Why do Boxers Avoid Body Building?

[Domain]

I dont understand the myth that big muscles makes you a bad boxer?


This guys punch must be powerful like the hulk1

[KESSLER]

I dont understand the myth that big muscles makes you a bad boxer?


This guys punch must be powerful like the hulk1

I thought that was Jeff Lacy

[Texanballer]

i think it makes you slow. look at lacy

[Silencers]

Muscle mass makes you slower.

[darkvladimir]

Slows down your punches and movement. And like Lennox Lewis said, all the weightlifting in the world cant give you a stronger CHIN. Classic

[Kball15]

Not only does it make u slower, but you burn out much quicker.

Your muscles start to really burn if you have to much muscle. After 4 rounds Lacy is fighting on pure heart. His arms must feel like lead.

its very bad to have so much muscle on your body. very bad

[βetamax]

Yea, slowness. There are different types of strengths as well. Some one with this much muscle probably has little speed/explosive strength which is important in boxing. In other words, this guy could not land a punch.

[ztrac79]

I dont understand the myth that big muscles makes you a bad boxer?


This guys punch must be powerful like the hulk1

I bet he's slow as ****. I've boxed guys with huge arms and it doesn't necessarily make you a power puncher. You get to big and you will lose speed. Just look at Mosley when he went from 147 to 154. You could see a big difference in his hand speed.

[MELLY-MEL...]

muscles will only help give you little if any punching power increase! once u learn how to punch and use maximum effectiveness they say that increasing it by a large margin is not happening! as you lift weights and get more bulk your muscles tire much faster as the lactic acid builds up and burns them faster. making u tire much more quickly. u also become less flexible, and don't move as well!

[KESSLER]

I dont understand the myth that big muscles makes you a bad boxer?


This guys punch must be powerful like the hulk1

I would destroy this big ****