Heavy weight, weight training?

[No1]

I'm wondering do most big heavy weight and cruiser weight boxers train with weights? I'm wondering because if you look at them physically they cant naturally be that big surely? Look at shannon briggs, wlad and vitali inthe heavys then look at david haye and jean marc mormeck at cruiser, they cant naturally be built like that could they?

[YungRayRobinson]

I'm wondering do most big heavy weight and cruiser weight boxers train with weights? I'm wondering because if you look at them physically they cant naturally be that big surely? Look at shannon briggs, wlad and vitali inthe heavys then look at david haye and jean marc mormeck at cruiser, they cant naturally be built like that could they?

i heard that boxers shouldn't lift weights becuz it shortens the muscles and boxers should have longer, leaner muscle tissue for punching.... chris eubank and roy jones jr. both claimed to have not lifted weights

[No1]

i heard that boxers shouldn't lift weights becuz it shortens the muscles and boxers should have longer, leaner muscle tissue for punching.... chris eubank and roy jones jr. both claimed to have not lifted weights

Alot of boxers do lift weights like roy jones, floyd mayweather, shane mosley, ricky hatton and b-hop. I'm just wondering do all heavyweight and cruiser weight fighters lift weights to get that big or is it just natural.

[potatoes]

I'm wondering do most big heavy weight and cruiser weight boxers train with weights? I'm wondering because if you look at them physically they cant naturally be that big surely? Look at shannon briggs, wlad and vitali inthe heavys then look at david haye and jean marc mormeck at cruiser, they cant naturally be built like that could they?

The reason most modern heavyweights are so heavy is because they don't train properly. Comparing gym **** like the brothers Klitschko to other heavyweights is not fair. They are very large men and they take their training very seriously. You know there is something wrong when a much smaller man like Sam Peter can enter the ring at a heavier weight than Wladimir Klitschko.

[msagrain]

mike tyson must off you cant get that big with lifting some sort of weights.

[themonk]

im 6"2 and im fighting at cruiser, im naturally really skinny, but it feels unnatural to go under 14 stone. i train intensely and dont skip cardio or anything like that. the only thing that keeps me at 14 stone 4 instead of dropping to 13stone odd is the fact i eat a ****load. look at the size of tyson, he's 5"10 and fought heavyweight, while B-hop is 6"1 and fights light heavy. natural genetics have a role to play but muscle is muscle, and the human body needs more calories to maintain more weight.
by the way go on youtube there are several videos that include tyson lifting various weights

[juggernautburn]

to the thread starter, people have different genetics and bone structure. it's small, medium, and large differences. larger bone structured people are of course going to be bigger, and that is usually the case with the shorter heavys (5'10" to 6'0"). as for the taller guys, taller people weigh more than shorter people on average. most heavyweights are taller then the other weight classes.

now as far as putting on muscle to take a middle weight to a heavyweight, it is going to take years and years. it's more feasible for a cruiser to move up to heavy than any other weight classes, that is why it does not happen often. muscle doesn't come easy and takes a lot of dedication in it's own right. mike tyson would have always been a heavyweight, and i do not think lifting weights made him any bigger. i don't even think a bulkers diet fits good with someone who is a boxer. having all that food and then having to workout? lol.

[themonk]

it took me one 6 months to gain 2 stone once i knew how to feed and train my muscles, so it doesnt take years if you know what your doing. im not sure what you mean by body types "small medium large", if you mean the three different human body types they are Ectomorph (typical hardgainer, "lanky", skinny)
Mesomorph (naturally more muscular, gains muscle alot more easily, general ****)
Endomorph ("fat", find it hard to impossible to lose weight, put on weight very quickly and usually muscle aswell)

also my bodytype is Ectomorph, im lucky that i put muscle on quite quickly but my genes show in the way i can lose muscle and fat so quickly.
also im eating a "bulkers" diet and drinking heavy protein shake while training and its not doing my training any harm, except that i need to bring water with me aswell so i dont de-hydrate because I need my fluids.

juggernaut I dont want to seem like an ******* that flames people for fun but your answer didnt actually answer anything and wasnt particularly educated either

[postalsock]

Putting on muscle can take a long time. Especially if you can't afford to eat 6 meals a day. When I try to gain muscle mass I usually train 2 to 3 times a week to let my muscles grow.