What if Mike Tyson was 7 feet tall? Could he have adjusted?

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  1. KubratPuluv

    KubratPuluv Guest

    What if Tyson was 7 feet tall and 260 pounds of muscles. What could he have done? Same speed and power. Same boxing skills. Same very good chin.

    But how will the bob and weave work?
     
  2. bobotnaman

    bobotnaman ★★★★☆ Full Member

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  3. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Most of ESB thinks a 6ft6 250 lb Floyd Mayweather would run the HW division.

    People seem to have no idea how body mechanics and styles develop as a result of size.

    The answer is: no one knows how this guy would do, but one thing for sure is he wouldn't be "Mike Tyson".
     
  4. xzero

    xzero Member Full Member

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    so if he had all his same reflexes and speed , but was only physically bigger and thus EVEN stronger ?

    kind of a dumb question, of course he would be unstoppable

    but on the other hand, if he would of been so damn tall and big, whats the point of bobbing and weaving to the inside ?
     
  5. elchivito

    elchivito master betty Full Member

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    Haha Air Tyson. Yells " I wanna eat your kids!" while doing 360 dunk.
     
  6. phantasma

    phantasma Active Member Full Member

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    Well he had problems against boxers with jabs so you could kiss that goodbye especially with his speed. He'd pretty much be unstoppable.
     
  7. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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  8. oibighead

    oibighead G.O.A.T. Full Member

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    Is he proportionally bigger or does he have an extra big torso, neck ect..?
     
  9. BadDog

    BadDog Active Member Full Member

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    He would be Valuev
     
  10. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    the height of valuev ...ends there.... Valuev has the build of a giant wax dummy thats in the middle of melting
     
  11. Hermit

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    People just are clueless on how the body scales. If you took Tyson and made him 20 feet tall with the same proportions his legs would snap like twigs under the weight.
     
  12. Golden Boy 360

    Golden Boy 360 Boxing's Biggest Cash Cow Full Member

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    why would his legs snap if he has the same proportions?
     
  13. Hermit

    Hermit Loyal Member banned

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    The bones wouldn't support the weight. That is what I mean when I say they don't "scale". This is why you can't assume anything about what Tyson would be like if you just enlarged him to 7 foot.
     
  14. Jack

    Jack Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He'd be an inferior fighter. 5'10" and 215lbs is a much better size for a heavyweight than 7' and 300lbs.

    Lighter heavyweights will always be superior to super heavyweights.
     
  15. the_what

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