Moving up in weight doesn't mean you are bigger now

[Spray_resistant]

I just don't get how when a fighter moves up in weight all of a sudden they are way too big to fight the guys in lower weight classes who they were fighting previously. I understand that a fighter may be putting on solid muscle but it doesn't mean they are naturally bigger than they were before, it means that either they are blown up or are presently cutting less weight than before. Take Jermian Taylor for example now that he is moved up to SMW is he too big to fight at MW when it was fine before? Or Hopkins, was he just beating up on smaller guys for most of his career at MW, and now he is a legit LHW, or were all of those MW fights fair? Or Pac, unlike so many I don't see a problem with him going back down and fighting 130lb fighters if he wanted to. If it is unfair now, then it was always unfair because it is not as if he can change the size of his natural body in just over a year at age 30. So either Pac has always been beating up on smaller guys or he is now blown up and fighting bigger guys, it is one or the other. He can not be the same size as Hatton now and a year ago be competing in legit comp at SFW. It is either always fair for a fighter at one weight class or never, can't have it both ways.

[Kevin Jesus]

Same as Mayweather fighting at SFW for 27 fights and blowing up to JMW and WW, he fights a Lightweight coming up, but he's 'too big' for Marquez even though May himself was once that 'small'.

[Sin City]

yeah, De La Hoya is a legit 135 pounder too

[bullq21]

I agree pacman is far from a welterweight, but people act like he is a welterweight sized fighter now just because he moved up

[Spray_resistant]

yeah, De La Hoya is a legit 135 pounder too

Well there is the issue of age but the fighters I mentioned are way past the age where their bodies are going to grow anymore....DLH was too big at that weight anyway....even when he started his career.

[BmoreBrawler]

Same as Mayweather fighting at SFW for 27 fights and blowing up to JMW and WW, he fights a Lightweight coming up, but he's 'too big' for Marquez even though May himself was once that 'small'.

Oops you left something in there that invalidates everything you said.

[Vasyl’s dad]

Roy Jones is the same size now as when he first started as a junior middleweight.


He could fight there now seeing as how he can easily make the weight,


he just doesn't want to.

[Spray_resistant]

Roy Jones is the same size now as when he first started as a junior middleweight.


He could fight there now seeing as how he can easily make the weight,


he just doesn't want to.

Again the issue of age.

[Bushbaby]

Same as Mayweather fighting at SFW for 27 fights and blowing up to JMW and WW, he fights a Lightweight coming up, but he's 'too big' for Marquez even though May himself was once that 'small'.

U can usually grow into a higher weight,but isnt JMM,like 35 or 36??How old was floyd when he fought at 130?

[Vasyl’s dad]

Again the issue of age.

age smage,

it has nothing to do with it, Floyd could still make 130,

because hes not bigger now than he was then.