Nacho Beristain: Marquez doesn't have the speed!

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you really cant compare a olympic sprinters muscles to a boxer. a boxer needs stamina sprinters has very little. marathon runner maybe and we all know how a marathon runners physique is.


you can gain weight by just eating a lot and get fat or eat and build up muscles. a boxers speed might be affected a little since you gained more weight.

My original point was on muscle mass affecting speed; I never said it was the ideal boxer's physique.

Also, your point is academic: A marathon is consistent running/fast jogging over 2.5 hours and a boxing match is quick bursts of staccato action throughout a round, as well as minute's rest between them. Of course stamina is required, but it is combined with speed and explosive power. This is why many more boxers these days don't do long jogs, preferring to weight train, do short, sharp sprints and spar.

I don't really understand how you can imply a fighter's speed can diminish if he gains lean mass (within reason). Is Pacquiao really any slower at 140 than he was at 122?

have you tried to box before? or go at a heavy bag before? we are talking about lower weights here not heavies. heavies can go with spurts but not light weights. stamina is the biggest factor here, you compared muscle mass of 100m sprinters. they dont have the stamina to go 12 rounds. yes they have the speed but ony good for 10 seconds. muscle mass eats a lot of energy you only have speed if you have stamina. so yes bigger muscles will make you slower.

take a way long runs in boxing training and the boxer is doomed. pac lost some speed on heavier weights but good thing that he is still faster than anyone he fought. you will notice that pac is holding back a little more than before.