Why is it that after a fighter goes up in weight and win a title and then start getting beat up by the bigger guys refuse to go back down in weight...This weekend mosley said he would stay at 154, but he sucks at that weight, just like Roy Jones does at light heavy and De la Hoya at middle...What's up? In the boxing world are you considered less of a fighter if you move down in weight?

That's a good point, I'm not a big fan of fighters moving above the weight division that they're comfortable at. If you start at lightweight and are comfortable at lightweight than stay there. Some people say that it would hurt their legacy etc etc. Bernard is doing okay right? Hagler did alright? I would go up in weight for a big money fight, but then come back down to where I was comfortable. Let these other guys come to me damnit!!

havent ya heard
going down in weight means they're admiting they are ******* or sissies

word up on that

havent ya heard
going down in weight means they're admiting they are ******* or sissies

LOL, complete agree. What's that say about Bernard? hahaha :D

You saw what happened to Roy Jones.


I'd prefer it if they didn't move up in the first place.

Boxing would be so much better if Mosley, DLH etc had all stayed at their proper weight.

They've looked like sh1t since moving up so far.


Black

Because when they move up, their weights balloon but the power stays.

Usually they only move up in the first place because they got beat and don't want to fight the same guy again.

At least, that's why Mosley and DLH moved up.


Black

Only thing i can think of is that most people dominate at the same weight and want to move up for either more compitition or for the bigger name and more $$$$.

Yes, but they usually DON'T dominate.

Most fighters move up without clearing out their own division first.


Black

Due to the fact of bigger money in higher divisions.
All fighters, I don't care what they say, is money first...

Because there is no really effective reducing 'diets' in the market?

I remember Bernard Hopkins agreed to move down in weight when he was calling out Mosley, De La Hoya, and Winky Wright..

I think moving up in weight has more to do with guys having more trouble losing the 15 lbs they need to in the weeks before their fights.

The next reason is money. If Jeff Lacy could make a fight with BHop at 160 and get 5 mil, I guarentee he could move down and make the weight.

Moslet is a great example of failing moving up in weights and RJJ. If Mosley ditched the protein shakes got a nutrionist in he could make Welter easily.

Easy, some fighters can't move back down. Sugar Shane Mosley would never make it back to lightweight. Just as Holyfield could never get back to cruiserweight.

Because most fighters these days feel like the only way they can prove themselves to the world is by going up and fighting for maaad money. Look at Hopkins the only time he ever fought out of middleweight is when he had his pro debut at 177. He has never left middleweight since and now the fights are coming to him.

Why is it that after a fighter goes up in weight and win a title and then start getting beat up by the bigger guys refuse to go back down in weight...This weekend mosley said he would stay at 154, but he sucks at that weight, just like Roy Jones does at light heavy and De la Hoya at middle...What's up? In the boxing world are you considered less of a fighter if you move down in weight?
i think it's cuz as a fighter ages, they put on weight naturally so it's harder to stay at the lower weight class. so it's less draining for them to fight at a higher weight

I agree! There's a lot of fighters that don't carry extra weight well.