Bulking and boxing

[OctoberRed]

A natural 152 pounder, bulking up to over 200 pound + will have terrible cardio for competitive boxing. Promise!

Try it if you don't believe me

There used to be stories that Hatton would get to 180, when he was at 140

[bridgeman]

When I bulk I get tired quicker

[Syphus]

Ok so imagine a fighter. Let's say they are 5"9 and in boxing shape at 152, walk around at 155. Let's say they have a good build (wide shoulders) and can gain muscle easily..

They bulk to being 205 lbs of lean muscle, and fight at 201.

Can this be done? Sure there is height and reach disadvantages.. but Mike Tyson was 5"9 and hw champ... There is ways to overcome those disadvantages...

Now to emphasize, they are not just getting fat. They are gaining lean mass...

Look at Pacquiao... Going from 112 to 147... Some say he was malnourished at 112.. but surely he wasn't at 126... And he went to 147 with no issues... And that 20lb jump is HUGE...

Do you realize how on the verge of impossible gaining 50 pounds of natural MUSCLE in anything that isn't a gratuitous amount of time would be?

You'd have to dedicate your life to eating big and lifting big and I can assure you that time wouldn't include boxing technique, conditioning, or cardio.

And I'm talking YEARS of lifting.

Even on steroids it's months and months of lifting with a perfect diet, then coming off the steroids and maintaining it.