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Just because you weigh a certain amount on fight night does not mean you are naturally the bigger man and should therefore instinctively move up to that weight class.
Case and point; look what happened tonight.
Brandon has no business being at welterweight because of the amount of fat he carried, Tim Bradley was really the much bigger man because of all the muscle while being ripped to shreds. When you fight while being ripped and in condition/healthy, regardless of how much you weigh you really are in your true weightclass.
If Rios actually bothered to diet properly and not get so fat in the off season his true weightclass should be at SuperFeatherWeight or in the Lightweight division.
He isnt too big for the division people, hes just a fat guy masquerading as a WW or a fkin MW on fightnight.
Another example is Chris Arreola, here is a guy fighting in the heavyweight division when his bodyfat is high enough for him to be clinically obese. Yet he is a natural heavyweight? Get the f**k outta here LOL
If he dieted to a weight where he was fairly lean the guy would be a cruiserweight at best.
Canelo is slightly different, he has enough muscle mass where he could actually fight in the MW division. He wouldnt be a big MW by any means though (when comparing to someone like a Chris Eubank Jr or Martin Murray who are true big MWs).
Fat is not true size. When you grow into a weightclass it means you gain muscle, not because you're too lazy to diet down and strip the fat off.
Case and point; look what happened tonight.
Brandon has no business being at welterweight because of the amount of fat he carried, Tim Bradley was really the much bigger man because of all the muscle while being ripped to shreds. When you fight while being ripped and in condition/healthy, regardless of how much you weigh you really are in your true weightclass.
If Rios actually bothered to diet properly and not get so fat in the off season his true weightclass should be at SuperFeatherWeight or in the Lightweight division.
He isnt too big for the division people, hes just a fat guy masquerading as a WW or a fkin MW on fightnight.
Another example is Chris Arreola, here is a guy fighting in the heavyweight division when his bodyfat is high enough for him to be clinically obese. Yet he is a natural heavyweight? Get the f**k outta here LOL
If he dieted to a weight where he was fairly lean the guy would be a cruiserweight at best.
Canelo is slightly different, he has enough muscle mass where he could actually fight in the MW division. He wouldnt be a big MW by any means though (when comparing to someone like a Chris Eubank Jr or Martin Murray who are true big MWs).
Fat is not true size. When you grow into a weightclass it means you gain muscle, not because you're too lazy to diet down and strip the fat off.
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