Solis and why heavyweights put on so much weight!

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Priceisright, Dec 13, 2010.


  1. garfios

    garfios Dark Lord Full Member

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    Some haters will never give credit, so we have to wait and c.
     
  2. RUSKULL

    RUSKULL Loyal Member banned

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    Really? Can I interest you in some swampland in Florida?

    Solis is the exact type of fighter that Vitali eats for breakfast. Solis would have a better, but still very slim, chance against Wladimir in my opinion.
     
  3. RUSKULL

    RUSKULL Loyal Member banned

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    The current top 3 Heavyweights are Wladimir, Vitali & Haye. None of the above are out of shape or even remotely fat.
     
  4. BoxingDomain

    BoxingDomain Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Really, no difference from 214 to 244? :lol:
    Then why not just weigh 214, and put a 30lb backpack on for the fight, you know, since there's no difference. :-:)-(

    Stamina, speed, etc...it's all affected by weight.
     
  5. Felix Sanchez

    Felix Sanchez Active Member Full Member

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    Solis generally has a 60lb backpack.

    Just to give the others a chance.
     
  6. Windigo

    Windigo Boxing Addict Full Member

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  7. ludwig

    ludwig Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Look at Arreola's last fight with Quezada. Arreola showed up way overweight, and soon found that Quezada was too tough for him to punch out in the opening rounds. Instead of moving around and boxing the slow immobile Quezada, Arreola stood there and got his face busted in and broke both his hands getting a decision. Fights like that do alot of damage.

    Solis won't be fast enough unless he slims down.
     
  8. Sdt

    Sdt Active Member Full Member

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    A body fat percentage limit would be more appropriate, BMI simply can't be used for athletes
     
  9. gregor

    gregor Well-Known Member Full Member

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    And we would never see 2 of them in the same ring, since Wlad and Vitali are brothers and Haye has no balls to fight any of them. Otherwise, probably majority of Klitschkos' opponents is overweight - Arreola, Peter, Rahman, and so on, going back to Johnson (Kirk). While in the past there were also top boxers like TNT Tubbs or (sometimes) Witherspoon, they were exceptions rather than a rule.