List of Fighters That Get Stronger As They Go Up In Weight

[BoxingGenius27]

I'm just trying to figure out why in the history of boxing, shorter guys aren't normally that strong when they move up?

[puga]

If Pacquiao fought guys like Forresst and Wright he'd get his ass beat too. But he's fighting the Cotto's and Margarito's, who an old Shane fought to a draw at worst against a prime undefeated Cotto, and knocked out a fresher Margarito in 9 rounds.

If Pacquiao fights guys like Mayweather, Martinez, and Bradley, i'm pretty sure he'd get his ass beat.

they prolly could have but thats a fantasy....and that was'nt the point of my post in respose to your post... you implied pac is cheating since he passed all the test like shane have but left out the fact that shane was unsuccessfull as he moved up , which is opposite to pac's case....

dont really wanna argue that maywaether **** right now coz the every sensible person knows who ducked who ..,,martinez cant make pac's peak weight ..if he can , pac beats him...pac stops bradley in the late rounds in a competitive fight.....

[BoxingGenius27]

donaire

armstrong (not really a TNT puncher, but a strong guy with a ton of knockouts at fw, ww, and lw.

pacquiao

haye

hopkins (finished his run at MW as a tone the fight down tactician, and now that his legs are completely gone he's standing a bit more and fighting. he also looks worlds away physically from the MW hopkins)

toney - wouldn't call him a real puncher at any weight, but he could dish out and sustain punishment all the way from MW to HW, which is just remarkable.

How many weight classes has Donaire gone up since he start fighting?

[PACnPBFsuck]

My next question is in the history of boxing, how many short fighters for their weight class have kept their KO % while moving up?

I'm trying to keep this thread Pac free, so please don't mention pacman.

[iPhoneKiller]

Pacquiao has only stopped , cotto and Oscar, and didn't stop Marg, Mosely and Clottey.

50% isn't great.

[-Kev-]

How many weight classes has Donaire gone up since he start fighting?

I think he started at Super Flyweight and now he's at Bantamweight. So that's 1 weight class. I could be wrong though.

[Steak]

Guillermo Jones is one of the best examples I can come up with. Believe it or not he used to fight at 147lbs, and was brittle as hell there.

But then he went to Cruiserweight and became a titlist...he still is too, even though he has only defended the title twice in three years, LOL.


going up in weight isnt as difficult as people make it, depending on the type of fighter you are. Some people put on weight better than others, and some people have a better style suited for higher weights than others. hint: If you rely on your size to win fights in your style, going up in weight usually doesnt work too well.

[IronDanHamza]

I think he started at Super Flyweight and now he's at Bantamweight. So that's 1 weight class. I could be wrong though.

Donaire started at Super Flyweight and has a title there but he went down to Flyweight and won a title then moved back to Super Flyweight, then up to Bantamweight.

So he has titles in 3 divisions.

[noStylez]

Some fighters punch output increases due to no longer being a one handed fighter as well.

[vacon04]

IMO Sergio Martinez looks stronger now that he fights at 160 pounds, maybe not by KO % but he wasn't known to be a great puncher, and now a lot of guys are afraid that he could knock them out.