Physical strength is one of the most underrated attributes in boxing

I was watching an old fight and I remember the commentator giving props to the fighter who was controlling the fight by pretty much wrestling. Hold and twisting the hand of the opponent. I want to say it was a Greb fight, but not 100%.

 

Tyson fury is an animal

How can all these other men even compete?

The only thing they have on him is p4p more power but that's not enough

Wilder actually managed to spin fury in a clinch to the ropes but fury immediately returned the favour spun him into a headlock and literally crushed him in the corner like a ragdoll. Wilder is no weakling either.

 

I think others are going to start fighting rough too. AJ is physically stronger than Fury and may beat him at his own game.

 

AJ isn't physically stronger and when he is gasping for air Fury will walk through him.

 

Yes, I always take into account an apparent display of natural strength. That’s why I’ve stated how you can’t tie up guys like Spence, Beterbiev, and a couple others, they’re too strong, they’ll push you off and punish you.

 

This is something that many people just dont understand. A perfect example of this is Loma vs Manny. People here think just because theyre the same height and could actually meet at a catchweight that it'd be an even fight but that absolutely ridiculous. Manny is far stronger than Loma and would walk through his punches and knock him out. I have two nephews that are about the same age but one is is a bit taller than the other. They weigh about the same but the difference in strength is easy to see between the two. One can barely bench press 100lbs yet the other can nearly twice that. Strength his immensely underrated.

 

You are confusing DURABILITY w/ PHYSICAL STRENGTH. Pacquiao is more durable than Lomachenko, but I doubt he's physically stronger. Pacquiao is easily manhandled and out-muscled. When he's being clinched, he usually just waits until the ref stops the action. Also see how he bounces off his opponents and is often reeling against the ropes from blocking punches. This often makes him look like he's taking punishment.

Pacquiao would be smaller on fight night than Linares, Campbell, Mikey, Crolla, and Teofimo!

 

Good post. I feel there's a lot of confusion between physical strength and punching power when they're two separate things. Guys who are physically strong aren't always murderous punchers. Mayweather is a perfect example.

 

Floyd Mayweather, too. The guy is RIDICULOUSLY physically strong and can't be bullied physically. He tossed Mosley around like a rag doll and Mosley is one of the bigger welterweights.

Broner is very physically strong as well.

 

Terence Crawford is probably very physically strong as well.

 

Broner lifting 235lbs.

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Golovkin doing some wrestling:

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Joshua and Fury deadlifting looks to be 400lb

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I don’t think so, not relative to Spence. I think Spence manhandles him on the inside and gets him out of there in 8 rds.

 

It's actually quite overrated.

 

If furys deadlifting like that he should probably stop it lol