Why did boxing stop measuring other muscles? See pictures.

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  • SlySlickSmooth
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    #11
    Originally posted by Hype job
    Disagree, big wrist, chest, forearm could indicate big frame, big waist could indicate excess fat etc. I don't think it's pointless at all.
    I'm thinking these stats helped people convince other people to throw down bets on the wrong guy.

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    • Pretty Boy32
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      #12
      It's unnecessary.

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      • Southpawology
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        #13
        This isnt bodybuilding having 20" biceps dont mean ****k inside the ring

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        • jmrf4435
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          #14
          I think most of those measurement have little or no effect on an athletes success, therefore they are mostly irrelevant. Look at the NFL combine, pplayers that kill it in the combine usualy don;t alweays make the best pros.

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          • Basco
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            #15
            Originally posted by Hype job
            Disagree, big wrist, chest, forearm could indicate big frame, big waist could indicate excess fat etc. I don't think it's pointless at all.
            I agree to an extent. There might be a correlation between measurements and power which could be interesting. Who knows. then again, Mathysse is a prime example of a non-muscular gut with lots of power!

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            • Cinci Champ
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              #16
              probably when they realized it meant nothing

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              • LittleMacAttack
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                #17
                So much goes into boxing beyond measurements. Mental fortitude, ring IQ, etc. The measurements are kind of interesting for statistical purposes, but they are highly irrelevant. Still it might be interesting if we still had them and could draw a correlation between fight performance and muscle size.

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                • HanzGruber
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                  #18
                  Might as well measure their snake size too. Amirite?

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                  • LittleMacAttack
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                    #19
                    Originally posted by HanzGruber
                    Might as well measure their snake size too. Amirite?
                    It's well known that the biggest punchers are only compensating for their small peens.

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                    • Basco
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                      #20
                      Originally posted by LittleMacAttack
                      It's well known that the biggest punchers are only compensating for their small peens.
                      Poor GGG! lol

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