The Truth About Weight Cutting | SiriusXM | Luke Thomas


When Rafael dos Anjos moved from lightweight to welterweight, everyone sung the praises of the move. Not only would he be making a healthy decision, but he’d do well in the division. That is mostly true. However, after his second consecutive loss – the last against Kamaru Usman – many of those same people are observing just how undersized he is against true welterweights. The answer to his problem is a 165-pound division, but his predicament lays bare some harsh truths about the value of weight cutting.



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18 Comments

  1. 150.160.170.180.190.200.220.275…………Those should be the weight classes. 125 and 135 can fight in Asia.

  2. So many people cut weight so if a lightweight moves up to welterweight he’s most likely fighting someone who is cutting down to welterweight.

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