Boxers Who Lift Weights?

[OaktownGhost]

Ricky Hatton lifted weights when he was with his old crew

It was on the May-Hatton 24/7 where they described this

for a full read on the subject in an interview with his conditioning coach click the link below were kayes discusses their training routine


http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/kerr..._interview.htm

[Evil Abed]

I cannot attest for the accuracy of the statement but it came from WikiAnswerser (I thought I seen it somewhere else):

"Prior to the Hatton fight, Manny Pacquiao bench pressed the standard bar with three 45 pound plates on each side. That's 315 pounds. He did one full rep, lowered for a second rep, but could not push it back up on his own for the second rep.

Fighters weighing 150 pounds who can bench 225 (2 plates on each side) are considered strong for their sizes. Pacquiao, at about 150 "walk around" pounds, benches 90 pounds more. This explains why Pacquiao is so fast and powerful, as speed, and therefore power, is a function of strength-to-weight ratio.

A more interestingly, based on the fact that Pacquiao can bench 315 lb, we can extrapolate that he would be able to bench 225 lb approximately 12 times!"

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_can_Manny_Pacquiao_bench_press

And yes, Ariza did put Pacquiao through some resistance training - which is still considered taboo in many boxing circles.

"I do use weights, but in the sense that they're not for cosmetic reasons," says Ariza, who stays away from compound lifts such as the bench press and military press. He believes in high reps with movements that will benefit a boxer inside the ring. "They're more to develop a quicker, faster response, a faster twitch-muscle fiber. They're designed to target those things like that. So the idea behind using light weight is also for flexibility and to develop a faster reflex."

http://www.shiachat.com/forum/index....sity-training/

Sounds like some Bruce Lee type training.

Ted Wong states "Bruce would do a lot of different types of sit ups and bench presses. He was also using a technique like the Weider Heavy/Light Principle, working up to 260lbs in the bench press for three sets of 10 on his heavy days and then repping out for 20-30 reps with 100lbs on his light days.

[danj.lizotte]

David Tua used to be a small 170 lber, then he started lifting to move up to heavyweight, and you see how that worked for him.

[OaktownGhost]

bump for discussion......

[Motofan]

David Haye clearly does.

[Eric Holder]

Antonio Margarito

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/mma/boxing/07/24/antonio.margarito/index.html

[krispy kreme]

Mosley was a weight lifter back in high school, but he was still very quick.

[Method Checker]

Timothy Bradley lifts weights. The man is beyond ripped.

[Suckmedry]

I think it has been established time and time again that weights when used correctly, benefit a fighter. The topic is dead people.