ive got a competition sparring exhibition on saturday with a guy whos about 6 kg heavier than me. im not too worried but my main question is how much of an advantage is weight because even though this fight wont go on my record i dont want to lose. and we're still going to be going pretty hard at it so will he have a significant advantage being about 6 kg heavier? i weigh 44kgs he wieghs about 50

feedback would be really great

ive got a competition sparring exhibition on saturday with a guy whos about 6 kg heavier than me. im not too worried but my main question is how much of an advantage is weight because even though this fight wont go on my record i dont want to lose. and we're still going to be going pretty hard at it so will he have a significant advantage being about 6 kg heavier? i weigh 44kgs he wieghs about 50

Its not much of an advantage. It usually plays out in longer fights where he can use his size to wear you down. So unless he hits really really hard, 6kg in either direction doesn't really mean much.

oh kool thanks, are you currently fighting if you dont mind me asking?

oh kool thanks, are you currently fighting if you dont mind me asking?

Yes.

Personally, I like being the smaller fighter. Just don't let him lean on you and its always an advantage.

Yes.

Personally, I like being the smaller fighter. Just don't let him lean on you and its always an advantage.
oooo Smaller Fighter, I guess that explains your outrages on my posts! Just another angry Elf that boxes!

Whatever u are... use it to your advantage

if your the lighter guy, thats your advantage, move around, use ur speed

if your heavier, thats your advantage, keep on the pressure, use ur power

if ur the taller guy, thats ur advantage, use ur jab, stay tall...

if ur the shorter guy, thats ur advantage, stay low, out of the way, work on the inside

ok thnx great feedback

Weight is a very big part of a fight. However this is just an amature sparring session. I am assuming you two are not highly experienced, so I don't think it will be that big of a deal.

Try not to focus on it, as you will psych yourself out. It is after all just a sparring session. If you get in there and he is to much, to heavy, to strong. Just dance, keep moving, and use your jab. If he gets close, clinch.

You are the smaller guy. Height, weight, whatever it may be. Use anything you possibly can to your advantage.

its not a sparring session its an exhibition fight and its being scored

oooo Smaller Fighter, I guess that explains your outrages on my posts! Just another angry Elf that boxes!

Yes, 5'10 143lb, I'm an elf.

Since you don't know much about boxing, I'll break it down for you.

I prefer fighting in the 152lb class at 143lb instead of dropping 2lb down to the 141 lb class because I am more comfortable fighting fighters that are bigger than myself.

its not a sparring session its an exhibition fight

Remember what happened to Apollo Creed against Ivan Drago? That was supposed to be an exhibition!

Seriously though, go for it. You will learn something from the experience and it won't be on your record if things don't work out. Even if you lose and feel bad because of it, it may mean you learn to get over any tension/nervousness linked to fear of defeat now, rather than later down the road.

I think the other guys in the thread have given some good advice. Use the situation to your advantage.

Yes, 5'10 143lb, I'm an elf.

Since you don't know much about boxing, I'll break it down for you.

I prefer fighting in the 152lb class at 143lb instead of dropping 2lb down to the 141 lb class because I am more comfortable fighting fighters that are bigger than myself.

When you start getting and fighting more experienced people, you wont want to be giving up that kind of weight. Specially in the pro's.

Agreed. For sparring it's not that big of a deal; you're not going to be killing each other in there. In a real match, though, weight difference can be huge. That's why, generally, you want to fight at the top of a weight class whenever possible.

I was right at 165-166 a week before my last fight, and I had the choice of fighting a 154-lb. guy at Middleweight or a 178-lb. guy at Light Heavyweight. I took the Middleweight fight and won by RTD. When it came down to all-out slugging (we were both swarmer/punchers), he just couldn't give it back.

If weight didn't matter, we wouldn't have weight classes.

hmm yeah true