Is size an advantage?

You make some good points..but size when we're talking extremes usually makes a big difference! There are weight classes for a reason! And a very good reason at that!! I mean a heavyweight vs a welterweight for example? If the heavyweights a decent skilled fighter with an even average chin on him he should be able to take the welterweights punches all night...were 1 good shot off the heavy will spell the end. Of course i'm not talking some lard bucket heavy off the street vs a good in shape welterweight boxer..but like for like!

Tyson was short and as you said, was able to make his shortness work for him against the bigger men he always fought against...but he had KO power in both hands and was FAST! Speed kills thats very true.

 

speed > size , but when your dealing with a physical sport like boxing, size always matters. You'll feel it in the punches, clinch, etc.

 

It can be a MENTAL ADVANTAGE...Depends who u fighting!

 

ask mandingo

 

It depends. All else being equal, or near equal, size is an advantage.

 

It all depends on how you fight. A guy like Wlad could not fight like Tyson. A guy like Tyson could not fight like Wlad. If you know how to use your height and reach, it does become an advantage for you. There are things smaller fighters can do to take height advantages away from taller guys. It pretty much boils back down to the styles make fights adage.

 

I'd seriously ask Leon about this. He says that Floyd has a 2-inch advantage over Martinez and size matters in this case.

 

I believe it's more than just styles and actually slides into the path of mentality as well.

Some can deal with any event at any time while some fail to rise to the occasion because in the end if there is war, one side typically wins.

The reality is not all the way known, but I will say that the physicality of your opponent will wear on you and often force you to go in to plan B, if of course your opponent is not only larger, but can equally fight.

In this scenario, they may continue with what brought them success, usually with a quick charge in attempt to boast their opponent into respecting them, and potentially mentally weakening them, and providing a tunnel of hopelessness if not given the proper light.

However, if they cannot adapt or in some way are stricken of their ability to replicate their performance, they small man can take advantage, or in some cases, the small man can outright attack and impose their physicality on their opponent.

It just depends...

And that situation may or may not arrise at any predictable time because it is not our burden to bear.

I'll leave it at that, but anything is subject to opinion, the key is determining reals for unreals and the actions there upon taken.

 

Yes, size is an advantage. You take two fighters of the exact same skillset and attributes, but make one heavier, taller and with a longer reach, and the fight will not be even. A weight advantage can mean an advantage in power and in the ability to absorb a shot, as well as strength in the clinch. Height often makes you harder to hit, and a longer reach is especially advantageous to fighters who use their jabs and fight on the outside.

The fact that some special fighters make a mockery of size disadvantages should never obscure the pretty simple fact that yes, of course size is an advantage.

 

Exactly. Wlad vs. Patterson would be a size advantage for Wlad because Wlad uses his size and Patterson doesn't.

 

Like any attribute, it depends how you use it.

If you're bigger than anyone you'll face, fight tall.
If you're short, get inside.

That's why Paul Williams was so damn frustrating.

 

del

 

yes, shrink tall fighters with their exact skill set to average size and imagine how successful they would be. would majority be as successful?