Why are weight differences not as important at Heavy weight?

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  1. Uppercut_Artist

    Uppercut_Artist Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Of them all, Julius Erving would have been a hell of a boxer.:yep
     
  2. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    Bowe's size made a difference, but I think it was Holyfield's not so great punching power that lost him that fight. Tyson wouldn't have had that problem and he was 5'10.
     
  3. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    Wilt is the most overrated athlete of all time. Dude played against midgets. All his "feats" are a bunch of BS. And his head looks like he had an awful glass chin. Anybody who plays basketball for a living and practices throwing the ball into a hoop all day every day and can't make a ****ing free throw is sad.
     
  4. SmackDaBum

    SmackDaBum TKO7 banned Full Member

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    Look videos on Wilt, they giant could really jump, overrated? NOT.
     
  5. attaboi

    attaboi Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    You know, I was going to make a thread on this very phenomenon. People talk about how great the Klitschko sisters are. I highly doubt Wladimir in particular could have been a contender if he was 6,2 ft 230lbs.

    Jab jab jab, grap. Jap jap jap, gram. keep doing so until the shorter opponent exhausts themselves from you leaning on them, and then throw the right hand.
    seriously what is so special about that?
     
  6. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    WTF?

    :lol:
     
  7. Blackclouds

    Blackclouds Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Holyfield was only 205 for that fight, which might explain why his power didn't carry like he wanted.
     
  8. andrewa1

    andrewa1 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    A complete and utter imbecile like you is the last person who should be judging intelligence. Proportion matters, that's clear, but size is very important at any weight class, and height and weight confer advantages well beyond any mitigating cardio disadvantage. Another epic fail by the hturd.
     
  9. andrewa1

    andrewa1 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Wlad at 6'2 is like Mayweather with slow reflexes. Never understood why people use one entirely physical trait as an attack on a fighters skills but praise another one. Bizarre and irrational.
     
  10. Staminakills

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    Ie: that man's name is Anthony Joshua
     
  11. Staminakills

    Staminakills Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    True, a man playing with little boys who had to out for cigarette breaks and beer breaks all the time.

    Does anyone really think there could be an athlete in any combat sports today who smokes and drinks daily, not a facking chance in hell.

    No smoker and drinker could EVER be a top athlete in any combat sport. Wilt waa playing with facking high-school level comp, for crying out facking load
     
  12. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    Holyfield would clean out heavyweight today. Old George Foreman gave him a tough fight.

    Think about that for a second. Old Foreman gave Holyfield a good fight.

    You guys really don't think a guy like 70s Foreman stands a chance today against current Heavyweights? Come on.
     
  13. Big Left

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    Not only favoured, it has been happening in the ring for years
     
  14. RememberingC.S.

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    Wlad has fought almost all his opponents weighing around their weight, except for few ones. Some of his opponents, several actually, weighted more than him.

    All this, because you're one of those clowns claiming mayweather was the smaller fighter in the ring, because supposedly some of his opponents weighted more than him, while he actually never fought in height and reach disadvantage once in his entire career :hi:
     
  15. YesMySon

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    george foreman is the greatest h22h HW of all time. George foreman is the kingpin tyson answers too in his hood. George foreman is the final boss. Holyfield was ready to drop by the end of the fight. if that one was 15 rounds holyfield gets stopped.