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diablo · 10-12-2003, 05:06 PM

I can see your point, 60's fan--and of course, heavyweights today are much bigger on average than they used to be (heavier and taller). I pretty much said the same thing to my friend: the heavyweights today are bigger, and so probably would punch harder (although I haven't seen a present day heavyweight with the skills of a Joe Louis or a Muhammed Ali). But at the lower weight classes, I doubted that muscles in themselves made all that much difference. Take Diego Corrales, for example--really hard puncher in his division, but very lean in terms of Body Mass Index. I gather his power comes from leverage and timing.

10-12-2003, 05:06 PM	#6
diablo Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 43	I can see your point, 60's fan--and of course, heavyweights today are much bigger on average than they used to be (heavier and taller). I pretty much said the same thing to my friend: the heavyweights today are bigger, and so probably would punch harder (although I haven't seen a present day heavyweight with the skills of a Joe Louis or a Muhammed Ali). But at the lower weight classes, I doubted that muscles in themselves made all that much difference. Take Diego Corrales, for example--really hard puncher in his division, but very lean in terms of Body Mass Index. I gather his power comes from leverage and timing. __________________ Diablo