Why does size matter?

How much do you weight? How many people have you knocked down at your gym?

 

I commend your efforts in deciphering this!

 

Yeah good point.
I think overall style plays the bigger role. For instance, the difference between Rocky and Wlad is 8 inches? There is more range on the stylistic side, than there is on the height side.

But you're right, with an 8 inch difference, you would think some refinements will have to be made.

 

Not even sure. I think I'm like 165lb, and I have room for growth. Compared to what I know boxers have to be, I'm not in great shape yet.

I haven't sparred at this gym yet. Nobody has asked me to spar, and I think my coach doesn't want to rush it, he wants to develop me the right way I guess. I'm excited to though, and also kind of scared, because I honestly don't know what will happen if I hit someone with my straight right. Or maybe I underestimate the other guy? But when I hit the bag next to everyone I feel super confident. We will see...

 

no offense, you sound like you are dreaming a bit or more.

 

No one understands what you think you are getting on about. Oh you wanted REALISTIC MATCH UPS which require a time machine. Gotcha!
Perhaps being misunderstood is just part of the price of your genius? Maybe if you weren't a condasceding jerk in the future it may help! Those of us who are less keen would appreciate your benevolent kindness.

To the extent that size is legitimately overvalued it may be due to it being one of the few objective criteria available in rendering largely subjective judgments.

 

What have I misrepresented? Doesn't matter. Your question has been asked and answered many times throughout this thread. Size can matter because bigger men are stronger, can take more punishment, generally hit harder punch for punch, can better wear their opponents down by clenching and holding, and can often take advantage of height and reach disparities to punch their smaller opponents before they are within their opponents' striking range. These are the reasons why size matters in boxing, for men who weigh 100 lbs and for men who weigh 200lbs. This is not to say that the bigger man will always win, but it's pretty obvious why size presents a number of advantages in boxing. So for example, even though Holyfield, an absolute physical specimen at 210lbs, was far more skilled, fluid and athletic than Riddick Bowe, he still lost to him twice. And this is a worse example but you can also look at how the athletic Bryant Jennings (who btw would have been a physical marvel in past eras) , who you praised in one of these threads, got clobbered by a flabby 240-lb Ortiz.

 

How tall are you you?

 

I am always impressed by the lanky bean pole punchers like Hearns, Foster and Saddler. There is something unnerving about those guys!

 

6'0, maybe 6'1.

 

I'm self aware enough to know how it sounds.

 

knowing you sound stupid is half the battle. Now you just have to stop talking about it unless you can produce video footage of you knocking out a decent super heavy.

 

LOL Just think you could get down to at least light welterweight for the weigh in!!!

 

The thing about that, is I don't have to do ****, because your word has no pull. lol