Nutrionists: Are they good for boxing?

[Boofdatruth]

I do not think nutrionists are good for boxers losing weight. You are not eating the types of foods that help you hold your muscle. You are eating foods that help you lose weight, and not food that gives you energy. How many times have we seen a fighter say they had a good nutritionist, and get destroyed? Chico, Miranda, tarver amongst many. When you need s nutritionist, something is wrong. They say a better diet in boxing than using a nutritionist is just eating very little of the same thing you always ate, and don't blow up between fights.

If you are a fighter who does stay around your fighting weight, a nutritionist can do wonders. He can pack that muscle on. How can you pack on muscle for boxing when you are gaining and losing something? If you are a fighter who needs a nutritionist coming down a lot of weight ala antonio tarver, look how flat he looked against b-hop. I never liked nutritionists in boxing, because they don't feed you the energy food you need. I was reminded of that last night seeing Miranda. He looked cut to many, but he looked weak and skinny to me. I"m an AA fan, and i saw how he reacted to those shots. He did not react well. Hatton is a hard worker who from what i hear loses a lot of weight, but does not use a nutritionist. I could be wrong. Boxers don't need more nutritionists, the need more dedication.

[Guest]

I do not think nutrionists are good for boxers losing weight. You are not eating the types of foods that help you hold your muscle. You are eating foods that help you lose weight, and not food that gives you energy. How many times have we seen a fighter say they had a good nutritionist, and get destroyed? Chico, Miranda, tarver amongst many. When you need s nutritionist, something is wrong. They say a better diet in boxing than using a nutritionist is just eating very little of the same thing you always ate, and don't blow up between fights.

If you are a fighter who does stay around your fighting weight, a nutritionist can do wonders. He can pack that muscle on. How can you pack on muscle for boxing when you are gaining and losing something? If you are a fighter who needs a nutritionist coming down a lot of weight ala antonio tarver, look how flat he looked against b-hop. I never liked nutritionists in boxing, because they don't feed you the energy food you need. I was reminded of that last night seeing Miranda. He looked cut to many, but he looked weak and skinny to me. I"m an AA fan, and i saw how he reacted to those shots. He did not react well. Hatton is a hard worker who from what i hear loses a lot of weight, but does not use a nutritionist. I could be wrong. Boxers don't need more nutritionists, the need more dedication.

I'd go with this. Many seem to think how muscular and cut a guy is makes him a good fighter and time and time they are proved wrong by the showings of Miranda, Lacy, and all these other buff dudes that get laid out by people that don't have the physique but are fit and boxing ready.

I honestly think it's a last ditch attempt by fighters doubting themselves or in BHop's case, trying to cheat the hands of time.

Fight a lot, go to the gym and the weight takes care of itself. If that doesn't work you are obviously not in the right division.

I find it silly that fighters need a nutrionist when some knowledge, discipline, and dedication can do the trick for them.

[Pantera2000]

I do not think nutrionists are good for boxers losing weight. You are not eating the types of foods that help you hold your muscle. You are eating foods that help you lose weight, and not food that gives you energy. How many times have we seen a fighter say they had a good nutritionist, and get destroyed? Chico, Miranda, tarver amongst many. When you need s nutritionist, something is wrong. They say a better diet in boxing than using a nutritionist is just eating very little of the same thing you always ate, and don't blow up between fights.

If you are a fighter who does stay around your fighting weight, a nutritionist can do wonders. He can pack that muscle on. How can you pack on muscle for boxing when you are gaining and losing something? If you are a fighter who needs a nutritionist coming down a lot of weight ala antonio tarver, look how flat he looked against b-hop. I never liked nutritionists in boxing, because they don't feed you the energy food you need. I was reminded of that last night seeing Miranda. He looked cut to many, but he looked weak and skinny to me. I"m an AA fan, and i saw how he reacted to those shots. He did not react well. Hatton is a hard worker who from what i hear loses a lot of weight, but does not use a nutritionist. I could be wrong. Boxers don't need more nutritionists, the need more dedication.

