For your money who was the pfp strongest boxer ever?

Well Duran does strike me as someone who wouldn't mind fighting dirty like hitting you over the head with a bottle while you weren't looking. While Ali seemed to be one who'd be more fair minded. So in that sense, Duran could pull some dirty **** that gives him the upper hand.

 

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Hasim Rahman was damn strong.
Maybe the strongest world class heavyweight?

Big frame plus some serious weight lifting. Manhandled Lewis easily in ESPN studio, probably would have kicked his ass in a street fight.

 

This is what is wrong with everything.

Being A strong guy means **** if he can’t fight.

If a guy can fight he can still fight. If that’s all he can do is fight, he still can at least fight.

If a guy is only strong, All he can be is only strong.

Now if a guy is strong and he can fight well that is something. That is a big deal.

But don’t go giving me any crap about a strong guy being able to fight on The street if all he can do is be strong. That’s nothing. In itself it is is nothing. It might help somebody open a jar of sauce though. But fighting? Forget it.

You can make any guy who can fight be stronger but you can’t make every strong guy into a fighter. Only some.

Being strong isn’t anything unless you can also fight.

 

No that is a nonsense. The guy needs to be able to fight.

Two guys who can’t fight but one is stronger? The stronger non fighter will have the edge. Sure.

But a strong guy who can’t fight is toast if he can’t fight. That is the serious truth. No way a guy who can’t fight beats an expert. It’s not happening.

This is the mistake these bozos make. They build themselves up and get kerb stomped by little guys Who can fight. It’s not enough. You need to be able to fight.

 

What do you make of the fact that Royce Gracie was able to dominate much bigger fighters in the early no-holds-barred UFC matches? I think Gracie would find away to submit him or choke him out.

 

What about Jose Manual Urtain, he was briefly a contender back in the late 1960's. He was supposedly freakishly strong. Dictator Francisco Franco was supposedly a big fan of his.

 

For sure. But you're talking about guys who are skilled in other combat arts.

 

True, but I don't think Duran was meaning fighting fair. He probably would have picked up a bottle, stick, kicked Ali in the testicles, gouged his eyes, bit him, etc.

 

Also Franco Columbo, 2 Mr Olympia, Mr Universe, Mr Europe. Was the amateur featherweight champion on Italy, before he got into bodybuiding. Back in the 70's he was p4p one of the strongest men in the world. At the 1977 WSm contest he only weighed 185 lbs and competed with Bruce Wilhelm, Ken Patera, Lou Ferrigno, all who outweighed him by about 100 lbs or more.

 

Yea I also think these elite strongman athletes could destroy some heavyweight boxers in a street fight, especially if they have any basic grappling skills.
Size and strength difference is huge, they could literally crush you if they get their hands on you in the clinch.