Most Fighters Look Like Midgets In Person

Your fault for being 7 feet tall

 

Camera adds 10 lbs.........unless you're a Wilder opponent, then it adds 300 more lbs

 

A lot of it is camera angle. They shoot up at the fighter -- during the introductions for instance -- to make them more imposing on screen. But they do it for both guys so as to make the fight seem "huge".

You see it in movies. If you want the protagonist to appear powerful you angle the camera up at them, if you want the protagonist to appear in a weakened state, angle it slightly down.

 

He's a very good looking man. :deal

 

I'm amazed at guys like Andy Lee or Bute.....6'2 or so and weigh 168 or less. Or Mark Breland who was a 6'3" welterweight! Last time I was 160 I was a 6' 14 yearold.

 

Well it's just the way people are built I guess. I'm 5"10" and weight is 157 pounds pretty lean. My body is pretty much a Chris Algieri clone. A strong gust of wind would knock me down.

You have to consider that these guys are not lifting weights and eating with the intent to add muscle mass. That has to affect a lot things.

 

Also 200 pounds lean at 5'11" is completely jacked. You do not see a lot of guys walking around like that. And the ones that do are the no cardio having, weightlifting meathead types. Most boxing type guys are not that big.

 

Also Tommy Hearns had 15 inch arms in his fight against Marvin Hagler. The guy was a stick, but had pipes bigger than Muhammad Ali and he was leaner than Ali too. Yet he still had those guns.

It comes down to frame size.

 

I can attest to the camera making a person look bigger. I'm 6ft3 and 240lbs, my little brother is 6ft1 and about 230lbs. I've been lucky to see him on TV numerous times during his competitions overseas (He is a 3 time Olympic and Commenwealth games athlete). The camera makes him look huge.

I still let him know who is the eldest and biggest of the brothers though... he he

 

So true. I was shocked when I met Lemieux and saw he was shorter than me. Caught me off gaurd!