| greenmedic88 said: 20% is the upper limit of normal. I'm overweight at 152lbs even though my body fat percentage is between 16-17% with a water percentage of 60+%. And by no means am I anywhere near what I'd need to be to fight at my weight class of 145lbs. In the photo posted, Overeem is definitely in the single digits; you can tell by how cut he is. And even though he weighed in at 225lbs, he probably still weighed over 240lbs the day of the fight when the photo was taken. GSP is definitely in the single digits as well when he fights. Same for Matt Hughs in his prime. Plenty of other examples. Virtually all professional boxers in the lower weight classes (feather, bantam, etc.) are without a doubt in the single digits when they fight. There simply isn't any room for excess fat without having to give up muscle mass.
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No, 25% would be the upper limit of normal.
Not all professional athletes compete in sports which have weightclasses.. but for those athletes who have to cut weight in lower weight classes, you are most likely correct. However their body fat percentages are most likely 8-11%. Of course there is always a ricky hatton with 25% body fat. ;)
Does the guy on left look obese?
He is 6'1 and 233lbs which gives him a BMI of 30,7. That is obese.
