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Re: What Heavyweights used to look like!
Posted: 15 Jan 2014, 23:33
by dempseyfire
gilgamesh wrote:IKSRTFO wrote:punchoutsb wrote:I do get your point, but ironically the current Heavyweight champ looks better than either...
Actually while impressive, I don't think either Klit is as ripped as those guys or as Holyfield was.
They both have great physiques
I Found a better picture of Evander's physique than that, but for some reason it wouldn't go up when I tried to post it.
Evander is in his 40s in that picture; get a picture of him from the Bowe rematch; guy was so ripped it looks fake.
Re: What Heavyweights used to look like!
Posted: 15 Jan 2014, 23:43
by zojo
The Great John L wrote:man wrote:... and usually white boxers are not
your typical eye candy.
Yes, but there are always exceptions to every rule.
The guy had huge quadriceps
Re: What Heavyweights used to look like!
Posted: 15 Jan 2014, 23:49
by gilgamesh
dempseyfire wrote:gilgamesh wrote:IKSRTFO wrote:
Actually while impressive, I don't think either Klit is as ripped as those guys or as Holyfield was.
They both have great physiques
I Found a better picture of Evander's physique than that, but for some reason it wouldn't go up when I tried to post it.
Evander is in his 40s in that picture; get a picture of him from the Bowe rematch; guy was so ripped it looks fake.
I just can't find a good photograph of him from that era to post, but I've seen his physique during that rematch and you are correct. Here's a better one than I posted before though.
Re: What Heavyweights used to look like!
Posted: 16 Jan 2014, 00:48
by dempseyfire
A young Carnera just looked like a freak:
Re: What Heavyweights used to look like!
Posted: 16 Jan 2014, 10:49
by punchoutsb
Primo was an absolute BEAST. Such a physically strong guy. Obviously his boxing skills weren't there, but I would say he was the strongest Heavyweight champion ever. He would have been very interesting to see with modern training, diet, and supplements al la Evan Fields.
Re: What Heavyweights used to look like!
Posted: 16 Jan 2014, 13:03
by Ambling Alp II
Maybe what we should take from the pictures of Bruno, Cummings, Tubbs, and Witherspoon are the results: The "fatty" Witherspoon beat both Bruno and Cummings.
Tubbs never fought either Bruno or Cummings, but he did beat Bonecrusher Smith who looked in far better shape than him.
Re: What Heavyweights used to look like!
Posted: 16 Jan 2014, 13:06
by The Great John L
Ambling Alp II wrote:Maybe what we should take from the pictures of Bruno, Cummings, Tubbs, and Witherspoon are the results: The "fatty" Witherspoon beat both Bruno and Cummings.
Tubbs never fought either Bruno or Cummings, but he did beat Bonecrusher Smith who looked in far better shape than him.
Bone was extremely fit and cut. A pretty good fighter as well.
Re: What Heavyweights used to look like!
Posted: 17 Jan 2014, 11:54
by Bricks
punchoutsb wrote:My "calling you out" on the eye candy comment was just a joke mate. I knew what you meant.
Jeffries, Dempsey, Rocky, Baer (at times), Morrison, Wlad, Golota when he was young, even a guy like Mark de Mori (does he qualify as a boxer haha) or Albert Sosnowski. There have been plenty of muscular or ripped or whatever descriptor you want to call it white heavyweights.
Neither of you two come away looking without suspicionfrom this ....ffs just get a room and be done with it
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Re: What Heavyweights used to look like!
Posted: 17 Jan 2014, 13:48
by evrenb
When i showed the Bruno-cummings picture to the missus she could only comment on Jumbo's pants..
Re: What Heavyweights used to look like!
Posted: 19 Jan 2014, 09:11
by evrenb
Hercules!