Parker weighing in at 267 lbs

Will him increasing weight increase his power even more?
If he loses weight will power reduce?

 

Tbh weight does play a role in power. There is a point of diminishing returns though

 

No it doesn’t. The past present and future are proof of this.

if Zhang adds 10lbs, his power won’t increase 1%.

natural size may play a factor, but that doesn’t mean artificially adding or reducing weight.

your best at everything at your natural fighting weight. Any more or less that is fine but not what your body was intended for has diminishing returns.

 

Drop a pebble on your foot, then a rock.

Weight matters

 

lol. Are we talking punching or pebbles?
This is how dumb posters are.
Spend a lifetime in boxing and some guy equates the art of boxing to a rock and gravity lol. I don’t know why I try.

fyi. Gravitational forces of acceleration (is it 9.8m/s2) do not effect punches going in to a face.

 

Buddy, if anyone is an idiot here it's you. Weight classes exist for a reason.

 

Hard to say what his optimum weight is. Maybe 270. Anything substantially above or below that would negatively affect his power in some way.

Not sure what that has to do with the above point though.

 

No, weight classes aren’t power classes. They are for size which can benefit in several ways, power can be one. But we are talking about increasing one’s body weight not a naturally bigger person (which still doesn’t necessarily make you a bigger puncher)

if I’m an idiot so is every trainer and expert who is worth noting. This is such a basic concept in boxing.

For example, if inoue moved up to middleweight, his power wouldn’t increase. His strength may but not his punching power.

For example, Chris Byrd was a natural middleweight (or something) and put on weight to become a heavyweight….did his power increase? NO!

For example, George Foreman returned to boxing and had put on weight, did his power increase? NO!

For example, Mike Tyson put on weight later in his career, did his power increase? NO!

For example, when manny moved up to fight Tony margorito did his power increase crease? No.

for example, benavidez has moved up, has his power increased? NO

The concern with moving up in weight classes is if your power is still effective against bigger guys.

If your point is so correct, please provide a few examples that show a guy putting on weight increased their power.

your power is best at your individual optimum weight which is known as your fighting weight.
This is an individual, natural thing, you don’t decide this and increase or decrease it for more or less power.
Hence the saying, “punchers are born not made”.
You can’t create a puncher even by using technique and training. You can improve your punch but not become a puncher. Otherwise guys like Paulie or Shakur should have come to you for advice.


this is basic boxing 101.

 

My point is that your optimum weight is not a choice you individually make. It’s usually decided by your dna or whatever but it’s something natural.

once you go above or below this optimum weight, it doesn’t necessarily increase your power

 

Just looking at Parker this last fight, him putting on more size and muscle made him more explosive and increased his punching power.

 

OK, but Zhang is much naturally bigger than someone that's 210lbs, and a much bigger puncher as a result.

I'm not arguing that if he went up to 350lbs he's be a 50% harder puncher obviously.

 

Yes I don’t think it would increase much, if at all.

Zhang is a puncher, but I don’t attribute that to just his size (although it probably helps a bit). Fury isn’t a puncher and weighs similar.

 

Usyk and Canelo would be clear examples of boxers who's punches have become more damaging while adding weight.

I'm not saying if you double the weight you'll punch twice as hard, but your punches will gradually do more damage because you have more weight behind them. It's simple physics.

 

This is the problem, your thinking of physics, talking about rocks and increasing mass.

being a puncher is not about science or physics, there are more factors than mass, force, speed etc. it’s an art to punch.

I just gave many examples, here are yours;
Canelo at mw was a puncher, at lhw he’s not anymore as the weight increase didn’t help him in line with the size increase compared to others.
Usyk is not powerful at hw. Who is he knocking out? He used fatigue to get to fury and still couldn’t finish him because he’s not a natural hw.

Tom dick and Harry at the local pub, who visit a gym here and there are the ones who think “putting weight or muscle will make me punch hard”. No punching hard is a totally different thing. Weightlifting gym goers usually think like this too “if i bench more I’ll punch harder”.

it doesn’t work in real boxing. Often adding weight negatively affects the delivery system of the punch too. To be a power puncher includes delivery.

 

Anybody trying to improve power in your punches, please DO NOT go up in weight assuming this will do the job.

Learn how to punch and get explosive with the punches, learn how to deliver them at the best time and be sharp enough so you can pull it off.