why is it that bigger men take a better shot? Ali was nearly knocked out by Henry Cooper in the 60`s, but when he came back in the 70`s, he was about 10lbs heavier and managed to take far harder shots than the hook Cooper flattened him with, what`s the science behind it, you mentioned a big head and neck, is that all there is to it? I read on a thread a while back that Tommy Hearns worked on his skinny legs before his rematch with Barkley and took awful punishment in losing to Barkley but was not stopped yet in their first match at middle, Tommy was flattened by a single punch, is there any truth to the theory that thicker legs improve your endurance? Fury`s legs are a lot stronger than Wilder`s.