Weight-limit for heavyweights

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He trains hard but he eats harder, thats a fact.

But tbh he hurts no one but himself with the extra weight so whatever they wana do, let em do, it comes back to bite you in the end. He carries around about 50lbs of unneccessary blubber with him every fight, its a massive hindrance. Imagine carrying around a child in a backpack with you while boxing, thats basically what McDermott does every fight.

You absolutely dont need to be ripped with a sixpack to be a good heavyweight but anyone carrying anymore than about 15% bodyfat is simply creating a situation where they will be slower, less athletic and have less stamina. You are not giving yourself the best chance of winning. He would perform better with less fat, theres no two ways about it. Anyone saying people are different shapes/sizes etc doesnt have a clue, this is the toughest sport in the business and being fat hurts your chances.

Moving round a boxing ring for 12 rounds would you rather have 50lbs strapped to you or be free of that 50lbs strapped to you? Its clear under which circumstance you would perform better.