What do you believe is the ideal size for a HW boxer?

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  1. BCS8

    BCS8 VIP Member

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    So, Semmy Schilt.
     
  2. hobby rider

    hobby rider Well-Known Member Full Member

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    @Redbeard7 told me that he found the bigger guys to be tough to beat off
     
  3. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lennox Lewis from the Holyfield I fight - 6'5", 245 lbs.
     
  4. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  5. LoveThis

    LoveThis Sweet Science Full Member

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    Tyson was an amazing cannonball and definitely undersized. It's all about technique, strategy, style and making your advantages count. That makes watching it interesting.

    If i had to choose a fighter just by how they are shaped, without knowing how they fight, I would choose Wladimir Klitschko.

    Judging by the strength we have seen in footage I would add Liston, Foreman, Shavers, Lewis.

    But then judging by speed and coordination it would be ali...
     
  6. MetalLicker

    MetalLicker I Am Full Member

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    The right answer is always as big as possible, with the right combination of power and skills.
     
  7. Ph33rknot

    Ph33rknot Take the risk or lose the chance Full Member

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    This
     
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  8. Aydamn

    Aydamn Dillian Da Dissappointment Full Member

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    6 foot 7

    245 pounds
     
  9. TMLT87

    TMLT87 Active Member Full Member

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    As big as you can be while still having decent speed and mobility and a solid gas tank.

    For most guys the ceiling for that is round 6'6 and 250ish.