Lmao no. He was a full time golfer, part time boxer. I did a thread on interviewing him. He even said he was a pro golfer WHEN HE WAS BOXING. Jesus Christ, lmfao, he was a fat piece of lard. I think he was like 38 years old when he fought Wladimir, a strong hungry young lion. Another interesting fact. if WLAD had beaten Sanders he would have fought Lennox in 2003. So in a way. losing to a full time golfer saved Wlad from an even bigger beating.
he was certainly one of those natural athletes. . you've all got friends like him: they never touch a weight, never really workout on a consistent basis, and don't really look the part at all. . . but when on the b-ball court, or playing backyard football, etc. they beast it.
He didn't strike me as athletic. He just seemed really strong and really tough. Super durable. I'll never forget his upset of Wlad, but also the way he hung in there with Vitali, who gave him a heck of a beating.
You could say he was naturally athletic if you wanted to. Not necessarily by appearance or by fitness level, as he didn't train very hard. People without natural athleticism would never have close to the hand speed and power that Sanders had. Imagine a RJJ that didn't train and was a little pudgey? His hands would still be very fast due to the natural athleticism he possesses.
He was very fast. He was a southpaw. He had power (although less than Abduslamov). He was only a one-armed fighter. He lacked a real body.
SA dutch, not the same Probably the fact he was southpaw as to why he ktfo of wlad. Nothing to do with with corrie being athletic. Its a shame cos wlad's a better fighter now, dont think he would be ko'd against a golfer now.
Ran a very fast 100m when he was a kid, naturally good at every sport he tried. Corrie Sanders was clearly a very talented athlete