size really does matter in boxing

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  1. Mister Pugilist

    Mister Pugilist Active Member Full Member

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    last night's fight really showed me that

    that even a 7 lb difference between 168 and 175 is huge....
     
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  2. AlwaysFirst

    AlwaysFirst Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yep, and everyone that have watched boxing longer than last night already knew that.
     
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  3. lepinthehood

    lepinthehood When I'm drinking you leave me well alone banned Full Member

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    IT absolutely does.
     
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  4. Young Terror

    Young Terror ★ Griselda ★ Full Member

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    Canelo talked about fighting at cruiser and fighting Usyk so dont come here complaining about size.

    The difference in size(if there was a dif to begin with.dont know their ring weights) wasnt as big as the difference in class.

    This time he was fighting Bivol not Callum Smith or a drunk Kovalev who had already checked out mentally.
     
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  5. Logician

    Logician New Member banned Full Member

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    What were their in ring weights. Bivol was taller, Canelo was thicker
     
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    Wouldnt surprise me if Canelo was actually the heavier fighter in the ring.
     
  7. Goose

    Goose Russian oligarch Full Member

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    It does, but also superior boxing skills and strategy
     
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  8. senpai

    senpai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not really, It depends only on individual fighters.

    Canelo beat classless Smith who is taller than Bivol and has much longer reach.
     
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  9. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    This picture really highlights the size difference

    This content is protected
     
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  10. acie2g

    acie2g Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Canelo won his first title at 154 ain’t nobody at 154 currently beating anybody at 175 currently, less than 20 fighters in boxing history have won titles in 4+ divisions sh!t don’t happen like that it’s divisions for a reason anybody who thinks Canelo should be actively fighting 175 fighters or above is crazy
     
  11. MetalLicker

    MetalLicker I Am Full Member

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    They look about the same size to me :biggrin:
     
  12. Kell Macabe

    Kell Macabe I don’t know s*** about boxing Full Member

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    Size definitely matters and last night showed why Usyk beating AJ was so impressive.
     
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  13. RJJFan

    RJJFan Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Probably why they didn't show the in-ring weights afterwards.
     
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  14. Maidanas Gun Tattoo

    Maidanas Gun Tattoo Well-Known Member Full Member

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    So, don’t move up to win titles against fighters on their way out just to say you won a title in so many divisions. If you can’t defend there, don’t go there. Canelo got his ass checked because his head got too big. He really gassed himself up because he beat an old Kovalev.
     
  15. TheVet

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    Hence why Fury is massively overrated