Is it no coincidence the greatest fighters of our era fight at walking-around weight?

Those guys have an abundance of talent. For the less talented fighters they need to boil down.

Take Broner for example, it's easy enough knocking around midgets like Gavin Rees and Eloy Perez when he has a massive size advantage, put him in with guys his same size and look what happened in his last two fights.

 

If you have supreme talent, like the guys you mentioned above then cutting weight is overrated I agree.

 

At a level below the aforementioned guys, I think Froch is pretty much of that ilk.

 

you're right about Pacquiao and Mayweather, but Golovkin and Hopkins rehydrate over 10 pounds.

 

I don't doubt he did, but you don't think he gained anything after the weigh in? He was like 186 for Pascal.

 

All that means is that they have the skills to compensate for being naturally smaller, boxing is a skill sport. Putting on the weight is an advantage that lesser skilled fighters need.

 

Pacquiao and Marquez just recently started fighting at their walking around weight. For a good portion of their career's, they would cut a good deal of weight.

 

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That's a gaunt face.

And Mayweather's walking around weight is over 160.