What is "athleticism"?

[them_apples]

when i think of athleticism I think of agility and speed.

[FeFist]

When I think of an athletic fighter I see an individual who has attributes that would serve him well in a multitude of sports. Things like conditioning, quickness, flexibility, explosiveness etc. in other words their physical attributes.

Most boxers top class boxers are athletic.

[bojangles1987]

Speed, agility, and power in boxing, most other athletic talents don't factor in.

[WarMaidana]

pac, mayweather, gamboa, broner, martinez. Guys like JCC Jr, marquez, maidana, they are not atlheletic. Berto has lots of good physical attributes but sucks ass at boxing

[hectari]

Gamboa is a prime example of someone who relies purely on his athletic ability to overwhelm his opponent. It's only a matter of time till he gets knocked out badly, he has been dropped hard several times because he was throwing blazing fast combos leaving his chin up.

[Reloaded]

when i think of athleticism I think of agility and speed.

Yes thats the body component , the mind part is reflexes and calculation like a fast top end PC , great athletes read the play correctly and pre-empt things before they happen from very subtle opponent cues .

[Ringlife]

Roy Jones Jr in his prime.

[pedaly]

soo ****in new smashing punch! Shpilophosy-punch! crazy