Whats the best physique u have seen on a boxer?

[yancey]

Galento...



Sort of reminds you of George the Animal Steele?



What if George would have become a boxer?

Gambler do you think you should start a thread on that topic?

Did Galento have a neck?

That head looks wrong for that body.

[Robinson]

Do you want to see a good " Grapplers "body ? No idea where the myth
that looking like or being built like Brock is ideal for Grappling... grappling
requires more mobility and less strength than striking does.


















Just a sampling of some of the best MMA grappler-wrestler sorts to have entered the
cage. Hardly an epic Comic Book build amongst them.

Alot of these guys train just to fight... and if they have good genetics then so
be it, they look buff. Alot of other fighters train to fight AND to package themselves
for advertising, movies, etc etc....hence why body building (in what ever guise)
is a common instrument in most combat sports these days. If you look the
part you attract people to the sport.

[gambler49]

Do you want to see a good " Grapplers "body ? No idea where the myth
that looking like or being built like Brock is ideal for Grappling... grappling
requires more mobility and less strength than striking does.


















Just a sampling of some of the best MMA grappler-wrestler sorts to have entered the
cage. Hardly an epic Comic Book build amongst them.

Alot of these guys train just to fight... and if they have good genetics then so
be it, they look buff. Alot of other fighters train to fight AND to package themselves
for advertising, movies, etc etc....hence why body building (in what ever guise)
is a common instrument in most combat sports these days. If you look the
part you attract people to the sport.

All these guys hav fighters bodies for sure.
Wen I sed that Brock has a Grapplers body, I don't mean its the ultimate. But wat I meant was that its good for grappling, but no good for boxing.

[Robinson]

He has a body good for wrasslin' :P

I just hope Carwin closes his eyes this weekend ;)

[Goodnight, Irene]

Galento...



Sort of reminds you of George the Animal Steele?



What if George would have become a boxer?

Gambler do you think you should start a thread on that topic?

Did Galento have a neck?

That head looks wrong for that body.

You are too kind. It damn near looks photoshopped

[Robinson]

Galento just looks.... awesome in those two pics :)

[dempseyfire]

Jeez louis Galento had tree trunk David Tua legs. Easy to see where he got his power from.

[Bricks]

This is where ur missing the point. I'm not banging on about mucsle size etc. But the things that count: big shoulders, long arms, short body to leg ratio, thick neck and waist.
U could say that Marciano didn't have the best body, but he made very good of it. But thats not the point.
Btw big muscles are a big disadvantage in boxing as im sure u well know.

I concur , in this age of built up fighters, it has almost become fashionable for trainers to include weight training and magazines to harp on about weights helping a fighter. Sure they probably help a grappling MMA artist but for boxing its a no no in my personal experience. I have boxed at amateur level and hold a high ranking belt in judo. Undoubtedly weights help you in judo but in boxing they seriously affect hand speed and flexibility and mobility.

A good fighters physique is one with big shoulders, naturally muscular arms,a strong wrist and neck muscles and very importantly a strong midsection which helps generate power. of course the great Thomas Hearns had a incredible physique around 1984-87.

I can see how some people may feel this way/experience this however; when done properly weight training can be a great thing for a boxer. The problem is 90% of people who lift don't know what they're doing rather they're following a magazine/someone else's program. If you can tailor a program that is sport specific and incorporate either body weight or weighted plyometrics, it can most certainly improve all the things you mentioned (of course it is a must to stretch regularly so the lactic acid build up doesn't effect mobility.)

I appreciate where your coming from on this Barry but I'm afraid I'm a non beleiver. I guess I would really need someone like you to tailor one of these programmes for me and i would give it a try but I am highly skeptical.

Without coming over all Allan Green , I have pretty much done it all when it comes to weights. I have been 74 kg and benching 127.5kg for 3 reps, deadlifting 190Kg at that weight and it has especially bench pressing hindered punch speed. I have done it all, powerlifting, bodybuilding weights, in my opinion bodybuilding type repetitions in particular hinder speed of punch. Even if you add stretching etc. The only kind of weights that helps hand speed and speed overall is punching with light hand weights.
Too many magazines sell baloney to offer a so called fresh angle and sell magazines.

[klompton]

Its funny but in his day Galento was considered a portly beer bellied shlub. By todays standards he looks to be in pretty damn good shape. So far has the division fallen.

[oliverfennell]

Steve Cunningham

Dude has an EIGHT-pack!

[Bricks]

Also Id say in an era of superbly built middleweights, Michael Watson had a tremendous physique at 160. Frank Tate,and Michael Nunn too.

[palooka]

Tim Bradley looks carved out of stone, Chris Eubank had a great physique as did Jeff Lacy. Kevin Leushing looked well and Johnny Nelson and Carl Thompson rippled with muscle.

[palooka]

Mark Prince had a body that he had put some real work into.

[orbtastic]

Mark Prince...always wondered how that fight with Eubank would have turned out.

[gambler49]

Mark Prince...always wondered how that fight with Eubank would have turned out.

Eubank would of won easy!
I think u guys miss the point of a good fighters body! It's not about the muscle look. Fighting aint a body building contest.

[palooka]

Rueben Olivares had the best physique for a puncher; not the best physique but the most functional, (at bantamweight).

[overman129]

To be honest, I always felt Dariusz Michalczewski had a sweet chassis. He reminded me of a Polish Patrick Duffy.

[iamasadlittleboy]

Tyson, thick legs, thick shoulders, thick neck...although he had stubby arms he used them well...

[Nile4000]

Ken Norton.

[GranberryReturns]

I prefer the lads with broad backs, narrow waists, and broad shoulders.

[jrc26]

I prefer the lads with broad backs, narrow waists, and broad shoulders.

[SUGARRAYSMELEE]

Harold Johnson.



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[Jaywheel]

To be honest, I always felt Dariusz Michalczewski had a sweet chassis. He reminded me of a Polish Patrick Duffy.

[flatnoseflynn]

Tyson,Alli,Eubank,holyfield,Bruno, to name but a few.

[Shpati]

Steve Cunningham

Dude has an EIGHT-pack!

Guy must do sit ups while he is sleeping.

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