Jones, boxers, tall fighters, reach, size

[quantiqus]

I don't understand some things. Maybe someone can explain it to me.

First, the REACH.

Jon Jones
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Reach: 84.5 in (215 cm)

Stefan Struve (tallest guy from UFC, 20 cm taller than Jones, smaller reach)
[Height 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)
Reach 84 in (213 cm)

Deontay Wilder (boxing champion)
Height 6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Reach 83 in (211 cm)

Tyson Fury (boxing champion)
Height 6 ft 9 in (206 cm)
Reach 85 in (216 cm)

Anthony Joshua (boxing champion)
Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Reach 82 in (208 cm)

Wladimir Klitschko (boxing champion)
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Reach 206 cm (81 in)

Francis Ngannou (random black guy from HW, same height as Jon Jones)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Reach 83.5 in (212 cm)

Rico Verhoeven (kickboxing champion)
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Reach 77.0 in (196 cm)


And the list can continue. All these guys are taller / much taller or the same height than Jones, and have inferior reach. Except Tyson Fury and the difference is very small. I don't understand how it can be possible because the difference looks too big. Struve is 20 cm and still has an inferior reach. Usually, taller guys have a longer reach and smaller guys have a short reach.


The second thing is the SIZE

At the weight in, the results were:
Daniel Cormier (205) vs Jon Jones (204.5)


How is that possible?
Jones is much taller than Cormier. Also, had a bigger back during the fight. Sure, you can say that:
1. Cormier has fat around the belly. OK, but this time he was not that fat, and also, fat is much less dense than muscle.
2. Jones has skinny legs. But I don't buy it, only the calves, his legs are not skinny.


Thanks for your answers,

 

[Burning Hammer]

People have genetic variations

 

[Rudeboyben84]

Some heavyweights champs from K-1, Boxing and MMA

Mirko Crocop 6"2, 73" reach
Fedor Emelianenko 5"11, 74" reach
Joe Frazier 5"11, 73" reach
Mike Tyson 5"10, 71" reach
Rocky Marciano 5"10, 67" reach
Ray Sefo, 5"11, 75" reach
Mark Hunt 5"10, 74" reach
Daniel Cormier 5"10, 72" reach

Thats just a list of a few heavyweights off the top of my head.

Short arms are better at generating power close in. Low centre of gravity is better of grappling.

There are advantages to every build, short and stocky = more power in general. You just gotta learn to fight the right way for your frame and use it to an advantage.

 

[YellowBanenoo]

 

[Rudeboyben84]

Also DC and Jones are the same weight because Cormier has a massive barrel torso, he is just a much more stocky build that Jones.

Jones has a freak reach for sure, disproportionate to his height for sure and he uses it very very well.

 

[Eli1015]

Are you asking how Jon Jones has longer arms than all of those fighters? It's called being born with them. That's it. He was destined to be the MMA GOAT.

 

[Jedi Judah]

Size matters

 

[quantiqus]

No, moron, I actually won money thanks to Jones.

 

[YellowBanenoo]

No, moron, I actually won money thanks to Jones.

As If anyone asked ?

 

[HuskySamoan]

Lesnar 6'2 81in reach
Matt Mitrione 6'3 83in reach
Gustafson 6'5 80in reach
Max Baer 6'2 81in reach
Lennox Lewis 6'5 84in reach
Shane Carwin 6'1 80in reach
Badr Hari 6'5 84in reach
Semmy Schilt 6'11 88in reach
Buster Douglas 6'4 84in reach

Here's some guys with crazy reaches too.

 

[HuskySamoan]

Thomas Hearns 6'1 80in reach
Larry Holmes 6'3 81in reach
Peter Aerts 6'4 84in reach
Lavar Johnson 6'3 81in reach
Sonny Liston 6'1 84in reach

 

[Squintz]

White belt gonna ask White belt questions.

 

[Dominic An]

Lol @ TS. So I guess it's impossible for two people of the same height to have different shoe sizes?








Was gonna say different penis sizes but PAUSE