What if guys like Lebron James, Dwight Howard, and Kevin Garnett hit the boxing gym..

[shadeyfizzle]

I think the thing that's intriguing is their size. If these guys were able to make a splash, boxing would be dominated by 6'8", 6'9", 6'10" guys. There would be a big dynamic shift in boxing. And it maybe would validate a super heavyweight division.

boxing has had big, tall heavyweight champions like the klistchkos, lennox lewis, george foreman. when you watch them move outside of the ring however, they look pretty clumsy compared to athletes of the same size of different sports.

On the other hand while these basketball players may look big, agile and graceful with good stamina it doesnt necessarily make them tough or physical in a fight game sense. Nor would it mean their agility or gracefulness would translate in the the kind of agility or gracefulness you would need in the ring.

[Toney Loc]

Karelin, now that guy is a certified beast. The term bad ass gets thrown a bit too much around here but that guy is a BAD-ASS. Only Gennaro Gattuso is more bad ass than him.

[shadeyfizzle]

What if Aleksandr Karelin Boxed instead of wrestled?
Olympics - 3 Gold
World Championships - 9 Gold
European Championships - 12 Gold
Went undefeated for 13 years
6'4
290 lbs

I suspect he would have KO'd Bowe, Tyson, Holfield & Lewis all within 6 rounds.

Better yet, let's discuss Unicorns

That's amazing the guy achieved all that in an era before headgear was standard and does not have cauliflower ear.

[Earl-Hickey]

What about the great Khali?

[street bully]

Guys al;l the points you are making saying they cant fight are MOOT. The thread starter said raised form a young age to be a boxer.

In other words how would their athleticism and physical advantages translate to the heavyweight division.

Jesus...Learn to read.

Thank you for pointing that out burner. However, I bet Howard even now would beat the living hell out of Arreola if he had a rwo month training camp.

[alexpz]

What about the great Khali?

how big is that fist? thats huge.

[B u r n e r]

Thank you for pointing that out burner. However, I bet Howard even now would beat the living hell out of Arreola if he had a rwo month training camp.

Vernon Gholston ,6-3, 275lbs

[B u r n e r]

Mario Williams, 6-7, 290lbs

[street bully]

6-3, 275lbs

Football players do not have the make up to be fighters though. It is known that basketball players make the best all round athletes and make the best fighters. Look at Roy Jones and Manny Pacquiao who are good basketball players.

Rasheed Walace would dust fools.

[Nobuhiro Sugoi]

Instead of the basketball courts at a young age, and were groomed to be boxers from a young age. How would the heavyweight division look.

oh dayum it would be ON then.

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