Could the change in roadwork be behind the emergence of SHWs?

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Work was not much fun today, but eh. Sometimes one just needs to cut loose.

 

I didn't say they were the tallest, I said they were TALLER than most places on average and I am correct according to you're table. Btw that table is highly innaccurate as it doesn't list a lot of countries like Czech Republic and Slovakia for example.

Try again big boy.

 

If you look back at my original post I indicated why the division was dominated by Americans and Western Europeans. Also, if you look at top super heavyweights like Klitschko, Pulev, Povetkin, Wach, Chagaev. Their countries of origin have 1 thing in common. They were all apart of the Soviet Union. Look at my first post for reference.

I don't think the super heavies are all of that origin, I just think they made it more of a "norm" for the heavyweight division and everyone else followed. Now if you want validation for Scandinavians being the tallest ethnicity then yes. Whatever gets you through the night lol.

 

You'd call Wilder a SH weighing in the 220lb's? Tyson Fury ain't tubby??

 

Why does it matter the height of people in the United States? Super heavyweight is a weight not a height. The countries I have been mentioning contain people of ethnicity that generally put on weight more than others as a product of evolution. The United States doesn't have an ethnicity like Mexico or other countries around the world. If we are talking about black fighters that have dominated the heavyweight division before super heavyweights then that is because of slavery and they were bred for desired traits.

 

If you want to get into the subject of "fast twitch", "slow twitch" muscles, "explosive" and "endurance" muscles (it's actually a lot less simple than that) ... it's a completely different subject to "Super Heavyweight" and "smaller heavyweight".

Explosive athletes come in all shapes and sizes.
So, even if the theory of long runs or steady 'slow' running excluding some potential boxers was correct, it has nothing to do with the size of the boxers.
Lots of "super-heavyweights" are less explosive than their smaller rivals.

Besides, athletes across the board are probably more likely to pick up injuries doing explosive sprints than slow-moderate jogs, although this is just a guess. At the very least it is 50-50.

Also, let's be realistic, when it comes to running, many of the old-timer fighters were doing moderate distances, 2 to 3 miles, and at a moderate speed. Roadwork was just something that needed to be done, but I doubt many took it to an excess, unless they were gifted for it.
The idea that there were crazed trainers barking at 250 pound fighters that they needed to do 7 to 10 mile runs daily until their joints broke down just doesn't seem likely at all.
But that's just my take. :good