What if Dwight Howard was a boxer?

[Light_Speed]

Wilder barely started boxing in his 20s, 2 years later he wound up winning a bronze medal with a total of just 27 am fights, 19 of those fights occurring in the past year. Beat a ton of guys that have been boxing their whole lives and is the last American to win an Olympic medal.

Why was he able to do this? His athleticism allowed him to learn things very fast, same with Mitchell, unfortunately both started boxing very late in their lives.

He was able to do that because he's talented to a degree, we've seen many athletic guys in boxing who just weren't that good.

[La_Vibora]

That's not fair, you know white people suck at bball.

White Americans? Maybe. Europeans? No, there are plenty of euro ballers.

[zero188]

We can say "what if" all we want, but there was actually a local news segment here in Orlando some years ago, where the Magic got to try a boxing/mma style workout for a day. Howard was throwing sloppy one, two combinations on the heavy bag, squared right up, and was obviously brutally tired after some time on the heavy bag, to the point where he struggled to keep his hand up. When he (along with other magics players)were asked what they thought of the workout, he stated that that it was a lot more than what it looks like.

As a Howard fan, i say that you cannot expect the world out of these guys in other sports, since they have specifically trained for basketball.

As a reference, the segment was on channel 13 news in Orlando/Central Florida.

[RlCKY]

how would he do vs the klits?

Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight 265 lb (120 kg)

The Klitschko's wouldn't fight him because he isn't a 6'0 250 pound fat ass

[Larry the boss]

If Dwight Howard had been training in boxing since childhood he would be a beast.

Based on what?there are a lot of fighters who have fought since childhood and still arnt great

[Larry the boss]

The Klitschko's would be guards in the NBA they are too short to play foward or center.

At 6'8 and 6'6 would they be hall of fame Guards or small forwards if they started playing ball since their childhood?

[Larry the boss]

The Klitschko's wouldn't fight him because he isn't a 6'0 250 pound fat ass

What a dumb ass post name these 6 foot fat ass's they have fought and name someone they are ducking

[JuanRakan]

Intangibles like punch resistance, heart/will, nerve and toughness cannt be seen until they step into the ring a few times.

[Rico1965]

Ask Too Tall Jones

[DanboSmitty]

He could be good or he could be bad

no way of knowing

Well that's the thread...