A "scaled up" Micheal Nunn at Heavyweight
Posted: 28 May 2004, 19:07
Remember the 6'3" - 160 pound Micheal Nunn in his prime? Imagine a "scaled up" version that stood 6' 11" and weighed 217 pounds.
Note: Remember, this is not calculated by taking 83 inches (6' 11") divided by 75 inches (6' 3") and multiplying by 160, which would yield a ridiculous body weight of 177 pounds for a 6' 11" man. Remember, as a linear dimension is increased, the surface area is increased by that amount raised to the second power and the voulme (and hence mass and weight) is increased by that amount raised to the third power.
How would this theoretical individual have fared against the Heavyweights of the past and present? Muhammed Ali? Mike Tyson? Rocky Marcianno? Floyd Patterson? George Foreman? etc?
Note: Remember, this is not calculated by taking 83 inches (6' 11") divided by 75 inches (6' 3") and multiplying by 160, which would yield a ridiculous body weight of 177 pounds for a 6' 11" man. Remember, as a linear dimension is increased, the surface area is increased by that amount raised to the second power and the voulme (and hence mass and weight) is increased by that amount raised to the third power.
How would this theoretical individual have fared against the Heavyweights of the past and present? Muhammed Ali? Mike Tyson? Rocky Marcianno? Floyd Patterson? George Foreman? etc?