Which former heavyweight champ had biceps smaller than 15 inches in measurement?

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  1. WAR01

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    I don’t think Mark watches boxing honestly, I think he just watches the forum and accumulates opinions notes them down then plays them when required mostly he’s here because he likes the bodies of athletic men of all shapes and wants to discuss them with other like minded man watching physique loving...
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    Height has nothing to do with bicep size just the perception of them.
     
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    “Mike Tyson”
     
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  4. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    You are aware that Emille Griffith was gay right?
     
  5. WAR01

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    No? really?
     
  6. Bokaj

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    It's seems very reasonable to me that the ratio of length and width of the bicep has meaning. An 18 inch width of the bicep will in general generate more force from, say, a bicep that's 10 inches long than from one that's 20 inches long. An extreme example, I know, but just to illustrate the point. The same principle of course applies for a bicep of 10 inches of length compared to one of (a somewhat more realistic) 15 inches. Or 9 to 13, etc.

    And fighters with longer arms will of course have longer biceps in general.
     
  7. WAR01

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    Who cares? This isn’t bodybuilding muscularity is not an indication of fighting prowess see Bruno then see Riddick Bowe.
     
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    A new film directed by Lenny Abrahamson, who is best known for the comedy “Frank” and the Oscar-contender “Room” will explore Griffith’s enigmatic life, based on the book, “A Man’s World: the Double Life of Emile Griffith” by Donald McRae.

    “It is so rich that it’s hard to know where to start,” Abrahamson told Deadline. “As a character study, Griffith is incredibly compelling. There was a gentleness and innocence about him, and he never seemed conflicted about his sexuality; indeed he found joy in it. He inhabited two worlds – the underground gay scene in New York in the 60s and the macho world of boxing. The societal stigma at that time was dreadful and created a crushing pressure on him.”
     
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    Bruno more or less hit harder than Bowe and had a better KO ratio.
    Bruno`s record:
    Total fights 45
    Wins 40
    Wins by KO 38
    Losses 5
     
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    I know he’s gay, but thanks for the info!
     
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    You don't seem to have a clue about what you're responding to.

    I was just saying that the measurement of Wilder's bicep should be seen in relation to his arm length. If you'd bothered to read the discussion you jumped into, you'd see that I actually used Wilder as an example of a huge puncher that didn't seem to have very big biceps to me. "Fighting prowess" haven't been mentioned at all.
     
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  13. Mendoza

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    Maybe the uppercut. Or help in a clinch. For whatever reason, people judge the bicep in sports more than they should. It's really useful of picking things up of weight. Probably helps at NFL Football, and Wrestling.
     
  14. mark ant

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    Fair point, on a side note Wilder has an 83 inch reach while Bruno had an 82 inch reach, Wilder`s biceps have measured 18 inches while Bruno`s biceps measure 17 inches v McCall.