Question about reach.

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Littlebigmouth, Jan 19, 2013.


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  1. dealt_with

    dealt_with Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Being able to hit your opponent before he hits you has nothing to do with reach. A timed step will always beat reach, reach would make a difference if fighters walked around with their arms out and they stood still. It's something that makes sense in theory until you actually think about it. If you'd fought before you'd know how little it means.
     
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  2. Littlebigmouth

    Littlebigmouth New Member Full Member

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    Back to the statistic :

    Im going to make up a term called "functional reach" which means how far a fighter can effectively punch.

    One more point reach also contains shoulders a boxers power punch comes from the shoulders meaning longer reach may more so be an indicator of power.

    As I've pointed out once you consider step size, hand size, shoulder width, does 6 cm of reach provide an advantage, or 9 cm ? Or if the opponents are of equal height does even 9 cm matter at all ?

    Vitali klitschko vs Lennox Lewis - did klitschko appear to be out ranged at all ?

    What about Vitali vs Corrie sanders did corrie appear out reached ? more so than when he fought wladimir ? who has 5cm additional reach, but is also 2 inches shorter.

    However, for example fights light botha vs lewis and tyson vs lewis are ones where reach was clearly decisive. So I'm not saying it doesn't matter.

    I'm more trying to discuss the interpretation of the statistic where the reach is within say 13 cm and heights are roughly the same.

    Is it power and height that is likely to make it appear that one has a decisive reach advantage when it is rather an initiative advantage.
     
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