Losing strength..

yeah if you stop lifting weights you will obviously lose strenght

however if you start boxing you will become stronger in the mind which is by far greater than being able to curl or bench ???lbs

strenght means nothing in boxing, it helps but really its not too important, so many other factors come before strenght like speed, power, agility, coordination , balance, timing, endurance and flexibility, go to the boxing gym now and you will see how hard you will need to work to be able to compete with the guys there and how the 3 years of weight lifting has more hindered than helped you, ditch the weights completely if you want to compete, get your cardiovascular fitness up then if you want after a long time of training in your new club do some weight training to increase power in the right areas

 

Boxing DOES build strength. I wouldn't say strength means nothing in boxing.

 

when did i say boxing DOESNT build strenght, if you read my post properly numbnuts you would of read how i said strenght helps but is not TOO important

 

Theres an old but true adage that once you finish lifting or boxing the last thing you lose is your strength .... if i was you mate i would get down the boxing gym ... if you want to box you need technique and speed and many rounds sparing to succeed ! - you can always come back to the weights if the boxing proves unsuccessful .

I boxed around 95kg mark and my last bout was Oct 2007 now ive hit the gym and bulked up i weigh around 118 kg .... but i know full well me slimmer me would outbox me now as i dont have the speed !....

You may lose muscle mass but strength will still be there !

 

No. The body loses strength rapidly if it's not required, particularly when you lose muscle.

 

Unless your cutting weight rapidly, its not so much a loss of strenth as it is a different kind of strength. You may not be able to squat as much, but it gets easier to back people up by force easier. You may not bench as much, but you'll hit harder. Its all a matter of perspective

 

NO not true !

 

Please elaborate.

I know when I take a week off it takes me a couple of weeks to get back to where I was previously, wether it be resistance training or cardio.

 

The body is an anal accountant. It will not spend money on unneeded overhead. If you don’t need the muscle it will loose it.

 

If you are 210, you won't be fighting anyone that much bigger than yourself. Amateurs have a superheavy division, they also won't allow there be to big of a weight difference. Now, if you plan on jumping right into the professional ranks that is different. But at 210, I would advice you to fight at cruiser which is 200. You could keep your current weight and just drain/rehaydrate to make weight.

Now to answer the original question. Yes you will lose strength dropping weight. (Unless you are a fat dude)
But what good is that strength? Do you need it for anything? Are you lifting up cars for a living? Planning on entering MetrX World's Strongest Man?

Go box. Boxing will keep you fit, and it's more fun that lifting barbels to no end.

 

Dude, Same thing happened to me. When I started boxing I was 190 so I was like ehh you know what I'll cut weight, next thing you know I'm at 160. And i didnt have an ounce of fat on me at 190 my BF% was something like 9-10% I just stopped my Creatine and other supplement intake and started eating less... Well needless to say when my Lbs left me so did my strength. I'm in the process of gaining weight back, got back on creatine like 3 days ago. I'm 175 lbs now, but i still dont feel as strong, it sucks.

 

Yeah, that was meant for the thread starter; guess I should have been more specific. My bad and calm down.

 

strenght gained from lifting weighted dose not translate into punching power, it will help with things like clinching and pushing your opponent.
also being to bulky could actually lower your hand speed and actually hurt your punching power.
punching power could be improved by sharpening your technique (foot work, angle work, turning your punches, punching on the move, punching off your legs) technique is something that you should never be satisfied with