Big Guys Who Somehow Lack Physical Strength?

Leroy Jones

 

Yet he could bang. Go figure.

 

Some just don't like it and don't prepare for it. Look at Kovalev.

 

Me personally but I don't think that's what you're looking for.

 

Henry Akinwande

 

Anthony Joshua is strong, but doesn't use it at all

 

.... You really can’t measure this with all the variables at play...

 

This is a misconception about physical strength in boxing.

how do you gage big fighters not being strong for their size? Compared to what?

Boxers who concentrate on boxing specific strengths are taught and prefer to conserve their energy in a clinch.

Relative to their sport, title level larger heavyweights don’t lack physical strength at all.

Some fighters use their physical strength in a clinch, and that is up to them.

A lot of weight lifters cannot punch at all. But they are enormously strong physically within a clinch. Which is actually illegal in boxing anyway.

But unusually heavy handed fighters like George Foreman were physically strong in a boxing specific sense, in that their arm punches were so heavy.

That is quite rare at top level.

usually boxing specific strengths is all that is required and often surpasses what the layman will regard as physical strong man level strength. Actual “strongest man” level strength is not even an asset in world level boxing.

Detrimental if anything.

 

Joe Bugner

 

Not sure about that.

 

It was the coke and booze.

 

Pretty much every big guy ever. If you're a heavyweight and cant bench 365 (preferably 405), squat 500, and pull 600 then you aren't strong.