That's correct - that's why Joyce got as far as he did, without having a defence, because he was in much better condition than most of his opponents and could fight at a better pace.margaret thatcher wrote: ↑26 Apr 2023, 01:58 jack jjohnson was a giant in his day..............at 6 feet 190 pounds. for perspective that's the same height/weight of joe smith on fight night
5'10 185 pound marciano often wasnt much smaller than his opponents
big foreman was a total specimen in his day.............at a paris fury sized 6'3 220
dudes certainly gotten bigger, though perhaps at a cost. conditioning has gone downhill in general, and a lot of the fights are more lazy and filled with single shots. it's become increaasingly rare to find a hw who can box and move and put some combos together at a consistently decent clip for 12, fury and usyk can do it but not many others
When you look at most heavyweight matchips of the last decade, they are usually very low output.
To be fair to Fury, for a big man he has excellent cardio, never really seems to be sluggish.
Too many modern heavyweights are either jacked up, or fat, and as a result they have very poor stamina.
Who is the UK heavyweight who was out recently, think he was a peer of Joyce's though a little younger, liked the look of him, natural build, and was quick and fluid.
There's Jared Anderson too, big enough at 6 foot 4, pretty quick and moves well, I'm interested to see how he develops, he's looked impressive so far, but hasn't stepped up to a level yet where we can be certain how good he is.
