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

[hughjass6t9]

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.

[PICK EM CREW]

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.

Sergiy Derevyanchenko says you'll probably be OK.

EDIT: Ooops, should have posted from my regular account. Ah well...

Koba

[Thuglife Nelo]

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.

if 160-165 is your natural body weight you should be competing at 154. When you start with real pro regiments and elite nutrition you’ll realize you’re more of a 154. You’ll learn to shave off water like the pros to make weight.

[hughjass6t9]

I'm not looking to go pro or anything. Just looking to compete as an amateur for a bit!

[hughjass6t9]

Good point.

[MasterPlan]

Mike Tyson is 5'10. It's not about height.

[boliodogs]

Fight at the lowest weight you feel good at. Canelo is one of the best middleweights and super middleweights in the world and he is only 5 foot 7 inches or maybe 5 foot 8 inches. Never fight at a weight you don't feel strong at regardless of the height of the fighters you may fight. You can learn to get close and then reach is no longer an advantage for the taller fighter with the longer reach.

[mxtali]

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

[_Rexy_]

It's not about height. What's your body type like? I competed at 165 in my youth before moving up to 178 and then 200. It's same day weigh ins too, so don't set your goal too low. Big thing to remember with the Ams is it's not about power, it's about speed and accuracy.

[HitmanTommy]

Mike Tyson is 5'10. It's not about height.

No offense, but that is a terrible example.....