Boxers with the best physique (excluding Holyfield)

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  1. Storm-Chaser

    Storm-Chaser Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I'm talking natural, honest development without the use of PEDs. I hate to say because it might sound lto mainstream but I'm leaning toward Mike Tyson in his prime on this one. But big picture I have not watched enough fighters to call my self worthy of judgment like this.
     
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    Mike Weaver

    Ken Norton
     
  3. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Cleveland Williams, Floyd Patterson
     
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  5. Storm-Chaser

    Storm-Chaser Well-Known Member Full Member

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    That's right, in fact he looked in better condition than Foreman, in that fight. Of course, we all know the end result with Foreman steamrolling (and i mean literally, lol) him in the second round. Goes to show there is much more to boxing than just looking good physically, of course.
     
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    I just watched the Hagler vs Mugabi war of a fight, with Hagler eventually knocking him out in the 11th round. In the fight you can see both fighters are well conditioned, but still Hagler has the clear advantage in terms of definition. (Also had better endurance)
     
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  7. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    I always thought Kronk's light heavyweight champion Leeonzer Barber looked naturally muscled.
     
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    There’s no guarantee on anyone being clean but,

    Jeff Lacy

    Matthew Saad Muhammad

    and Wlad Kiltschko
     
  9. William Walker

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    Oh wow, yeah, I was not even thinking of Mugabi-there was a pretty shredded individual.
     
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    What is the "best" physique is entirely subjective.
    Arnold was considered the malke ideal for years, however that is IF you prefer someone really heavily muscled, beyond what is natural at least for the upper body. But his lower half was relatively deficient, it is a subjective cultural judgement that we permit that, but seemingly never the opposite.

    For years the tope Mr. Olympia guys have carried even more muscle.
    But for some "best" is much less than Arnold, like a Reg Park or Steve Reeves.
    Others prefer a leaner build still, more like a runner.

    But why exclude Bruno?
    He or anyone might use, & he was absolutely chiseled by HW boxing standards at 6'3" & 247 like against Tyson...
    But what is the actual evidence he used PEDs?
     
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    Showstopper97 The Icon Full Member

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  13. Storm-Chaser

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    Well I admit right now I did not do my homework on Bruno, I relied on my memories from years prior and we all know how unreliable your memory can be. So we will include him in the running.
     
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    Tim Bradley,
    Duncan dokiwari,
    Ike the president ibeabuchi he was like a mixture of a mike Tyson build meets Evander Holyfield frame physique.
    Lennox Lewis was built incredibly strong,
    And my good old uncle used to say "look at that back lat muscle on Wladimir Klitschko."
    El Feroz was stacked.george Foreman said he had the upper body of a light heavyweight.
    Lastly, Marquez part 4 vs Pacquiao.

    These are the most aesthetically ripped boxers I've seen give it take one or two lol because a) coulda been the sauce b) I just forget lol but just a fact: Duncan dokiwari was a pre body builder before boxing. And since were on the subject of huge, Shannon Briggs in the Sergei lyakovich fight was massive!
     
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  15. Storm-Chaser

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    The "oak' certainly had an impressive upper body, in that golden Era of bodybuilding. And legs at this point in bodybuilding apparently were not trained for mass. Arnold was the last of his generation, and Dorian Yates was the first real mass monster. I think Yates back was probably his best attribute in terms of muscular development, even in his last year and coming into the competition with a bad bicep, his back was still getting better.