BoxRec

I think these guys win the award for each catagory.

This guy can do untold damage at a distance.....

http://www.exzooberance.com/virtual%20z ... 485090.jpg

Best infighter....no one touches this guy on the inside...

http://www.nps.gov/grsa/resources/image ... cupine.jpg

BoxBuzz

I hate to take umbrage with you, but the weasel known as the Fisher, successfully preys on the porcupine. They are adept at flipping porcupines over and then attacking there soft underbelly. And since Fisher's are excellent tree climbers, fast over short distances, and good swimmers, they're pretty good ultimate fighters.

good call we've got some "fishercats" out this way. They are pretty unbeatable for their size, they feast on the local cats quite often. And will take on porcupines as well. How about the badger? He holds his ground pretty well. The fisher gets bigger than most people think...as you can see.



http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/WildSci/mam_picts/fisher.jpg

The only animal I've ever heard of periodically preying on badgers, are tigers in Asia. The 500 lb weight advantage is the reason. Badgers are nothing compared to wolverines though, there are stories of full grown bears avoiding them, because they're so crazy. Also read a story of a pair of giant river otters in South America killing a 17 ft anaconda. If there was any rhyme or reason to our colloquialisms, being called a 'weasel' would be indicative of your fighting prowess. What is this, Box Rec or Animal Planet ?

I take it you're in the Green Mountain Boy State.

Seamus wrote:Badgers are nothing compared to wolverines though, there are stories of full grown bears avoiding them, because they're so crazy.

I understood it is not sure if the only reason is their craziness. Another explanation that was offered was that even bear can't stay the smell of wolverine.

Nope strictly on topic research....if we carefully watch these critters we may be able to better evolve both offensive and defensive aspects of the sport.

I have to wonder if any fighter was ever repulsed by the stench of his opponent to the degree it affected the outcome? Or if any fighter ever went in with the intentions of smelling so bad it might have phsyche aspect? Never read anything about this so I'm assuming it has never been a factor. It might backfire if you offend the ref.....Could this be the reason for some lopsided refereeing through the years?

Supposedly Battling Nelson wasnt the most hygenic guy in the world. Maybe that helped him a little on the inside. The story of him taking a bath in the vat of leomanade to be sold as concession at the Dempsey -Carpentier fight is great stuff.

Makes you really want to carry your own.....

Would a rule be brought into play if a fighter showed up just skunked as part of his psychological battle plan? It would seem that could definately throw the opponent off his battle plan. Come to think of so could the smell of someone drenched in cheap french perfume. I suppose the fight would have to go on...but you cant' tell me it wouldn't have some effect on your opponent....problem is you couldn't quite gauge what that might be. Might work for you or against you I suppose.

Yes the completely unhygenic fighter who trains so hard that he doesnt even bathe could lead people to believe that he is such a bad ass that nothing not even soap and water can distract him from his single minded goal of defeating other men in the squared circle. It could be very intimidating-that level of commitment. On the other hand his opponent may find him so revolting that he decides to belt him out of there before he himself gets sick from the stench. It could go either way.

So your facing your odoriferous opponent and you begin to question your own resolve.....

A horribly maloderous opponent could throw your game off on so many levels...one might even become frustrated enough after a few rounds to even dig a couple south of the border just to get dqd and get out of there.

..max baer said he ate a lot of carlic a couple of times before a fight to upset his apponents, but gave it up because it just made them stay away from him and he didn't want to have to chase them. he got the garlic idea from another fighter, but i don't remember who it was.

The Honey Badger is the one you want to watch out for. Most vicious animal in the world.

http://www.accuratereloading.com/ratel.jpg

He does look like an ornery cuss..

BoxBuzz wrote:I think these guys win the award for each catagory.

This guy can do untold damage at a distance.....

http://www.exzooberance.com/virtual%20z ... 485090.jpg

Best infighter....no one touches this guy on the inside...

http://www.nps.gov/grsa/resources/image ... cupine.jpg

I see you caught Duran on a bad day!... 8)