A fighter power decreases as he moves up on weight!

it was Paulie´s Heart that kept him on the game. the guy has the heart of a lion but his pillow fisted punches kept him from becoming A level fighter. :bbb

 

There are a few guys that have been able to keep their punching power as they have moved up in weight that I can think of...Tommy Hearns, Pacquiao, David Haye...but for the most part fighters do lose their power when they move up to fight bigger guys.

 

It's not like paulie is a real WW, he is a natural 140lber that moved up. Paulie is not bigger than broner, he is only taller. Broner weighed more on fight night.

 

Broner was fighting at 130 a year ago this was his first fight at 147 and he's not a WW, people seem to forget this. I don't see why people thought Broner was going to KO Paulie and it would be a walk in the park. The guy is tough as **** has a jab and a ring IQ.

 

Losing too much weight, being drained can reduce your power and chin. Sometimes a step up makes a lot of difference for the better, surprisingly in punch power and punch resistance, even though your getting hit and hitting naturally bigger opponents. Sometimes a step up in weight gives you a speed advantage. Burns looks much better at lightweight than at 130. Froch perhaps a natural Super-middleweight would struggle at Middleweight and Light Heavyweight.

 

Yeah before he was fully grown. That's like saying pac used to fight at 108lbs.......when he was 16 and 5'2

 

He was 22 at 130 you damn troll. Log off.

 

True, reason some guys perform better at higher weights is because they are actually more suited to that weightclass

Hearns is 6'3, no wonder he kept his power upto cruiserweight

It's all about when you start getting cumbersome

 

hearns was 6'0 1/2 maybe 6'1 and built like a twig

 

not always true. a fighter who was boiling down to a lower weight would become weak over time, when they move up they are at a more natural weight and have more energy/power.

with broner, i am not sure. I bet he spends most of his career around 147.

 

The guy is a welterweight, a super lightweight at the very least. I used to argue with Broner fans how he was beating up on little guys and they'd always bring up height stats and **** but Broner has just proved my point by fighting at 147 a year or so later. Unless he hit a major growth spurt, or maybe he quit the sauna, I'm leaning towards the latter.

 

Yes, not always true. You have to go on a case by case basis. Some guys look like beasts when they drain down one or two divisions whereas some guys look like the Crypt Keeper.