Thanks for your opinion Boof. I will pass this on to Team Miranda, just to get some feedback. I agree 100% about one thing. It is more important just to stay closer to weight and not blow up.

Quintana used the same nutritionist and see what happened to him against Wiilliams....

[Boofdatruth]

I'd go with this. Many seem to think how muscular and cut a guy is makes him a good fighter and time and time they are proved wrong by the showings of Miranda, Lacy, and all these other buff dudes that get laid out by people that don't have the physique but are fit and boxing ready.

I honestly think it's a last ditch attempt by fighters doubting themselves or in BHop's case, trying to cheat the hands of time.

Fight a lot, go to the gym and the weight takes care of itself. If that doesn't work you are obviously not in the right division.

I find it silly that fighters need a nutrionist when some knowledge, discipline, and dedication can do the trick for them.

Exactly, and when a nutritionist gives you food to eat to help you lose weight: He is giving you food basically that you can **** out easy. But you feel so hungry afterwards. And when you ask your body to react in a fight, imo it doesn't react well. Miranda not being amongst the brainiest fighters... and i don't say that negatively did not try to conserve his energy. He along with many boxers go full throttle until they are caught. I've seen it happen with guys who couldn't punch. Miranda had to react against a guy who could. IMO he was defeated before he came to the fight.

[Boofdatruth]

Thanks for your opinion Boof. I will pass this on to Team Miranda, just to get some feedback. I agree 100% about one thing. It is more important just to stay closer to weight and not blow up.

Quintana used the same nutritionist and see what happened to him against Wiilliams....

If he was eating rice and beans or what ever like you said..lol rice and beans...before every fight, they should've just lessened his portions that'a all. You can't eat greenery, greenery and more greenery and a bit of meat, **** that out, and do this for days on in leading to making weight and the fight. Rice is a good carbs food. Track stars eat potatoes before they run. I'm talking a cooked or raw potato. Boxers shouldn't do that, but carbs are important. They are hard to get off, but the are a good source or energy. Heck ,rice and beans gives you carbs and protein. You wonder why mexicans, Africans, and third world boxers never run out of energy. If that sounds stereotypical, i'm sorry. I love my red beans and rice, and i'm a black man. I'm 38, and I can still run all over the court and dunk. lol Pant, ask him how he truly felt before the fight. I bet Pant felt tired when he got to the ring, I bet he felt like he had no confidence he could hurt AA. I bet he felt like **** if he kept it real. The same thing happened to me in a fight. I'm willing to bet the house he felt terrible before and after the fight.

[MELLY-MEL...]

to much muscle and especially from lifting hurt your endurance, and flexablity. this is more to blame than nutrition imo. look at the legs on a spritner,and look at the legs on a distance runner. is it better to be built for short power bursts, or the long haul in boxing? i think the answer is obvious. especially against elite competition.

[Boofdatruth]

to much muscle and especially from lifting hurt your endurance, and flexablity. this is more to blame than nutrition imo. look at the legs on a spritner,and look at the legs on a distance runner. is it better to be built for short power bursts, or the long haul in boxing? i think the answer is obvious. especially against elite competition.

Exactly, good post. Physically you can see the difference between the 2 athletes.

[Dirt E Gomez]

You people are ******.

Nutritionists design a regiment of what food to eat based upon what their clients need. They understand that the an athlete such as this has to retain muscle mass. They simply find the best way possible to intake the proper amount of calories the best way possible while getting all of the right kinds of vitamins and other goodies into their client's diets.

If you think all a nutritionist does is help you lose weight, then you're a fool, since anybody should be able to tell you how to lose weight: Spend more calories than you intake.

[DiegoFuego]

The only good nutrionist is a dead one

[supermandathoe]

Would be better to just not flucuate in between fights.