[GIF] Prime Joe Louis, freakish upper body

Then what were Galento's and Marciano's proportions optimized for?

 

Not for athleticism he isn't.

 

Jesus.

 

He isn't as fast on his feet, or with his hands , does not have the balance or the co-ordination of either of those two, nor the fluidity of combinations nor the reflexes. . Really you shouldn't need to ask why here.

 

Marciano was not in Dempsey's class for upper body mobility and Louis fought in an entirely different style.Galento has as much to do with this thread as O J Simpson!



This is a silly argument and singularly unproductive because you are going make ever more outlandish statements as your argument collapses of its own volition.So I'm bailing here. You really do have a problem with arguments to the contrary!

 

Yea, you sound ridiculous tho.

 

There are no optimal bodily proportions for a "power punching boxer". Punching power is about technique and timing and something in the act of throwing the punch.
Power punchers come in all shapes and sizes.

There's nothing freakish or unusual in Joe Louis's body type among heavyweight boxers. He has a good athlete's physique. He actually looks very good, aesthetic, well-balanced.

"Freakish" would be Primo Carnera, or Sonny Liston's long arms and huge hands, Tyson's neck and sheer stockiness, or Bob Fitzsimmons's top-heavy-back-heavy frame.