Do You Think A Boxer Should Stay In Shape All Year Round?

Just stay away from alcohol.

Depends on the fighter and how much he has to cut to make weight everytime For example, a guy like Montiel cannot stay around his weight class all your round Also consistanly working the body all year round can also take its toll

They have lives outside of boxing. They need to have fun and eat food they like. Plus with a good nutrition & fitness coach, you can get in fighting shape in 2-3 months.

it depends on the athlete as many of the top guys per weight division are enormous for their given weight class. it's fine to be at 6-8% body fat on the evening of a fight, but not all year round. but yes, i do believe they should at least be at a good fitness level throughout the year, it's literally their profession for goodness sake.

I do it for free! you dont need to be stuffing your face 24/7 to relax

They should be allowed to relax.. I mean, who really wants to train hard all year long? But by relaxing I don't mean ballooning up to 500% of your fighting weight a la Hatton..

why not? makes more sense to always be at fighting weight some guys pay a price by cutting weight to be strong at their division

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Some can relax and not blow up way beyond their fighting weight, it is called discipline and that is very good for a fighter~