Lightest weight class that could beat a legit HW

[kingjim]

I genuinely believe Woodley would beat DC

Romero and Mousasi at middleweight, i think that’s about it

beat DC?
if Usman is strong think bout how much stronger DC is ..... its not even comparable

 

[Wise1]

BabyJay (who has weighed in as light as FW) gave Lyoto (who weighed in as a HW att) a run for his money.

 

[Huligani]

lol people in this thread thought Woodley would beat DC. Holy shit.

 

[Taric]

Miguel Torres defeated a HW in an amateur bout.

 

[I WILL CUT YOU]

I genuinely believe Woodley would beat DC

Well that's just silly.

 

[TUFNewb]

HMC and Butterball Turkey are not legit HWs tho.

 

[Deleted member 363827]

Lol at people in this thread thinking Woodley could hear top 5 HW. This is Ronda beating men BW all over again. Hot streak = invincible

 

[AndersonSilva23]

Depends on how good the heavyweight is, if it’s a guy like Tim Silva: Woodley could TKO him, GSP could take him down and easily gas him out by round 2. However a current top 10 HW’s jab would stun or KO any WW. Mass X Acceleration = Power.

 

[ejazahmednit]

i think MWs have done it before
Manhoef,Hendo, Mousasi, i think Romero, Rumble, Rockhold , Weidman can hold their own against mid tier HWs

 

[AndersonSilva23]

Power is Mass x Acceleration.. A lot of Heavyweights lack the Acceleration aka speed. Pop. Explosion. But they have the MASS to make up for it.... Mw's. Even WW'S Such as Woodley make up for that lack of MASS by being extremely EXPLOSIVE, Fast. Which sometimes is even better since they will always mostly land first anyways. So yeah... Woodley would prob KO Hw's if he lands.

You’re calculating peak power output which is accurate but are not considering the ability to absorb power. Each unit of mass will absorb power at a greater frequency. However some chins are weaker than others.

 

[HSM1]

You’re calculating peak power output which is accurate but are not considering the ability to absorb power. Each unit of mass will absorb power at a greater frequency. However some chins are weaker than others.

Um, no. Your chin doesnt get magically stronger just because your body is heavier. But yes people all have different chins, And its usually the punch you dont see coming that puts you out also.

 

[frye666]

What a weird thread. Conor at lightweight could KO a legit heavyweight. I mean, the odds of him winning the fight would be almost zero, but he has the capability to do it. You really don't need to have power or size or strength to KO someone. You just need a perfect punch.
But if you want to go with something like even odds, Anderson Silva in his prime could have beat most heavyweights.

 

[savemgs]

I genuinely believe Woodley would beat DC

Romero and Mousasi at middleweight, i think that’s about it

Now do you?

 

[SilvaStud]

Rumble former welterweight beat Andre arlovski

 

[SilvaStud]

Fighting heavyweight as a lower weight is totally different even if you have power it doesn't always translate. I had a buddy who boxed professionally around 160 lbs, little Mexican dude with sick power, like I was terrified to spar with him and I'm 6'4 and 240. But he told me when he sparred against heavyweights that we're also pros he could hurt them but he had to be careful since they are so heavy his power shots, especially to the body would end up wrecking his elbow and shoulder and he actually got some injuries from sparring with hw's because of that.

Classic sherdog 6’4” 240

 

[Taco Loco]

Those big middleweights, those guys walk around 200+.

 

[seau45]

Romero or Costa

 

[wearetheromans]

Rumble former welterweight beat Andre arlovski

current rumble cant make the hw limit

 

[IloveTHIS]

I have zero doubts a few elite WW could take on the bottom 10 HW. Zero doubt.

Below that....probably couldnt handle anyone in the top 10. Top 20 and below certainly possible

 

[tommi462]

I think some MWs might. Like Romero.