Quote Originally Posted by c10d
Thanks for the reply man.

Yeah I'm sure he's a pretty good trainer being that he was a pro-fighter himself. But I do know that he is one of those trainers that believe weightlifting slows you down.

I know a lot of boxers lift weights, you can just tell from their physiques. Also I have seen video clips of Mike Tyson squatting, benching, and doing military press.

It's funny that how in boxing our body attributes are considered a "problem" because in the bodybuilding world a slim cut up torso/waist is what the goal is...but this isnt bodybuilding obviously.
Hate to say it, but your trainer is right. If you're just learning fundamental skills, or are in training for an actual fight, weight lifting will slow you down. The boxers that lift usually do so when they're not actually "in traiing", or if they're moving up a weight class. A lot of boxers you would look at and think they must lift, don't. I don't know if Tyson lifted later in his career, but he never did when Cus D'Amato was alive. He was 5'9" and 200 pounds of muscle when Cus found him at 14, having never lifted a weight. And you're right. Goals are very different in bodybuilding than in boxing. Ronnie Coleman would take a man-sized ass whipping in a boxing ring.