What's a decent Bench press for a mid-weigth?

[-Antonio-]

My regular squat when I was a junior was about 450 then I almost tore my hamstring. So after a long layoff from squat I could only do 300s. But I could box squat just as much as anybody because you dont have to go down as far, and my quads used to be really strong.

I honestly hated squat so much though. My knees used to hurt so much sometimes. I had to do it if I wanted to play football though.

[Addison]

I'm 20 yrs old, and have always loved playing football, but since I didn't get scouted to play college, I've decided to redirect that enthusiasm/aggression into boxing. My weight goes up and down, but I average around 150lbs (which I think is middleweight). Having played football alot in HS I can bench press 240lbs, but I was wondering if that was enough to really compete (not professionally or anything, I'll be boxing at the local park district in Chicago), or is the bench really not that important in this sport? If not does anyone know what I should really focus on? I know one thing is cardio, I tried shadow boxing full speed for five minutes, and I only lasted 2, but what else?

If you weigh 150 and you bench 240 that means you didn't party very much.

Chest doesn't seem to show up on many fighters besides Holyfield and Mosley.

I guess you don't need it. It may obstruct punching.

[Verstyle]

If you weigh 150 and you bench 240 that means you didn't party very much.

Chest doesn't seem to show up on many fighters besides Holyfield and Mosley.

I guess you don't need it. It may obstruct punching.

tyson,briggs.

[Addison]

tyson,briggs.

That's true. Those guys have chest.

And they can hit!

This kid I grew up with had no chest, huge back, huge arms, and he was knockling dudes out in streetfights with jabs and ****.

Bruce Lee had very little chest too and he could wallop.

[Kid Achilles]

A huge chest is really not important to punching. There was a MMA/boxer awhile back who actually was missing his right pec muscles. He looked really weird, but he could punch hard with his right hand.

[BigCol]

Any bench press ABOVE your natural bodyweight is good.

And to reply to the questions about chest and punching power - they dont go hand in hand. Punching power is all about timing, leverage, angles and speed ... actually a mixture of all 4.

[yrrej]

One billion pounds should win you almost any title. Have you ever heard of a world champion bragging about how much they could bench press? Go to:

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