Today's heavyweight "stars" are bigger because...

Yeah, and even then.. it's rare for big men like Lewis, Wladimir, Vitali to be as skilled as they are. Most fighters their size are stiffs who would've been beaten like girl-scouts at the hands of Ali, Foreman, etc.

 

Dude we all knew people are getting bigger and whats big one generation isnt as big the next. Most middleweights in the 50's(exception of RR) we 5'7", 5'8". Now its hard to find any under 5'11".

 

Not smarter? Wrong buddy. Very much more smarter. Both the Klitschko brothers are fluent in 5 languages, both with PhD's and other. Valuev is extremely smart and very well read. Most of the european HW are very intellingent. I guess you were speaking of the American boxers, the ones that scream and go crazy and dance and brag and know nothing more to say other than their own name.

 

.... I think he means ring-smart.

 

i hear that...no heavyweight today can be compared to ne of the greats though...they just put on a lotta weight n hope to land a big shot...mine as well watch lil kids fight

 

he was talking ring smarts atsch

 

thats the definition of irony right there

 

Chagaev 6'1

Ibragimov 6'1 or 6'2

Maskaev 6'3

Povetkin 6'1

Solis 6'1

They oldboys could compete today!

 

Bigger but not better.

 

exactly!

 

There is some truth to what you saying, however there were methodical 6'6 heavyweights back in the day also, and they got their ass sparked by the 180 lb HW's .. I think people for the most part are growing bigger, but its around the waist line due to all the fast food and bad diet . People didn’t have all that grease in their bodies back in the day. Today its a fast food world

if 80% of today's Hw's were in true boxing condition they would be 6"5 227 lb, just like Lewis was vs. Ruddock . look at the waist line of most these heavyweights today. No diet or self control . no conditioning.

some fighters believe there in no weight limit at HW.. that’s where they are completely misguided. If your not at your correct weight, you can't get your shots off , It simply throws off your biomechanics . thus your off balance and you throwing one punch at a time ... When fighters come in correct, they can throw the 5 6 7 punch combinations . Its something your rarely see in today’s heavyweights.

 

Yes, back in his heyday, *Big* George Foreman was seen as a big heavyeight.

But now, a 6 foot 4, 225 heavy is probably close to the median size for a heavyweight.

The strange thing is that not only are we seeing so many real big heavies, (over 6 foot 5), but that they are, for the first time in boxing history, actually coordinated, athletic, and highly talented fighters.

A real big heavy of yesteryear, like say, Primo Carnera, had size going for him, but his lack of skill evened it out.

But now, with a fighter that is big, AND heavily talented and atheltic, they don't have the drawbacks the giants of yesteryear had.

 

so very true :-( :-(

 

Foreman was a damn bear...big by any standards. Nutrition and dieting has jumped light ages in the last few decades. It's just evolution, man will always be evolving in size, strength and intellect. And for who ever was riding the K bros dick...their PHd's are in like physical education. Yes PE. They took classes in weightlifting, golf, etc.... It's not like they can perform surgery. Not to mention they were athletes during the Cold War which means Moscow probably gave those ****ing things away so they would look superior to any competitors....:deal