Fighters with the best physiques who were also great fighters

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  1. impacted

    impacted Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Made me smile. Perhaps Adam Smith could start a similar one: 'Who had beautiful calf muscles and was also a great fighter'.
     
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  2. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Prime Foreman? The man was just an awesome physical specimen.
     
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  3. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Timothy Bradley always looked like a Spartan warrior. Great physique even though he looked more like a bodybuilder rather than a boxer. Despite his incredibly fit appearance he surprisingly didn't have too much power, although good hand speed.
     
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  4. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    oh yes, forgot him
     
  5. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    James Broad, Tony Tubbs, and Greg Page all deserve a mention.
     
  6. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Others worth mentioning:
    Manny Pacquiao
    Floyd Mayweather
    Wladimir Klitschko and Vitali Klitshcko
    Sergio Martinez
    JMM
    Khaosai Galaxy
    Jeff Fenech
    Azumah Nelson
     
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    Mike Cannon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hal TNT Carroll
    Jimmy Dupree
    Adolph Pruit
    Art Hafey ( not sculptured, but strong looking )
    Saginaw Kid
     
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  8. Mike Cannon

    Mike Cannon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Soz, the above were not Great, but maybe good.
     
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    Jersey joe, wladimir.
     
  11. MURK20

    MURK20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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  12. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    People try to say that a muscular physique is bad for boxers ....but then you have Emile Griffith
     
  13. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    not Jersey Joe
     
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  14. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That’s kinda how he got into boxing ...he was working some place and took his shirt off in front of his boss ....and the guy said “ you should be a boxer “
     
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  15. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Oliver McCall was always in great shape. Trevor Berbick was a real hulk too.