should i fight at cruiserweight or heavyweight?

Discussion in 'Boxing Training' started by Monstar, Oct 25, 2007.


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  1. Monstar

    Monstar The Future.. Full Member

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    ight well, naturally i'm a big guy right... my whole life i was big... but i decided i was gonna box profesionally around this time last year right... i weighed myself january of this year.. i was 250lbs, i've been doing alot of cardio this whole year.. now i'm down to about 190 at 6'1 i'm in pretty good shape right now and my stamina's feeling pretty good.. but i see alot of fighters that are naturally too big for there weightclass and have trouble making the weight.. so i'm thinking should i truely be fighting at cruiserweight, or should i fight at heavy?.. based off the fighters today, there's more talent in the cruiserweight division, but correct me if i'm wrong, but dont heavyweights make more money?.. also, who's to say if the fighters i like right now in the cruiserweight division like, Haye, Maccarnelli, Mormecc etc. will even be cruiserweights by the da time i start fighting?.. but yeah, what do ya'll think?
     
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  2. Kolya

    Kolya Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Have you had any amateur fights yet?
     
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  3. Monstar

    Monstar The Future.. Full Member

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    nope, havent even been to a boxing gym yet.. i didnt wanna look like a clown in there, and i wanted to be able to have da stamina to train atleast 4hours a day.. so my plan was to dedicate 1year to cardio and my left hand... but come january i'll be boxing at Atlanta's art of Boxing Center.. and since O'neil Bell trains there also.. i was also thinkin wont dat help me out havin a champion (well x-champ) there... but bacc to ur question... i plan on boxing amauter at da turn of summer... so yea, does any of what i said effect my weight class question and decision?
     
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  4. amy

    amy If you know what I mean Full Member

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    I appreciate that you are placing an importance on conditioning but you are definitely putting the cart waaaaay before the horse.
     
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  5. Kolya

    Kolya Boxing Addict Full Member

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    So, you're worried about what pros you may have to fight; who are guys who've boxed for years and are on top; when you'll need to spend about 5-6 years in the amateurs alone just to get enough experience and decent enough to be able to fight professionally.

    And yes, that does affect your decision, because there's no cruiserweight class in the amateurs. There's 178, Light Heavy, 201, Heavyweight, 201+ Super Heavyweight. And you only have to make weight for tournaments, outside of that, for match bouts, you're allowed a 15 pound weight difference between opponents (no limit for super heavyweights).
     
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  6. amy

    amy If you know what I mean Full Member

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    Your biggest concern right now should just be finding a good gym and getting in there and training. You'll know more of what direction you should take as far as competing in about 6 months time at a gym.

    Good luck.
     
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  7. RDJ

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    Learning how to box would be step one indeed.
     
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  8. allenko1

    allenko1 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Is that LBC rule or is it like that everywhere? I've been told that the there could be a 5 lbs. weight difference around here...
     
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  9. amy

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    USA Boxing rule.
     
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  10. Monstar

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    ighh ighh.. good look on the "no cruiser division" i didnt even know that... but umm.. about da "learning how to box" statement... dont get it twisted, i no how to box.. i've been fighting since i was little.. and dont take this the wrong way, i'm not trying to say i'm "this and that" on here and sound hard or whatever.. but i've been gang bangin since i was 11 which caused me to get into mad fights throughout my life.. and when i was loc'ked up i was boxing day in and out... so i have a huge fighting baccground... that's how i got into boxing, when i learned i cant be getting into anymore fights.. but i still had the desire to fight since i love it... so yeah, i've been fighting my whole life, i'm just trying to convert that into boxing, you feel me? but like i said, dont take that the wrong way.. but yeah, i apreciate the advice regardless.. good lookin out
     
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  11. MagnificentMatt

    MagnificentMatt Beterbiev literally kills Plant and McCumby 2v1 Full Member

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    Thats cool...







    But get some amatuer fights, and training from a legit trainer..
     
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  12. Kolya

    Kolya Boxing Addict Full Member

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    USAB rule. I know it's not enforced in a lot of places, or ignored and they match them up much closer to the same weight, but it's 15 pound difference above 165, 10 pound difference I think in the 152-165 range; and 8 pounds for everything below that.
     
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  13. allenko1

    allenko1 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Cool...
     
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  14. Monstar

    Monstar The Future.. Full Member

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    sounds like a plan to me
     
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  15. allenko1

    allenko1 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    You right. We just match-up for smokers and regular fights,but they hound us to make weight at a tournament time. I was indeed misinformed by a trainer at my old gym because I do remember him saying 5 lbs. Appreciate it...
     
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