Quote Originally Posted by Max Power View Post
Bottom line on that issue is there is nothing wrong with having some fat at HW.

Fat at HW MIGHT be an ADVANTAGE sometimes.

IT increases the weight, therefore the resistance, crude power and chin.

It DOES NOT carry the benefits of extra strength.

It DOES carry the benefits over the equivalent of muscle in the sense that it's distributed so that it doesn't affect the speed as much. And it does not require anywhere near as much oxygen to carry as muscle.

I'm not talking about a fat untrained guy, I'm talking about a chubby professional boxer who is highly trained!

So no, there's nothing wrong with fat as a HW. If being fat was such a detriment then there would not BE chubby boxers!

The shapes we see in that division are a result of what is left at the top after the sieve of competition has filtered out what was NOT effective.

That's what some of you don't understand! The mere fact Arreola exists and many like him near the top is actually some evidence that it is effective!

Obviously at limited weight ranges where everything is required it is preferable to come in as ripped as possible. At HW there is no such constraint. It's what's effective!
Arreola only has wins over mediocre fighters.

He is burning masses more energy carrying all that fat than he would if he got in shape.

If he ever does fight Fury, I agree he does have a decent chin and it would be Furys work rate that will do him in. There is no way you can fight a fast pace and be at your most effective carrying that weight.

Like I said. Arreola has been a pro 11 years and had his 5 minutes and if he loses to Stiverne again may just get a bout with Fury or Pulev while they keep busy and you will see what he ends up looking like.