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trinidad and de la hoya weren't at welterweight when they faced hopkins so they can't be considered welterweights. you can say that mayweather is a super featherweight or a lightweight too but the truth is, he is whatever the weight that he is fighting in. there are negatives and positives to fighting at any weight class. I think the negatives associated with fighters who move up in weight is grossly overrated.
You can say that de la hoya and trinidad had more power when they moved up from the mass that they gained or that the fighters are slower in the higher weight classes and their mental reflexes are already trained for faster fighters at welterweight and they can easily avoid punches from a middleweight as a result of that.
Who would have thought that Chris Byrd's worst ko loss would come at the hands of a no-name lhw after fighting hw's like vitali, wlad, golata, holyfield, tua?
Now I'm not saying that gaining or losing weight doesn't have an effect on a fighter but I do think that the discussion of how fighters change when they move up or down in weight is severely blown out of proportion.
You can say that de la hoya and trinidad had more power when they moved up from the mass that they gained or that the fighters are slower in the higher weight classes and their mental reflexes are already trained for faster fighters at welterweight and they can easily avoid punches from a middleweight as a result of that.
Who would have thought that Chris Byrd's worst ko loss would come at the hands of a no-name lhw after fighting hw's like vitali, wlad, golata, holyfield, tua?
Now I'm not saying that gaining or losing weight doesn't have an effect on a fighter but I do think that the discussion of how fighters change when they move up or down in weight is severely blown out of proportion.
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