Wingspan reach is so overrated.

[joesaiditstrue]

Why do television broadcasts always focus on fingertip to fingertip wingspan reach vs arm length?

Wingspan reach doesn't mean **** because then you're factoring in how broad a fighters shoulders are, whereas arm length is what determines how close you can get to your opponent before they can hit you

I see Box Nation going crazy on Crawford's 73.5" vs Beltran's 68" but that isn't his effective reach. His effective reach is more likely to be about 3 inches over Beltrans, not 5-6" like Box Nation is pretending it to be

I think a lot of people misunderstand reach vs arm length and which one actually matters

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If you're standing in a sideways stance then your shoulder length "counts" in the sense that it places your head that much further back from the range of your fists.

There's no perfect measurement, it depends on if the fighter squares up or keeps their shoulders sideways while jabbing.

[joesaiditstrue]

If you're standing in a sideways stance then your shoulder length "counts" in the sense that it places your head that much further back from the range of your fists.

There's no perfect measurement, it depends on if the fighter squares up or keeps their shoulders sideways while jabbing.

if you have broad/wide shoulders, it also puts your opponent further away from your power hand (but closer to your jab hand), in the end I still think arm length is way more telling

[firstborn]

Wing span does matter when you face a fighter that understands how to use their reach advantage properly.......

[Build That Wall]

No, It isn't. To beat someone like Klitschko other than by landing a lucky punch, It would be much easier to beat him if you had a longer reach than him and it would be easier to knock him out as well.

[joesaiditstrue]

No, It isn't. To beat someone like Klitschko other than by landing a lucky punch, It would be much easier to beat him if you had a longer reach than him and it would be easier to knock him out as well.

klitschko can keep guys at the end of his jab because of his arm length, not his wingspan reach. arm length = shoulder/armpit to the end of the fist. shoulder to the end of your fist takes wingspan completely out of the equation.

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Wlad's reach/arm length actually isn't that special for his division, he just has very precise distance control

With someone like Paul Williams who had something like an 80 inch reach as a welterweight... Regardless of the measurement semantics that's a huge obstacle

[nivek535]

can someone tell me why there is a discussion on which measurement is more true???????
thread starter just trying to prove himself to be a smarty pants.
conclusion of thread: size matters.
so stfu..

[joesaiditstrue]

can someone tell me why there is a discussion on which measurement is more true???????
thread starter just trying to prove himself to be a smarty pants.
conclusion of thread: size matters.
so stfu..

is pink your default color sister?

[ladiesman217]

Doesn't Pac always have a slight advantage on arm length on arm length yet he gives up any advantage on reach? Like against Morales. Morales had a 5-inch advantage on reach but his arms were shorter.