How do they take "bicep" measurements for stats?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Xavier, Dec 21, 2008.


  1. Xavier

    Xavier Boxing Logician Full Member

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    Looking at the HBO stats from the Hopkins-Tarver fight here:

    http://www.hbo.com/boxing/events/2006/0610_tarver_hopkins/tale/index.html


    Lists Hopkins bicep measurement as 13". Got Tarver at 15".

    Now on fight night I was absolutely certain Hop's arms were bigger than Tarvers (his waist looked thinner though).

    I mean look:

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    I'm dead set that Hopkin's arms were bigger than Tarver's.

    How do they take this "bicep" measurement? Is it around the highest peak of the upper arm all the way around the tricep?


    And btw how confident are we this is B-Hop's actual bicep measurement?
     
  2. Heavy-Weight

    Heavy-Weight New Member Full Member

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    Must be bigger than 13"! That's TINY!

    EDIT: But then these aren't big guys.

    It would be tensed in the mannor they do after the weigh in.
     
  3. Jennifer Love Hewitt

    Jennifer Love Hewitt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    13 seems small for B-Hop.
    He's 6 feet tall and kind of muscular.
     
  4. pauliemayweathe

    pauliemayweathe Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    wow...who cares...his arms have more mass...
     
  5. pauliemayweathe

    pauliemayweathe Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    ripped muscle...6ft tall 175...13 is bout right
     
  6. El Borracho

    El Borracho Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I believe the measurement is of an unflexed bicep, and 13" is larger than average.
     
  7. heart

    heart Active Member Full Member

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    who gives a **** about bicep size?
     
  8. Heavy-Weight

    Heavy-Weight New Member Full Member

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    I'm sure he doesn't either (as far as boxing goes) but just intreagued as to how it's measured as to be fair, it does look wrong...

    Chill bro!
     
  9. Xavier

    Xavier Boxing Logician Full Member

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    What you so riled about? :blood
     
  10. Xavier

    Xavier Boxing Logician Full Member

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    Larger than average but did seem small given his frame - also in reference to Tarver who is listed at 15".

    Then again, if you're right, we are talking unflexed.
     
  11. Heavy-Weight

    Heavy-Weight New Member Full Member

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    Really? That's strange as that would not be a particularly accurate way of doing it, flexed is the way it should be done.

    And neither of those fighters have a 15" un-flexed arm, that's for sure...
     
  12. Tro

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    :lol:
     
  13. Xavier

    Xavier Boxing Logician Full Member

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    Any reason it should be flexed?

    I mean related to boxing?


    I wonder how much it differs off-fight season.
     
  14. spittle8

    spittle8 Dropping Fisticuffs Full Member

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    That's impossible. I'm 6 foot, haven't lifted more than 6 months in my life and my biceps are there unflexed. They don't look anywhere as imposing as Hopkins' in the fights.