Much less skilled fighter, against a much bigger opponent, a much more skilled opponent, in a sport with even more advantages for size. Takes it to decision. [yt]Ey0UVew1xNc[/yt]
Exactly, and Hongman is taller than Show too. Also in muaythai match, from experience it is even a bigger disadvantage to be shorter than it is at boxing. Thats because up close they can knee you, and up far they can keep you at range with their much longer legs aswell as their arms. Kickboxing matches are generally fought from a distance anyways which favour the taller fighter, unlike boxing where you can fight on the "inside".
Mayweather would beat him, too skilled. If Big Show was conditioned as he is now, Floyd could stop him with body shots.
Please read what I said. I agree that after a point the extra size doesn't make much diff. But up to that size it most definitely does. Therefore the punching power a 230lb guy can generate is not that different than the power a 350lb guy. Not to mention, like I said the 230 lb guy will generally be physically able to reach the 350 lb guy's chin. :yep But the difference in power from 150lb to 400lb? COME ON!! atsch
How is Big Show going to make Floyd feel the power? He's a lumbering oaf with no boxing skills, how would he land??
I can also give examples where a smaller guy beat a bigger guy. But show me one where one guy is 150 lbs and the other is a 400+ athlete with some training in any remotely combat-related sport.
mate i like your opinion on most things but this is just a stupid question once the big show gets hold of him ... thats all she wrote
Cornering an opponent is not that hard when you are that much bigger, you don't even need that your footwork to be that great. Then all he needs to do is aim for the middle of Floyd's chest and hit ANYTHING. On top of that, you were saying that Floyd would win by body shots, which as I'm sure you know require you to be quite close. Big show wouldn't even need to attempt to throw a power shot. His jabs would carry enough to knock Floyd off balance and make an opening.
150lb vs 400lb is the same as 220lb vs 500lb is it not? When do you decided size difference becomes m00t? The reason you got into that thinking is because after 200lb, open weight classes is allowed thus we see plenty of size difference being overcomed. The difference between 150lb to a 200lb isnt any different than a 200lb vs 300lb (watch how Valuev overpowers osme of his opponents for proof). The main difference is that ALOT more 200lb men exist than 400lb men, therefore the talent pool is alot bigger at 200lb than at 400lb. So whereas if there was openweight from 150lb to 200lb, a MW with skill rating of 10 would be fighting a HW with skill level of 10 too. However because there are so few 400lb men, their skill level is more than likely about 3 as theres a very small talent pool to choose from and they get by with their size, they are then defeated by the much more skilled 200lb man. Its not the size difference being too big a factor between 150lb to 250lb that separates them, its both the amount of talent in those weight classes and the difference in weight. Because there isnt much 400lber out there anyways, unlikely they will get a 400lber as skilled as 200lber so most of the time, they let it happen because the 2000lber makes up for it in skill.
So technique learned from grappling is not negated by size yet the power you can generate from perfect technique and conditioning and 10000 punches thrown on a punching bag is? Grappling has everything to do with size, you will find that if 2 newbies go at it the bigger guy wins. Same with boxing, however get a vet vs a newbie and the vet wins, regardless of size.
In terms of numbers yes. But in terms of what that means in a practical sense in the real world... ABSOLUTELY NOT. I respect your opinion always, but I can't understand it in this case. You seem to be saying that Floyd would win a skill contest. I agree if they were told they had to have a highly technical boxing match. But skill isn't the deciding factor in this case.