Which heavyweight have had the skinnyest legs out of all the heavy champs?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Does leg size effect your ability to take a shot and stuff?
    AJ`s legs are far stronger than Wilder`s.
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  2. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    Deontay Wilder and Bob Fitzsimmons spring to mind. James J Corbett was pretty skinny too.
     
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  3. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. banned Full Member

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    Unofficially Wilder has 18" legs. My neck is bigger.

    Holyfield, had thinner legs, so did Holmes.

    Louis had 22" legs. Fitz, I think the same.

    As long as the extra weight doesn't tax them, and a rough clinching match doesn't break out, thin legs are fine.

    Some people say your power comes from the legs, maybe some but I believe other areas add more power, passing what the legs offer.
     
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  4. Ragamuffin

    Ragamuffin Active Member Full Member

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    A - Force Harrison had skinny legs if I remember.
     
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  5. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Your neck is over 18 inches? bigger than-----
    Ali's
    Liston's
    Lewis'
    Norton's
    Frazier's
    Foreman's
    Johansson's
    Holmes'
    You sure you're not measuring round your head?lol
     
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  6. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    What a strange thread.
     
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  7. SambaKing1993

    SambaKing1993 Don't do it Zachary! Full Member

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    Don't you dare suggest James J Corbett had skinny legs! He had trunks for legs that are obscured by the footage around at the time!

    If James wasted his time with modern day squats, he would squat 3x the weight of Anthony Femi Joshua. Quadriceps and hamstrings built from years of running up a park hill with a wheelbarrow.

    They don't make them like James J Corbett anymore. *puff puff*
     
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