Which Active Boxers Have Benefited The Most From Weight Cutting?
Posted: 16 Mar 2018, 06:47
I think a lot of boxers benefit from it apart from heavyweights, But there are some that benefit big!
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Which Active Boxers Have Benefited The Most From Weight Cutting?
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Re: Which Active Boxers Have Benefited The Most From Weight Cutting?
Posted: 16 Mar 2018, 07:05
Easter is a near 6 foot fighter at 135 who would get KTFO if he went up in weight class.
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Posted: 16 Mar 2018, 07:09
Jamie Mcdonnell 5"9 bantam !
Re: Which Active Boxers Have Benefited The Most From Weight Cutting?
Posted: 16 Mar 2018, 07:28
I wonder what Hurd weighs on fight night. Guy looks too huge. I think most guys in 154 cut a lot of weight.. Would rather fight at 154 than 160
Re: Which Active Boxers Have Benefited The Most From Weight Cutting?
Posted: 16 Mar 2018, 08:01
donaire back in the day seemed a lot bigger then most opponents
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Posted: 16 Mar 2018, 09:30
Re: Which Active Boxers Have Benefited The Most From Weight Cutting?
Posted: 16 Mar 2018, 09:42
Yuriorkis Gamboa looked like a dwarf against Terrence Crawford.
Re: Which Active Boxers Have Benefited The Most From Weight Cutting?
Posted: 16 Mar 2018, 09:42
Donaire was huge for 112 back in the day, same for Crawford at 135. But as for the present day, maybe Rungvisai? Or Nery?
Re: Which Active Boxers Have Benefited The Most From Weight Cutting?
Posted: 16 Mar 2018, 09:43
Canelo
Re: Which Active Boxers Have Benefited The Most From Weight Cutting?
Posted: 16 Mar 2018, 09:57
The 155 catchweight was something else.. God knows what he weighed.
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Posted: 16 Mar 2018, 09:58
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Posted: 16 Mar 2018, 10:03
Khaosi Galaxy was massive at superfly
Re: Which Active Boxers Have Benefited The Most From Weight Cutting?
Posted: 16 Mar 2018, 10:12
I think the smaller guys can cut the most weight seeing as there is like 3-5 pound difference in weight classes.. Meaning a someone that fights at supler flyweight might weigh 130 pounds on a normal day..
t's more effective for the bigger guys though
t's more effective for the bigger guys though
Re: Which Active Boxers Have Benefited The Most From Weight Cutting?
Posted: 16 Mar 2018, 10:32
Chavez Jr has stolen a living from the sport by cutting weight. He was hitting around 182lb when competing at middleweight. When he moved up to compete against LHW his own size he was nowhere near world level. The weight advantage at MW let him win a world title and collect purses beyond what his ability should warrant.
Ps lemieux is a strange poll option; he just lost to a bigger drainer in BJS.
Ps lemieux is a strange poll option; he just lost to a bigger drainer in BJS.
Re: Which Active Boxers Have Benefited The Most From Weight Cutting?
Posted: 16 Mar 2018, 11:01
Adrian Broner is top of the list. No way he has the talent his career suggests without major cutting.
Re: Which Active Boxers Have Benefited The Most From Weight Cutting?
Posted: 16 Mar 2018, 11:03
Na... He moved up gradually.. He even shot up to 147..Yes We Can wrote: ↑16 Mar 2018, 11:01 Adrian Broner is top of the list. No way he has the talent his career suggests without major cutting.
Re: Which Active Boxers Have Benefited The Most From Weight Cutting?
Posted: 16 Mar 2018, 11:07
This post isn’t entirely relevant to the fighters listed in the thread poll, but I did find it interesting to review the sort of weight that is gained (in general) between the official weigh-in and fight night:
• Only one week after his 143lbs catch-weight fight against Danny Garcia, Lamont Peterson rehydrated to a massive 182lbs... And he was apparently still pretty ripped. He actually entered the ring weighing 165lbs.
• Marco Antonio Rubio officially weighed 161¾lbs when he faced GGG, but his HBO unofficial ring-weight was 181lbs.
• Daniel Jacobs managed to drain himself down to 160lbs for the official weigh-in for the GGG bout, but it is rumoured that by fight time, he would have faced Golovkin weighing at least 178lbs.
• When Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was competing as a middleweight, he rehydrated to 185lbs when he fought John Duddy, 179lbs against Billy Lyell, 181lbs against Sebastian Zbik, 179lbs against Peter Manfredo Jr., and 181lbs against Marco Antonio Rubio.
• Terence Crawford recently posted a picture of himself weighing 177lbs and we've also seen him rehydrate to an enormous 157lbs to dominate significantly smaller opposition in the 140lbs weight class (i.e. the Viktor Postol fight).
• Going back in time, James Toney entered the ring weighing 184lbs when he faced Roy Jones Jr. in a super-middleweight bout.
• Francisco Sierra weighed 200lbs for his light heavyweight bout against Badou Jack.
• Jermall Charlo weighed 170lbs for his light middleweight bout against Lenny Bottai.
• Francisco Santana rehydrated to 167lbs when he faced Sadam Ali at welterweight.
• Daniel Geale was 182lbs for his 158lbs catch weight bout against Miguel Cotto.
• Erislandy Lara was 170.5lbs for his light middleweight bout against Ishe Smith.
• Only one week after his 143lbs catch-weight fight against Danny Garcia, Lamont Peterson rehydrated to a massive 182lbs... And he was apparently still pretty ripped. He actually entered the ring weighing 165lbs.
• Marco Antonio Rubio officially weighed 161¾lbs when he faced GGG, but his HBO unofficial ring-weight was 181lbs.
• Daniel Jacobs managed to drain himself down to 160lbs for the official weigh-in for the GGG bout, but it is rumoured that by fight time, he would have faced Golovkin weighing at least 178lbs.
