Is 5'9" too short to fight as an amateur Middleweight (165 lbs)?

[KayDub]

I think you’ll be okay, as far as i know Amateurs don’t really cut weight like Pros so those 6 foot+ guys should generally be competing higher than you

I fought at 141lbs as am amateur and I'm 6'

[mxtali]

I fought at 141lbs as am amateur and I'm 6'

That’s why i said generally, i understand there are outliers.

[NORMNEALON]

Whoa...actually??

Ya bro but I stayed in shape year round and after time off I did the cut over 6 months minimum I was not ballooning up and i was training 6 days a week twice a day and all this with a top nutritionalist . It was the hardest thing I ever did in my life . I would cut to 150 and sit there and drop the 10 lbs with 2 week training camp before each fight . But being a 6'2 jr welterweight has its advantages lol

[NORMNEALON]

I think you’ll be okay, as far as i know Amateurs don’t really cut weight like Pros so those 6 foot+ guys should generally be competing higher than you

Everyone is cutting these days its ****ed u have juniors sitting in saunas before weigh ins becuase they seen it on the ultimate fighter . Its ****ed man . I fought a few at 165 ( close to my weight) and I was way out of my element I preferred making the cut staying 10 lbs over and keeping in shape year round and fight at 141 . The guys were too big at 165 . They were all gaining 5 lbs of water weight after the weigh ins. The club shows in canada are ****ed I've fought at middlewieght weighing in at146 before . They let anything fly the west coast of canadas amateur boxing scene is weak as **** .

[NORMNEALON]

I'm looking to start competing and my natural bodyweight tends to hover between 160-165 lbs, but middleweights tend to be taller, so I'm just looking for people's opinions. Thanks.

How old are u bro ?? This is the most important question that no one has asked .

[NORMNEALON]

I fought at 141lbs as am amateur and I'm 6'

What do u walk at ?? Iam 6'1.5 and fought at 141 too but I walk at 170 and took multiple club fights at 152 and 165 .

[hughjass6t9]

I just turned 26 years old

[hughjass6t9]

I appreciate all the replies everybody, thanks!

[NORMNEALON]

I just turned 26 years old

Well I think u should cut some weight and give yourself the most advantages possible . Did u walk around at 165 off the couch or in decent shape ?? What was your body fat ?? Theres alot of factors . Is your metabolism fast ?? I know me at 165 in my 20s fought at 141 but I would walk around approx 170 and that's off the couch . If I just trained and didnt cut I would prolly have been 165 maybe 160. So there are alot of factors here . My best advice is trust your coach and do what he asks of you . If you dont trust them u need a new coach . That should be your first line of order . The best teacher possible . And other than that HAVE FUN . If u have a good coach and enjoy what you're doing the rest will fall into shape . Remember if u wanna make it to a decent level this is a LIFESTYLE not a sport . Too many so called fighters forget this . U are old to be just starting so are u looking to have a fight or two or make the Olympics?? Will u go pro .? Will this be a career ?? I need to know alot more before I give u a respectable answer tbh

[hughjass6t9]

So pretty much my whole life I've been around 160, give or take. The lightest I've ever gotten to was 155ish. Then I stopped exercising completely (because of school, work, and life). Eventually I got back into exercising and started boxing because I've always wanted to. Before I started training I was a lazy sack of ***** and I weighed around 185ish. Then I started training, exercising more and not necessarily eating more or eating less, but I started eating better and after some time, my weight eventually went down to around 160-165 (I was 162-163 lbs to be exact). I'm not too sure about the body fat percentage, but that's the story of my weight lol. I don't necessarily distrust my coach. The only problem I have with fighting at welterweight (152 lbs) is the cutting just because I have family and close friends in the medical field and they always tell me they'd rather have me not fighting, but if I want to fight then minimize the weight cutting as much as I can.

As for my goals, I'm not aspiring to be a professional boxer or in the Olympics. I just want to have some fights under my belt, aim to win the golden gloves once, and that's all. Like I said, I've always wanted to compete which is why I want to fight, but I'm not looking to go big into this!