How much does a weight difference mean in boxing?

Question

Like say a 150 guy vs a 160 guy. that too much of a difference?
im 5'7 150. and gonna box a guy like 5'8 158-162 around there..
any tips?

Answer 1

Yeah---he'll likely be considerably stronger. Stay close to his power hand and work the body for the first round or two, then go nuts in the third---if he hurts you, grab and hold. Tie him up.

In the first round of any fight it is helpful to find out early if a guy can take a body shot---feint to the head with one hand and go hard to the body with the other. Practice this with both hands.

this is gonna sound nuts, but a little smile can really psych out an opponent---like, I'm gonna enjoy this. If it looks like you're trying to smile---no good, but just a little smile can psych a guy out and can give you some confidence. Don't overdo it.

Many amateur fights can be won with a really good shot to the body, and this is the most overlooked thing in boxing---everyone is a head hunter. Get a guy in the solar plexus just right, and if he can't breathe, he can't fight. good-luck

Answer 2

Weight makes a tremendous difference for boxing, wrestling, and all sports that require weigh-ins. What people think is that if they lose 10 lbs, they wont be significantly weaker. For the most part they are right. But that is because we dont box, and we have room to spare before we seriously cut into muscle mass. Conversely, if we gain 10 lbs, we wont get that much stronger.

What they miss out on is that boxers and wrestlers have already optimized this for themselves. In order to be competitive, you want to be at lowest weight possible without affecting your strength and power. So for the most part, those guys that you listed are either on the chubby side or they are stocky and packing alot of power, with less reach.

If you decide to lower your weight class, you will be fighting smaller, less powerful people (in general). And if you go up in weight class, it will be tough.

Usually, when boxers decide to go up in weight class, it is after they are already the champion in that division and they have beaten up all the would be challengers. So they go up in class to make more money.

If youre a fighter and want to succeed, you fight at the lowest weight class that you can or should sustain with the lowest body fat possible. That is basically your fighting weight. In the next weight class above you, people arent fatter, they are just bigger because genetically they hold more muscle on their frame because of size or whatever. So basically, pound for pound, they are just as tough as you. But they weigh more. So they are even tougher.

Fighter that frequently dominate in lower weight divisions often dont have the power or knockout ability once they move up. Oscar de la Hoya is a perfect example. He was undefeated and in a class of his own until he moved up several weight classes. Eventually the other fighters get too tough. Dont get me wrong. A tough fighter is always tough. But at higher weight classes, opponents simply can become overpowering.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

Generally a person's weigh can change 5 lbs-10 lbs throughout one day. Use the boxing weight classes since is the most researched study by promoters and betters. I would think arm reach would be more of a factor.

Answer 4

this is just a guess, but the heavier boxer might have more weight to throw so it would be a harder blow and in later rounds he could lean on you and make you fatigued from holding and leaning on you. but don't be discouraged i've seen smaller guys pack a mean punch.

Answer 5

It si huge, physical and psychological. Bigger fighters think and throw weight heavier. The little guys expect to get hurt, and they do.