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here's what a journeyman kickboxer accomplished in mma with some TDD
A K-1 Grand Prix champion is a journeyman?
here's what a journeyman kickboxer accomplished in mma with some TDD
We always talk about "reach advantage". I find it interesting that it appears far less necessary than in Boxing.
HW champion boxers have far more reach than UFC HW champs;
Tyson Fury - 85" --------------------------- Brock Lesnar - 81"
Lennox Lewis - 84" ------------------------ Stipe Miocic - 80"
Deontay Wilder - 83" ---------------------- Tim Sylvia - 80"
Hasim Rachman - 82" -------------------- Junior Dos Santos - 77"
Anthony Joshua - 82" --------------------- Fabricio Werdum - 77"
Wladamir K. - 81" -------------------------- Andrei Arlovski - 77"
Vitali K. - 80' --------------------------------- Cain Velasquez - 77"
Joseph Parker - 76" ----------------------- Randy Couture - 75"
Mike Tyson - 71"----------------------------- Daniel Cormier - 72.5"
So are Olympic medalistsA K-1 Grand Prix champion is a journeyman?
Boxers are A level athletes for the most part
have you seen the entrants for that Grand Prix? It was the weakest field in K1 history. The most threatening fighter was Badr Hari, and he was pulled because of injuries.A K-1 Grand Prix champion is a journeyman?
Boxing is a highly evolved A/B level sport where the the majority of elites athletes at the top have sport-specific body types - e.g. long limbs.
MMA is a growing C level sport with mostly leftover athletes from other sports, especially at HW. It's not remotely selective enough at the top to funnel sport specific body types through and leave the rest behind.
have you seen the entrants for that Grand Prix? It was the weakest field in K1 history. The most threatening fighter was Badr Hari, and he was pulled because of injuries.
have you seen the entrants for that Grand Prix? It was the weakest field in K1 history. The most threatening fighter was Badr Hari, and he was pulled because of injuries.
here's what a journeyman kickboxer accomplished in mma with some TDD
I thought I was going back WAYYYY to far with Mike Tyson (Pre UFC.)
Briggs - 80"
Foreman - 78.5"
Ali - 78"
Holyfield - 77.5"
RJJ - 74" (HW?)
Toney - 72" (HW?)
Boxing is a highly evolved A/B level sport where the the majority of elites athletes at the top have sport-specific body types - e.g. long limbs.
MMA is a growing C level sport with mostly leftover athletes from other sports, especially at HW. It's not remotely selective enough at the top to funnel sport specific body types through and leave the rest behind.
Boxers are A level athletes for the most part
Boxing is a highly evolved A/B level sport where the the majority of elites athletes at the top have sport-specific body types - e.g. long limbs.
MMA is a growing C level sport with mostly leftover athletes from other sports, especially at HW. It's not remotely selective enough at the top to funnel sport specific body types through and leave the rest behind.
Sport specific body types is of vital importance if you want to perform well in a highly competitive sport
MMA hasn't reached this level yet and that's why you'll see all body types.
Reach is more important in box where it's strictly a standing striking game.We always talk about "reach advantage". I find it interesting that it appears far less necessary than in Boxing.
HW champion boxers have far more reach than UFC HW champs;
Tyson Fury - 85" --------------------------- Brock Lesnar - 81"
Lennox Lewis - 84" ------------------------ Stipe Miocic - 80"
Deontay Wilder - 83" ---------------------- Tim Sylvia - 80"
Hasim Rachman - 82" -------------------- Junior Dos Santos - 77"
Anthony Joshua - 82" --------------------- Fabricio Werdum - 77"
Wladamir K. - 81" -------------------------- Andrei Arlovski - 77"
Vitali K. - 80' --------------------------------- Cain Velasquez - 77"
Joseph Parker - 76" ----------------------- Randy Couture - 75"
Mike Tyson - 71"----------------------------- Daniel Cormier - 72.5"
For the same reasaon an MMA fighter cuts 20-30 lbs of water, and a boxer cuts 5-10. Different physical attributes are more important in each sport. In MMA, you'll never see a 210 lb guy dominate the HW division. You see it in boxing all the time.