Proof that being muscular/bigger doesn't fit into the equation...

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It's not the bulk that matters it is the length that matters.
Look at Thomas Hearns when he was 147 & 154. He looks like a light wind can knock him over.

 

Pavlik-Taylor
Toney-Holyfield (although that was before James really blew up)
Locche-Cervantes I
Tszyu-Judah
Chambers-Dimitrenko
Foreman-Moorer

 

Oh, and Chagaev-Valuev

 

Oh ok, i thought u meant generally in size not just muscles

 

Not fair. Timmy floored him with one of his ***** tits.

 

Best example that comes to my mind is watching an old ESPN show with a rising Billy Collins Jr., with pasty white complexion and doughy midsection and no muscle definition against a guy named "Rattlesnake" Johnson who had no body fat, desert tan, and muscles on top of muscles. Knuckleheads I was watching with knew nothoing about boxing and I read all the mags and knew who Collins was.

Rattlesnake lasted about a minute.

 

You could make a long list of Latin fighters with pipecleaner arms who hit like a ton of bricks.

 

tami mauriello v bruce woodcock
tommy farr v max baer
joey giardello v huricane carter
jack bodel v joe bugner
bobo olson v randy turpin
pastrano v harold johnson

 

douglas actually looked pretty impressively physically in that fight.

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I think where physically matters most is in regards to comparing the same fighter at different stages. Generally looking better or worst then you did at another time is a good bench mark of whether you are better or worst now. Of course weights kind of throw wrench into that equation. A guy can start focusing more on weightling workouts and actually do less boxing workouts....look better but actually be less able to fight. But if you get into better looking physical shape by using practical hard core boxing workouts, then you are likely (but not always) going to be better.

 

Douglaz looked podgey, unfit And soft @231LBs still IMO.

Tyson was 220LBs of pure/solid ripped-as-**** muscle-mass. :deal


Foreman Hooooook!:hat

 

Danny Lopez busted that "muscular/bigger" **** all to hell.

 

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