Boxers who fight in their "Natural" weight class

[BattlingNelson]

That sounds like false reports. Like reports saying Canelo was walking around 157, that was even reported by his camp. Then when 30 day weigh in happens, we find out he's about 167 lbs.

Same with Martinez. When a guy is in training camp and after a month he's consistently over 175 lbs for weigh ins, he is far from being a natural 160 pounder.

When he fought Allan Green at LHW, he was 169, so it's real.

[Jam Jars]

When you are already in shape, dropping 15 lbs in less than 30 days, more like 21, is draining. You can claim it's not all you want though.

I don't need to claim anything, it is what it is, the clue's in the name "draining".

[U_TALKING_2_ME?]

The reason i ask is because i was "traumatized" by my father.


I was a wrestler in middle school and the family went out to dinner and I said i was just going to have soup because i was trying to get to a lower weight class and my dad said "Oh isn't that cute your not going to eat because you want to beat up smaller boys"

So all thru my am boxing and wrestling I NEVER cut weight so I have a little more respect for fighters who fight in their natural weight class.

[radioraheem]

No it's not draining, draining is losing water weight for a weigh in and then putting it back on for the fight. Working hard and losing weight is not draining.

You think that's all they do to get the weight off? Smh. I won't even say more about the things these boxers do.

[Tay Roc]

The reason i ask is because i was "traumatized" by my father.


I was a wrestler in middle school and the family went out to dinner and I said i was just going to have soup because i was trying to get to a lower weight class and my dad said "Oh isn't that cute your not going to eat because you want to beat up smaller boys"

So all thru my am boxing and wrestling I NEVER cut weight so I have a little more respect for fighters who fight in their natural weight class.

lol your dad is a prick

[Jam Jars]

You think that's all they do to get the weight off? Smh. I won't even say more about the things these boxers do.

No they lose weight to get to their optimal fighting weight (natural weight) they then drain water weight to make the limit and put it back on for the fight.

[radioraheem]

The reason i ask is because i was "traumatized" by my father.


I was a wrestler in middle school and the family went out to dinner and I said i was just going to have soup because i was trying to get to a lower weight class and my dad said "Oh isn't that cute your not going to eat because you want to beat up smaller boys"

So all thru my am boxing and wrestling I NEVER cut weight so I have a little more respect for fighters who fight in their natural weight class.

Very few throwback fighters today. That's the thing.

[radioraheem]

No they lose weight to get to their optimal fighting weight (natural weight) they then drain water weight to make the limit and put it back on for the fight.

No. But I won't say more. Many times, the draining process begins much earlier, within 30 days, or 21. Before the weigh in day. Not even the week of. And its the things they do that are specifically related to it, but its just never talked about.

[U_TALKING_2_ME?]

lol your dad is a prick

LOL, yes my dad does not play games.

[BafanaBafana]

When you are already in shape, dropping 15 lbs in less than 30 days, more like 21, is draining. You can claim it's not all you want though.

Sergio has been known to show up the night of the fight weighing as little as 165 and weigh-in at 157 w/ no problem. If you want to see drained middleweights you should have seen what Pavlik (178) and Chavez (185) weighed fight night against Sergio.