Why were 90s heavyweights so muscular and able to block punches with their faces?

[GrandpaBernard]

Then in the 2000s we had fat boy heavyweights

hippos swinging for the fences who are their way to the top weight class

[BangEM]

Joshua was huge before he lost to Ruiz. A lot more muscular than Lewis, Tyson etc.

That doesn't negate my point - his arms and legs. And he's taller than Lennox Lewis but has never had the same shoulders and chest.

Tyson is 5'10/5'11 but was weighing between 220-230. And I believe the biggest AJ has ever been is 254lbs despite being 7-8 inches taller than Mike Tyson.

So how can you say he's more muscular? At 5'10/5'11 - you shouldn't be more than 200-205.

[GrandpaBernard]

That doesn't negate my point - his arms and legs. And he's taller than Lennox Lewis but has never had the same shoulders and chest.

Tyson is 5'10/5'11 but was weighing between 220-230. And I believe the biggest AJ has ever been is 254lbs despite being 7-8 inches taller than Mike Tyson.

So how can you say he's more muscular? At 5'10/5'11 - you shouldn't be more than 200-205.

What about your fav Deontay

Built like a basketball player

punches how I’d imagine a nba player would

but has insane power

[BangEM]

Joshua's head size got bigger when he got more muscular too. That's what happens when you add weight. Just stop it. This topic is ****** as ****, Joshua looks more roided than most of the 90s HW's but is the most tested fighter in the sport.

His head size never got bigger - he has always had the same long head. It just got fuller. There's a difference.

I know you suck the 90s' nuts but yer heroes are steroids nuts with limited skills who blocked punches with their faces. Look at how effed up their faces are.

90s remain the most overrated era stained by steroids.

AJ in 2010

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AJ in 2020

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How did his head get bigger?

[BangEM]

What about your fav Deontay

Built like a basketball player

punches how I’d imagine a nba player would

but has insane power

Wilder doesn't lift weights. He has the normal build but I think he uses steroids between fights for recovery.

If Wilder were to start lifting weights - he'd look like Ibeabuchi.

[Robbie Barrett]

That doesn't negate my point - his arms and legs. And he's taller than Lennox Lewis but has never had the same shoulders and chest.

Tyson is 5'10/5'11 but was weighing between 220-230. And I believe the biggest AJ has ever been is 254lbs despite being 7-8 inches taller than Mike Tyson.

So how can you say he's more muscular? At 5'10/5'11 - you shouldn't be more than 200-205.

Joshua right now has a bigger chest and shoulders than Lewis ever had.

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Tyson has huge quads and was very dense. He was huge as a kid.

Saying they were juicing just by how they looked is ******. If we go by that then Joshua must be too and i'm a Joshua fan.

[BangEM]

When you look at AJ's dad, you'd know his people genetically are muscular.

And even with that - only his arms and legs are huge. His cousin is the same as well.

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I want to see these people's dads.

[mromano]

I...I...I... honestly have no idea how to respond to this post. I'm always respectful of everyone's opinions and posts, but this one is throwing me for a loop.

[BangEM]

Joshua right now has a bigger chest and shoulders than Lewis ever had.

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Tyson has huge quads and was very dense. He was huge as a kid.

Saying they were juicing just by how they looked is ******. If we go by that then Joshua must be too and i'm a Joshua fan.

LMAO. AJ's chest and shoulders aren't as big as Lennox's.

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AJ just has more definition due to having less body fat. More definition doesn't mean bigger.

And Lennox made a transformation within two years.

This was Lennox before Emanuel Steward and the diet.

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Compare that picture to AJ at the Olympics in 2012 before turning pro

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[BangEM]

Tyson is 5'10/5'11 - how did he get to almost 230lbs?