Fighters who had the "size advantage"

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  1. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    A number of HW champs of course.

    Like mentioned, Lewis, Ali and the Klit bros, but also Bowe, Buddy Bear and even Joe Louis.
     
  2. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'm surprised Sugar Nikolai Valuev hasn't been mentioned. He outweighed several of his opponents by more than 100 pounds.
     
  3. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    Vauev is on a different scale. Besides we're talking about people here, not gods :bart
     
  4. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes, special reverence should be paid to SNV, the one and true GOAT:bowdown

    Valuev>Ruiz>Holyfield>Tyson>Holmes>Ali

    http://www.boxingforum24.com/showthread.php?t=513929

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  5. Scorpion

    Scorpion Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Corrales
    Viloria
    Danny Garcia
    Mikey Garcia
    Salido
    Broner
    Hopkins
    Trinidad
    Mosley was huge for a lightweight, infact he admited that hes a natural welter but fought at lightweight.

    The list goes on and one yet poor little nonito is the only fighter constantly getting **** for cutting weight in his career. Worst part is that the criticism is almost always from Floyd fans, like wtf what does nonito have to do with Pac LOL.
     
  6. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    Corrales is a good call. Most of his opponents were about three or four inches shorter.

    Throw Sandy Saddler in there too. The guy has the dimensions of a welterweight but he's beating up featherweights.
     
  7. STB

    STB #noexcuses Full Member

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    Guys only have a "size advantage" is they're unpopular.

    Ifb they're fighting an unpopular guy, they're "weight drained"
     
  8. zetsui

    zetsui Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Danny Garcia...looks like a big 140lber. Even when Khan fought him, although Khan had the height Danny looked much stronger and accomodated to the weight class
     
  9. MrPR

    MrPR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Felix Trinidad .

    5ft11 tall welterweight which is amazing .

    Taller than Iron Mike himself .
     
  10. alexthegreatmc

    alexthegreatmc Sound logic and reason. You're welcome! Full Member

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    I think he looked average in the Molina fight and really good in spots during the Taylor fight. He has potential because he definitely made a good scrap with Taylor.
     
  11. alexthegreatmc

    alexthegreatmc Sound logic and reason. You're welcome! Full Member

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    Maybe it's just me but I haven't seen that connection.
     
  12. Monogamous STD

    Monogamous STD Ya know, Quasimoto predicted all this. Full Member

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    Donaire was outweighed by most of his recent opponents. It's haterism, pure and simple.
     
  13. attaboi

    attaboi Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Has it occurred to you that Ali is blown up heavyweight who started his career at light heavyweight. Check some of Ali's earliest fight and tale me if he himself always weight above 200lbs.

    Ali had size advantage over some of his opponents but nothing close to the size advantage Lennox Lewis and the Klitschko sister had over their opponents. When you consider the fact that many of the guys Klitschko is fighting are not naturally big but just caring too much fact then you begin to get the picture. Sam Peter, Kirk Johnson, Alex Povetkin, and Chris Arreola are not big heavyweights. They just a bunch of undisciplined ****s caring too much Blubber.:hi:
     
  14. TJ Max

    TJ Max Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hopkins is not a very big guy and he doesn't have a very long reach.
     
  15. shanahan14

    shanahan14 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Pavlik is a good one. He was about 6'2" which is a really big MW. Same goes for Paul Wlliams. No way that guy was 6'1", I hear they listed himd at that to make him seem more appealing for fighter. He had to be 6'2" or 6'3" as a flipping WW.