06-13-2008, 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by dontazo
cutting 25 pounds is brutal ... fight IN WW imo
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Dude Lightweight is 155lbs and so he'd actually be cutting 15lb which isn't so bad.
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Originally Posted by TraMaI
I'm not taking any offense to any of that, thanks But one question, how is 6' 170 small for a fighter? I believe GSP is 5'10'' or somethign like that?
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Yes GSP is only about 5'10" but he cuts from about >190lbs if I'm not mistaken, which would really make him a fairly big welterweight. Regardless, I'm sure there wouldn't be too many guys cutting serious weight in the smaller shows so it shouldn't be so much of a problem at this stage, obviously if you turn pro and fight at some of the more bigger promotions then you'd likely face guys who cut a serious amount of weight and at that stage you'd likely want to consider cutting to lightweight. Until then, I'd recommend fighting at welterweight and seeing how you fare against those fighters and decide whether to cut or not after that. Perhaps the best option is to ask your instructor. It doesn't sound like a lot of guys here actually do that, but you should ask him what he thinks you should do.
Last edited by SuzukS : 06-13-2008 at 11:23 PM.
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