How much weight can you possibly cut?

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  1. andrease11

    andrease11 New Member Full Member

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    So if my normal weight is around 68-70 kg (150-154 pounds) is it possible to cut down under 64Kg (140 pounds) for a fight? Or is it even possible to go under 60kg (132 pounds)? What is the most kg or pounds that I can possibly lose just for the fight without risking my health? Body fat: around 11% and Height: around 182cm (6 feet).
     
  2. ant-man

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    Paul Williams was a 6.1 welter.
     
  3. andrease11

    andrease11 New Member Full Member

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    Anyone that can help?
     
  4. DrBanzai

    DrBanzai Active Member Full Member

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    Try it and let us know. No one here can tell you what your body is capable of.
     
  5. JagOfTroy

    JagOfTroy Jag Full Member

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    Cutting 10 lbs. is normally a piece of cake.
    Cutting down to 132 at 6' would be giving up a lot though, I feel.
    You can definitely get that low but you have to consider what your giving up in the process and how your gonna feel come fight day.
     
  6. Speechless

    Speechless Well-Known Member Full Member

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    It matters how soon you might be fighting after weigh in.
    Amateur fights tend to happen around 2 hrs before the fights start. So you have to assume that you may be the first to fight.
    In which case, a weight cut of say, more than 5 pounds is not a good idea.

    For pros that weigh in 24 hrs before the fight, there's a lot more leeway, so they can do drastic weight cuts of 20 or so pounds.

    All depends really, there's no absolute number or % that applies to everyone.
     
  7. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Another thing to consider as an amateur is if you're in a tournament that requires you to fight two or three or more days in a row, you have to make weight each day.

    So if you drain down too far, you have to stay drained for several days. Not a good idea.

    I've seen amateurs fight one night and then hardly eat and then put on a reducing suit to run a couple of miles in the parking lot because they have to fight again the next day, and they have to take off the weight because they had a real meal or two after the first-day weigh-in.
     
  8. pablinov

    pablinov Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I would suggest asking your trainer/ teacher on what weight he thinks you could/should fight at.
     
  9. Smithson

    Smithson Active Member Full Member

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    Unless you are a pro fight at a comfortable weight. Cutting weight is for experts only.
     
  10. Jake LaMotta

    Jake LaMotta Lights Out Full Member

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    11% is very high for Boxing at that weight. You can easily cut that to 7% at least. Stop eating them carbs fatty