Why doesn't size matter in HW division?

[Chups]

Prime Mike Tyson (5'11") would kick both the Klitschos (6'7") and Valuev (7') out!

[Benny Leonard]

Usually the biggest heavyweights have not been very athletic.

Julius Long, Primo Carnera, Tye Fields, Alexander Ustinov, Michael Grant, Goofi Whitaker, etc.

The only really big heavyweights who are also athletic are the Klitschkos and Lennox Lewis.

Douglas was athletic but he was under 6'5 so I guess we wouldn't count him....Bowe however was 6'5 I think and very athletic. Tucker was as well. Wlad's very athletic, more than his brother, but Vitali has an ability to swerve his upper-body that makes him special.

[paul750]

Usually the biggest heavyweights have not been very athletic.

Julius Long, Primo Carnera, Tye Fields, Alexander Ustinov, Michael Grant, Goofi Whitaker, etc.

The only really big heavyweights who are also athletic are the Klitschkos and Lennox Lewis.

Michael Grant not athletic? He could have chosen any sport he wanted. He's very athletic, just not mentally right for boxing.

[Benny Leonard]

Michael Grant not athletic? He could have chosen any sport he wanted. He's very athletic, just not mentally right for boxing.

Forgot about him.

As far as athletic big men....lots of them in the NBA and NFL.

[paul750]

The Klitschkos are big athletic guys. Their only problem is their stiffness. They don't seem to have the sort of looseness others have had. They obviously do very well with the gifts they have though.

[paul750]

Forgot about him.

As far as athletic big men....lots of them in the NBA and NFL.

I'd even go as far as saying he's probably the best physical specimen the division has ever seen. I remember the pictures before his fight with Lewis. The guy certainly looked the part.

[paulf]

Heavyweights dont usually box for ****, to be honest.

[OaktownGhost]

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[Davros?]

Heavyweights dont usually box for ****, to be honest.

Really i could name a few good boxers from heavyweight over the years, Louis, Ali, Holmes, Holyfield, Patterson, Charles, Walcott etc

[Hitman932]

Size doesn't matter nearly as much as this forum believes.

It just makes a convenient excuse when a bigger fighter wins, and it also gives critics a reason to detract from a victory.

In the past month alone we have seen.

1) Tomasz Adamek, a former 175lber, beat the stuffing out of a bigger stronger Heavy
2) Zsolt Erdei show up at 178lbs and win a Cruiserweight title giving up almost 20lbs
3) David Haye taking a Heavyweight Title belt off a man 100lbs bigger
4) A former Flyweight run roughshod over one of the best Welterweights in the game.

When are people gonna wise up that skill trumps size 90% of the time?