Was Corrie Sanders extremely athletic?

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  1. tyewil

    tyewil Member Full Member

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    South African dutch, he is an Afrikaner, a tourist, a racist.
     
  2. sir axeman

    sir axeman Boxing Addict Full Member

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    his physique was not athletic...he looked like joe average on the street who doesnt work out...but he had fast hands and big power. He was called the sniper for good reason. But athleticism, stamina and world class boxing skills..no!
     
  3. 2ironmt

    2ironmt Boxing Addict Full Member

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    depends on the definition of 'athletic'.... he had fast hands and obviously good enough hand eye coordination to be a good golfer. considering his apparent work ethic, i'd say he had atheletic gifts no doubt
     
  4. Cross of Iron

    Cross of Iron Active Member Full Member

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    He had a bad back , couldn't do road work .

    He threw the best straight left of any heavyweight . Very dangerous boxer.

    Has some nice scalps on his belt.
     
  5. Larryboys

    Larryboys Well-Known Member Full Member

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    No I wouldn't say so, good handspeed though. He had power but not anything out of the ordinary, most guys who are in the region of 6'4, 240 pounds can turn anybodies lights out with the right punch.

    Afrikaner refers to the Dutch patois speaking people who are French in alot of cases. Sanders is a British name, they are seperate from Afrikaners in South Africa. As was Brian Mitchell.
     
  6. DrX

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    he had fast hands....but his reflexes were slow
     
  7. Vysotsky

    Vysotsky Boxing Junkie banned

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    He could run the 100m in 10 seconds. He was very athletic
     
  8. RightCross

    RightCross Grandmaster of Boxing Full Member

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    golf isnt an easy sport. =)