• When Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was competing as a middleweight, he rehydrated to 185lbs when he fought John Duddy, 179lbs against Billy Lyell, 181lbs against Sebastian Zbik, 179lbs against Peter Manfredo Jr., and 181lbs against Marco Antonio Rubio.
• Terence Crawford recently posted a picture of himself weighing 177lbs and we've also seen him rehydrate to an enormous 157lbs to dominate significantly smaller opposition in the 140lbs weight class (i.e. the Viktor Postol fight).
• Going back in time, James Toney entered the ring weighing 184lbs when he faced Roy Jones Jr. in a super-middleweight bout.
• Francisco Sierra weighed 200lbs for his light heavyweight bout against Badou Jack.
• Jermall Charlo weighed 170lbs for his light middleweight bout against Lenny Bottai.
• Francisco Santana rehydrated to 167lbs when he faced Sadam Ali at welterweight.
• Daniel Geale was 182lbs for his 158lbs catch weight bout against Miguel Cotto.
• Erislandy Lara was 170.5lbs for his light middleweight bout against Ishe Smith.
Re: Which Active Boxers Have Benefited The Most From Weight Cutting?
Posted: 16 Mar 2018, 11:17
Enlightened-One wrote: ↑16 Mar 2018, 11:07 This post isn’t entirely relevant to the fighters listed in the thread poll, but I did find it interesting to review the sort of weight that is gained (in general) between the official weigh-in and fight night:
• Only one week after his 143lbs catch-weight fight against Danny Garcia, Lamont Peterson rehydrated to a massive 182lbs... And he was apparently still pretty ripped. He actually entered the ring weighing 165lbs.
• Marco Antonio Rubio officially weighed 161¾lbs when he faced GGG, but his HBO unofficial ring-weight was 181lbs.
• Daniel Jacobs managed to drain himself down to 160lbs for the official weigh-in for the GGG bout, but it is rumoured that by fight time, he would have faced Golovkin weighing at least 178lbs.
• When Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was competing as a middleweight, he rehydrated to 185lbs when he fought John Duddy, 179lbs against Billy Lyell, 181lbs against Sebastian Zbik, 179lbs against Peter Manfredo Jr., and 181lbs against Marco Antonio Rubio.
• Terence Crawford recently posted a picture of himself weighing 177lbs and we've also seen him rehydrate to an enormous 157lbs to dominate significantly smaller opposition in the 140lbs weight class (i.e. the Viktor Postol fight).
• Going back in time, James Toney entered the ring weighing 184lbs when he faced Roy Jones Jr. in a super-middleweight bout.
• Francisco Sierra weighed 200lbs for his light heavyweight bout against Badou Jack.
• Jermall Charlo weighed 170lbs for his light middleweight bout against Lenny Bottai.
• Francisco Santana rehydrated to 167lbs when he faced Sadam Ali at welterweight.
• Daniel Geale was 182lbs for his 158lbs catch weight bout against Miguel Cotto.
• Erislandy Lara was 170.5lbs for his light middleweight bout against Ishe Smith.
Re: Which Active Boxers Have Benefited The Most From Weight Cutting?
Posted: 16 Mar 2018, 11:24
Doesn't mean he wasn't cutting dramatically. He was draining a shed load.Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑16 Mar 2018, 11:03Na... He moved up gradually.. He even shot up to 147..Yes We Can wrote: ↑16 Mar 2018, 11:01 Adrian Broner is top of the list. No way he has the talent his career suggests without major cutting.
Re: Which Active Boxers Have Benefited The Most From Weight Cutting?
Posted: 16 Mar 2018, 12:39
x2...............Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑16 Mar 2018, 07:28 I wonder what Hurd weighs on fight night. Guy looks too huge. I think most guys in 154 cut a lot of weight.. Would rather fight at 154 than 160
Re: Which Active Boxers Have Benefited The Most From Weight Cutting?
Posted: 16 Mar 2018, 12:43
Chavez as a Middleweight always seemed like a Cruiserweight come Fight time, and without that size advantage he's basically been a non factor at the higher weights.
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Posted: 16 Mar 2018, 12:53
Re: Which Active Boxers Have Benefited The Most From Weight Cutting?
Posted: 16 Mar 2018, 15:20
No! Crawford was fûckîng huge at the weight. Seriously, he is really big.
He's almost certainly going to be one of the biggest world-class 147lb-ers when he eventually faces Horn.
Re: Which Active Boxers Have Benefited The Most From Weight Cutting?
Posted: 16 Mar 2018, 15:43
He's big, yes, but not the biggest I've seen. Gamboa at 5'4 is one of the shortest lightweights ever.Enlightened-One wrote: ↑16 Mar 2018, 15:20No! Crawford was fûckîng huge at the weight. Seriously, he is really big.
He's almost certainly going to be one of the biggest world-class 147lb-ers when he eventually faces Horn.
Re: Which Active Boxers Have Benefited The Most From Weight Cutting?
Posted: 17 Mar 2018, 08:24
What's the point and who cares? As long as the fighters make weight then they are free to rehydrate as much as they want. People get way too carried away thinking that being heavier equates to strength and power or unfairness. Anyone with experience in weight cutting will tell you that the person who had to cut the most weight has the disadvantage come fight night regardless of the weight gain.
If the fight was 2-3 days after the weigh-in then the drastic weight gain would be more of a factor. But with only 24 hours, the body can't replenish itself with everything ripped out of it to make weight. No matter how much the boxer gains in weight and water.
If the fight was 2-3 days after the weigh-in then the drastic weight gain would be more of a factor. But with only 24 hours, the body can't replenish itself with everything ripped out of it to make weight. No matter how much the boxer gains in weight and water.