Is size an advantage?

Everything that's better as your opponent is an advantage.
If 2 guys with every ability the same fight and one is bigger, he has the advantage, and that goes for every other asset...

Size is an advantage
Reach is an advantage
Skill is an advantage
Power is an advantage
Speed is an advantage
Agility is an advantage
Stamina is an advantage
Athletisism is an advantage
Strength is an advantage
Bonestructure is an advantage
Durability is an advantage
Intelligence is an advantage
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Really simple, if both men are of an equal skillset but one guy has considerably more weight than his opponent that yes it is an advantage however this would make the smaller guy much more quicker and probably be able to hold his stamina better depending on how the fight plays out, for example will the smaller guy keep his distance and keep moving and round the ring or will the big guy fight up close and body punch to slow the small guy down.

The mental side of boxing is the biggest advantage for a boxer not size.

 

I look forward to Jack's responses.

 

I'm going to weigh in here. Size doesn't matter if the styles match up correctly, otherwise it does.

The foot speed of the TOUGH small fighter who knows when to engage and when not to engage will make the larger guy look stupid. (Camacho destroying sub top 10 people at like 154-160 late in his career for example - not elite fighters but guys much naturally bigger than him, and Duran doing the same thing). The key is these guys knew how to nullify the frame disadvantage they had with insane toughness and a great skill set.

The superior movement of a lot of little guys will trouble guys MUCH bigger but may not help against guys just a little bit bigger, who might be almost as fast. There have been times when I have done much better sparring 170 lb guys rather than 147 lb guys because a 20 lb weight advantage doesn't slow them down enough to prevent me from being hit. Of course, those aren't pros, and the sessions are short, but over a few rounds a little guy can stay away from damage from plodders.

 

Also, remember that Sergio only looks so quick against big middleweights. Everything is relative. But I agree his speed is dangerous for little guys. Does he really hit much much harder than Cotto?

 

Yes of course he does. Martinez knocked Paul Williams out with one punch. I don't believe Cotto could have even come close to doing so. Williams had stood up to the best punches of Margarito, Matthyse, Quintana etc with ease befor getting sparked by Martinez. Dzinziruk had never even been dropped before Martinez knocked him down 5 times and stopped him. A 170lbs Martinez is in a different world to a lmw Cotto in terms of power.

 

I disagree with this as well. If a guy has trouble with swarmers, he's still going to have a much easier time with a swarmer who is lighter, smaller and shorter than him, as compared to dealing with a swarmer who is heavier, taller and longer. To disagree with this is bizarre to me. A lot of what is being said on this thread is bizarre, actually.

 

It depends on the fighters ability to make it an advantage.

Some tall fighters have height and size work in their opponents favour, take PWill for example. Whereas others use said attributes to near perfection, take Vitali Klitschko for example.

 

not really, if you are forced to fight on the inside it is a disadvantage! skill and technique is more important than size

 

They wouldn't have the same style and skill set if you shrunk them.

 

Being taller can be used as an advantage.

Being Shorter can be used as an advantage.

Being heavier can be used as an advantage.

Being lighter can be used as an advantage.

 

Couldn't have said it better.

 

Not when you're fighting a prime Mike Tyson.

 

floyd is better in physical attributes and skills than jmm and jmm, who was coming up two weight classes, fought floyd.

floyd is better in skills than sergio. the only advantage sergio has is size. and it has been clearly pointed out by the joyboys that weight does not play much role with two skilled boxers. why the hell can't he go up in weight if sergio's style won't take advantage of the size difference anyway.

 

Floyd does not have the right skill-set or the right technique.