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There's only one metric in fighting: Can you beat the other guy? The "best" fighter is the one who can beat the other fellow up. So the ultimate fighters, the BEST fighters are the HWs and the few guys at LHW or even MW that could compete with them.
Are we OK so far - the BEST fighters are the big guys?
And if my version of being a purist is that I prefer the very best fighters, that's just as acceptable as another one liking the smaller classes for their higher pace and bigger skillsets.
That's the point I'm trying to make - size can't be ignored any more than any other talent a fighter has. If a guy has lighting reflexes and blistering hand speed. Or a chin of granite. Or a good head on his shoulders. Those are all important gifts that can't be aquired. Even the talent to absorb skill is something you're born with. Some are born prodigys, most aren't.
Now, if you want to make the point that "skillz" matter - what about boxing? All MMArtists look like absolute shit compared to a great boxer.
The point there is that in a "real fight" it don't pay to be pretty, right? Well, in a real fight size matters. All things being equal, the bigger guy beats the smaller one most of the time.
So being big is at least a talent, if you don't want to call it a skill.
Being naturally big is neither a talent or skill. My reaction?