- 180 for the 201 division is extremely light.

[mac2367]

man, i gotta drop to 132.... doubt thats gonna happen? Im at 140, thinking I needed to drop to 135. And yes, i am a male. I knew that they were close/similiar to the pro divisions. I am trying to be talked into fighting the Golden Gloves tourney in KC in March, but 8 lbs in 3 weeks is rough. Why is it that the divisions btn amatuer and pro are different.

[Dennis]

I can't get into all the reasons that the weight classes are different. You might want to stay right where you are at and box in the 141 pound class.

Bill - If you weigh 180, you probably can make the 178 pound class since Roberts is correct that 180 is very light for the 201 pound class. Roberts would know since he boxes in the 201# class.

[stan]

The old weight classes that a aligned with the pro ranks were better


The change was really just for change IMO

[boxmel]

The weight changes were made due to the IOC mandate to lower the number of entries (wrestling also had to redo weight classes). Two weight classes were mushed around to drop the number of weights from 12 to 11. The 139 and 147 were grouped into the 141 and 152. I think this was done so the sport of Ballroom Dancing could be added to the Summer Olympics. Heh heh.