Why do garcia's fighters come in overweight?

[Wuckoo]

This seems to be a real trend. Garcia's fighters have lately been getting fat either coming in overweight or outgrowing their divisions. Brandon can't diet down to an effective weight. Rubio came in over. Donaire seemed to move up after garcia. And maidana always seems chubby.

Why is this? It seems strange because it only just happens after he starts training them. Margarito is the only high profile case I can think of that didn't get fat.

[Build That Wall]

That is so true. His only good conditioned fighter is Mikey Garcia.

[The Problem Child]

That is so true. His only good conditioned fighter is Mikey Garcia.

Even Mikey has struggled to make weight hard.

I think it has to do with the hands off approach Garcia has in regards to conditioning with his fighters. I don't think he "babysits" them by keeping them on track diet / weight wise. He just focuses on boxing and strategy then he just lays back and eats sun seeds all day long.

[Larry the boss]

did you not see how they love to bbq and drink beer on 24/7?

[dan_cov]

Because they are all big guys shrinking down to fight little fighters.
Garcia, Rios, Donaire and so on all did it.

Beating up on little guys and fooling people into believing they're top p4p fighters which clearly is not the case.

[Beercules]

Larry and Dan are right.

I remember watching a video of Robert on Elies YouTube channel and they were having Italian Sausages that day

[Chiboxing123]

did you not see how they love to bbq and drink beer on 24/7?

Well they are mexican

[Larry the boss]

Well they are mexican

Hey i love bbq and beer to.....lol

[Wuckoo]

Tbh I just thought the bbqs were a one off on weekends and not a frequent thing. Kind of makes me laugh because in the mayweather-maidana build up the narrator says maidana has to give up the good he likes when training. It then cuts to a bbq with garcia. I mean you don't need chris Algieri style nutrition but it would certainly help. I mean this walks around at 180 for gods sake! Mikey seems well conditioned when he gets in the ring but he has missed weight before and the fact they are discussing him moving up to 140 is a bad sign that he has outgrown his division. Even on Ellie seckbach videos he sometimes looks fat in the face. It just seems like a strange way of doing things

[bojangles1987]

Because they are all big guys shrinking down to fight little fighters.
Garcia, Rios, Donaire and so on all did it.

Beating up on little guys and fooling people into believing they're top p4p fighters which clearly is not the case.

But no matter how much they move up, they still have trouble. Rios looks like he has as much trouble making 147 as he did making 135. Mikey too, he fought once at 130 and is already talking 140.

Donaire is probably the only fighter there who doesn't look like he's having weight problems anymore.