If James Toney can go from 160 to 250 and stay in fighting shape... Could Joe Louis pack on 40lb, stay in fighting shape, and outweigh Wlad? That's less than half the amount of weight Toney put on.
"And the wild berries hidden in the wood now from all the creatures lost in the darkness" Rod Mckuen "And To Each Season". This is 250lbs Toney in "fighting shape"lol. This content is protected
Many many fighters show up not in fighting shape and if Toney is in fighting shape in that photo then maybe I'll make a comeback!lol
No, I don't think so. Wlad has like 4 inches on Louis and a much bigger frame and is musclebound at the weight. Louis would come in looking like Pudzianowski and gas even faster. Then everybody would laugh at "the guy with the muscles" that just got KTFO.
What I mean by fighting shape, is being in good enough shape to fight competitively. Do you consider Andy Ruiz to have never been in fighting shape his entire professional career?
Bruh https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=G+4RZZkj&id=4F3229ECA28985090BE190185BA0A388E2205EE3&q=andy+ruiz&simid=608033337430970120&selectedIndex=9&ajaxhist=0 Drawing the line at 4 inches is a lazy copout. Ruiz looks flabbier, but since hes 4 inches taller he is in fighting shape, and Toney isn't. lolol
Anyone can outweigh anyone. Watch martial arts contests where you have 5 foot odd men weighing in at 300 pounds looking like a tank. Whether he'd have the stamina over 12 rounds at that weight is the question that matters. Hand speed and timing won't change as the weight goes up, not significantly. What will change is the cardio of the man and how hard he will have to train at that weight. Louis is a patient fighter who needs to be able explode into action at any point in the fight. At 250 pounds could he still spring into an attack after 30 minutes of fighting? I'm not so sure. I have no doubts about Rocky because of how hard he trained, I can imagine him being in shape whatever he weighs. Louis has a different style that requires a different kind of cardio. I'd say that he will still dominate most people in the early rounds but if anyone survives the first half of the fight he puts himself in danger of gassing.
It might be news to you but if you're 4 inches taller than another guy but both weigh about the same the chances are you can carry it better!
Well this is what a 250 6'2" boxer looks like. http://media.gettyimages.com/photos...at-vodafone-events-centre-picture-id532928812 So it's possible, Louis would be monstrous and not lose his hand speed. I think Louis in a modern setting would probably be 220-230 though. Just better nutrition today, denser bones, more muscle. That's one thing, everyone is obsessed with muscle gains in the modern era, all around better fed fighters from childbirth are heavier just from stronger bone density.
A lot is down to choice and style. I can choose to weigh 17 stone, I can also choose to weigh 12 stone. It depends what I feel healthier at, where I think I'll be most successful and where I've got the best chance of making money.