🧵 Why do heavyweight divisions attract the most unskilled fighters in MMA/boxing?
Anonymous at Mon, 29 Apr 2024 15:23:50 UTC No. 195783
>inb4 ‘they’re just fat middleweights’
If that were true then they’d have to be more skilled to make up for such a physical disadvantage whilst competing at a high level.
Anonymous at Mon, 29 Apr 2024 15:56:22 UTC No. 195786
>>195783
Go and fight them and see how unskilled they are
Anonymous at Mon, 29 Apr 2024 16:12:41 UTC No. 195788
Low depth of play because most big men play team sports. No top end weight above them to gauge themselves from in training. Very easy to be comfortable being the literal big fish in whatever pond until you actually have to fight someone your size who doesn't care if you show up tomorrow.
Anonymous at Tue, 30 Apr 2024 13:47:19 UTC No. 195928
>>195786
>t. tai tuivasa
Anonymous at Tue, 30 Apr 2024 16:28:19 UTC No. 195949
>>195783
I remember when Nelson first stepped on the scene and people I knew were complaining that he used fat kid tactics to win fights.
How can you consider yourself an "ultimate fighter" if a fat guy can beat you by lying on top of you?
Anonymous at Wed, 1 May 2024 03:50:10 UTC No. 196034
Knock out power doesn't need skill.
Anonymous at Wed, 1 May 2024 03:56:31 UTC No. 196037
>>195949
That belly pin against Mir in a grappling match should've told everyone what he was about
Anonymous at Wed, 1 May 2024 06:07:19 UTC No. 196048
>>195783
There's not that many of them, so every fat guy gets a go.
And it's very telling when they fight against a guy who isn't a complete shitter and end up subbed in 2 minutes by a basic guillotine.
Anonymous at Wed, 1 May 2024 10:57:45 UTC No. 196065
>>195783
>heavy people are slow, especially if they need to keep their stamina for more than 20 seconds
>heavy people can knock someone out more easily even if they aren't particularly talented