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Lot of fighters start boxing pro at say 20ish.. and they stay the same weight throughout all their career. When I was 20 I weighed an easy 10 kg less than I do now. I'm not fat, I still look like in the same shape, just I have put on that natural bulk. It amazes me to know that there are fighters out there that can keep same weight for all their career. Just some examples are kostya tszyu who at 23 weighed 63kg and retained that weight when he was a 35 year old man. Marvin Haggler at 20 years old weighs 72 kg, and retains that untill his last fight at 30 years old. This must take a lot out of a fighter later in their career to retain weight.

My question is, whas the longest that a fighter has retained the same fighting weight. Must be a boxer below Cruiserweight, and a fighter that was not a tomato can, at least top 10 at least once in their career.

Just to name one:

Johnny Bredahl was a natutal bantamweight in his whole career 1988 to 2006.
He even had a few title fights at Super- Fly.

Woller

Paul Ferreri stayed at bantamweight from start to finish (18 years, like Bredahl). Ken Buchanan was a lightweight throughout his career - and still weighs around the lightweight mark. He's like Frankie: he doesn't put on weight.

Marvelous marv is another, weighed 160 dead on for his first fight and for his last.

bennie wrote:Paul Ferreri stayed at bantamweight from start to finish (18 years, like Bredahl).

Paul Ferreri occassionally put on a few extra kilos to contest featherweight & super featherweight titles. But you're right, he maintained his weight all the way through his 18 year / 100 odd fight career.

Carlos Monzon fought all (or at least nearly all) his 100 fight career as a middleweight, including holding the world title for 7 years.

Trent wrote: Just some examples are kostya tszyu who at 23 weighed 63kg and retained that weight when he was a 35 year old man.

I think KT is more due to training than anything else. I read/heard an interview with him once that he said he puts on up to 20kg between fights, loses a bulk of it once he starts training and then forces the rest off. But I think that information makes it more impressive that he's always fought at around that weight.

I read/heard an interview with him once that he said he puts on up to 20kg between fights, loses a bulk of it once he starts training and then forces the rest off.

True, and when KT went into training prior to fights, his father often suffered with him through the weight loss - and trained pretty hard himself. KT used to deny himself beer (which he loves) prior to a fight and then take it out on the guy he was fighting for making him miss out on the beers.

COULDHAVEBEEN wrote:

I read/heard an interview with him once that he said he puts on up to 20kg between fights, loses a bulk of it once he starts training and then forces the rest off.

True, and when KT went into training prior to fights, his father often suffered with him through the weight loss - and trained pretty hard himself. KT used to deny himself beer (which he loves) prior to a fight and then take it out on the guy he was fighting for making him miss out on the beers.

I seriously doubt Kostya put on 20KG in between fights. Thats 44lbs, 3st 2lbs? If that's accurate then that would surpass even Ricky Hatton in terms of putting on weight. I can't imagine putting on that sort of weight, especially if its bad weight by not living right. Kostya was a freak when it came to training & I can't see him putting on so much weight between fights!

I train all the time & maintain my weight all the time. Fighters must be so sluggish when they resume training after a layoff & putting on so much weight!

Rocky Balboa wrote: I seriously doubt Kostya put on 20KG in between fights. Thats 44lbs, 3st 2lbs? If that's accurate then that would surpass even Ricky Hatton in terms of putting on weight. I can't imagine putting on that sort of weight, especially if its bad weight by not living right. Kostya was a freak when it came to training & I can't see him putting on so much weight between fights!

I train all the time & maintain my weight all the time. Fighters must be so sluggish when they resume training after a layoff & putting on so much weight!

I don't see why he'd lie about it. I admit too, it's a very high amount but with how hard he trains I'd imagine KT taking his relaxation JUST as seriously. Replacing the morning jog with bacon & eggs, the chicken and vegie's dinner with pizza and beer, etc.

...johnny kilbane was a featherweight for his entire career and in his last fight lost that title.

he kept the title for something like ten or eleven years, mostly by not defending it. i have hemmorhoids (sp?) and can't sit down long enough to check his record but it is worth looking at...kind of unusual.


now all those here, led by box buzz can say that now even jaclem admits he is a pain in the ass.

and they will be wrong....i said i HAVE a pain in the ass..not that i AM one.