I may of been up late and had quite alot to drink but guys i think this fight happened last night after that awful DeGale fight. And Judah showed his skills against the heavyweight until the sheer size of the heavyweight took over against the older and much smaller man. Or it could of also been Carlton Banks vs Simon Phoenix off of Demolition man. But i think it was Briggs.
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Some fighters are naturally faster, some fighters are naturally more powerful, some fighters have better stamina or chins. Hurd is naturally bigger. Big boy still makes weight. Not gonna invalidate his win, especially cause I love rugged come forward brawlers. Marciano is one of my fav fighters of all time because he’s so rugged and entertaining. I had the fight 6-6. KD secured it. He’s not the most refined or skilled but he’s a machine that doesn’t stop coming. His size played a big part sure. Just as much as RJJ’s athleticism and speed played a part vs Toney, or Khans chin played a part vs Prescott. If you wanna invalidate a fighter cause of their physical attributes you can’t validate other fighters based on theirs. Blah blah fiddle dee dee potatos
They were saying the same about Canelo. If a fighter can "naturally" do that then fair enough but it is beginning to get out of control, all i want is a level playing field when the fight starts so the best man can win. We are just not really getting that when the size difference is so big. Lara is way better than Hurd. And if im honest with the recent history of this sport im not even that convinced its "natural". Maybe i have just lost all my faith in fair fights any more. Hurd broke no rules but it certainly wasnt a level playing field by the start of the 1st round.
They might have been saying that but I wasn’t, if the guy can make weight I have no issue with it. All’s fair in oven war etc etc. Size is only one factor in a fight. No more important than chin, power, speed, reflexes, hand eye coordination etc etc, which are all physical attributes. People just tend to hate a certain fighter and conviently forget their stances on a fighter they like. But this is nothing new n I never expect it to change. Like people said about Rigo, if Lara didn’t wanna fight a bigger guy, he shouldn’t of fought a bigger guy. Ah well.
Yeah they are good points and i get what you are saying and i cant even say i dont agree with you. Hurd is fighting within the laws of the sport and being able to blow up so big is his thing where his opponants got quicker hands or more power or just better all round skills. If your body can do it and its helpful in a fight why shouldnt you be allowed to do it? But when they stepped up to touch gloves at the start of the fight last night i just had to laugh at the size difference and my heart sank a little cuz it became clear this fight was already a forgone conclusion, it took something away from the fight for me. It turned in to a bit of a pointless excercise There should be a limit on weight gain between Friday and Saturday, in all fights by all organisations. I want to know who the best Boxer is in a fight now who the biggest man is. I felt Lara was the better Boxer of those 2 yet the size difference negated it all and to be fair that was the whole point of putting all these weight catagories in in the 1st place.
