Outside of the heavyweight division it’s a bit meh. Obviously in the heavyweight division it can be huge because it’s the division where you might just face a guy that’s got 50% on you. But honestly, there are so many attributes that sit over strength in boxing
Powerlifting kind of strength/someones pure weight lifting numbers, yes, I'd agree, really overrated. Strength-endurance, so farmboy strength or the kind of strength that construction workers have while not being huge, that kind of stuff is what separates the men from the boys.
What ?!?!? There are no videos of a Greb fight, so you are obviously mistaken. But if by some miracle you found one, you can sell it for a fortune.
Strength is undoubtedly a huge factor, but there are different kinds of strength; young Foreman never touched a weight, but was about as physically imposing as anyone - ditto his idol, Sonny Liston. As znalniaskas posted above, it's that farmboy/construction worker strength that makes a difference in fighting sports. The benching, deadlifts, etc are OK for general conditioning, but I'm not sure how much of that translates to being any better in the ring. They're all static activities, where boxing is by nature a dynamic activity, moving in space - being able to maintain stability while applying force in multiple directions against an opponent who's also moving.
That depends on what kind of fighter you are. Physical strength is very important to guys who are very physical fighters — guys who rely on excessive clinching and fight dirty like Floyd, Ward, and Porter.
When technique and skill is equal between two warriors, size and strength matter of course, no denying that. But the focus of a warrior should be to improve technique as much as possible, rather than strength, to become a better fighter, as skill and technique are more efficient attributes to help a warrior beat an opponent than having to rely on raw strength. For me, strength should mainly be a by-product from doing technique based training. I'm not an advocate for isolated strength-based training programs for combatants. So strength for me is more overrated than 'underrated'!
When fury fought Wlad after going back to his corner early he said to Peter "he's weak as anything you know" referring to wlads physicality
Strength and technique go hand in hand. The stronger you are, the more techniques become available to you, and technique becomes easier to execute. There is no downside to increased strength.
Fighters who were really strong but not really great boxers such as Dennis Andreas, solid guy even if he never went into a gym, another is Glen Coffe Johnson real tough guy. This is not just strength though its core strength & natural balance....you don't get it from weights .... My daughter is /was gymnast & when she used to wrestle with her older brothers she would often show them up ...all 5'5" of her lol
Surely It depends on the referee, weight division and opponent. Yes physical strength Is under rated where It should stay.
Core strength and fitness .MMA guys train at the same place as me and a few do boxing as well I've had them pushing me back leaning on against the ropes as they work up close .it is exhausting
