Rolling Boxing Thread / Anticipating Manny vs. Mayweather

the average for a champions league player would probably be under 6' and 180lbs.....so i dunno about 'quite physically-imposing' compared to say nfl players where the average is about 6'2", 240lbs iirc

anyway, a low /relative/ centre of gravity is useful in just about all sports right?

not swimming surely

'sports'

not ten pin bowling

high jumping

snooker neither

lol quartermaster makes nfl sound like an rpg

slower than rpg iirc

like in boxing a lot of power is generated from the thighs/lower body

turn-based xp

better costumes

in cricket, fast-bowlers derive almost all their power from their lower body, and batsmen generate powerful strokeplay by shifting their whole bodyweight into a shot

cricket fans, gtfo the boxing thread svp

cricket and boxing are incredibly similar tho, this is the hand of friendship u spurn :(

Do you get (m)any pint-sized NFL players? That sport seems more about the ability to memorise loads and loads of contingencies, be down for a scrap, be fit as hell and be fucking built.

― pro EVOO sucker (acoleuthic), Tuesday, November 23, 2010 8:35 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark

There are positions where being short can be a real advantage, but those guys tend to be built really thick too - a running back is better off being on the short side than being too tall (imo), but you want him to have a thick butt and thighs. Defensive backs tend to be short and slighter of build, but that's because speed and fluidity of movement are prized - length/height are great if you can get it, but not at the expense of movement skills and footwork.

like in boxing a lot of power is generated from the thighs/lower body

― calpolaris (nakhchivan), Tuesday, November 23, 2010 8:43 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark

its all about the hips imo

xp that's very rude mr. aerosmith!

I said please!

can I just say again: footwork. footwork footwork footwork. the bedrock upon which cricket and boxing are founded (arguably more so than soccer, which is more about general movement, territorial whereabouts of the whole player, at least until you get to the top level, where a bit of nifty footwork comes in very handy)

defensive backs are the ones who have to intercept incoming runners who r jinking this way n that, and running backs are running with the ppl bursting forward to try and leap for the ball, right?

running backs are the 5'10, 220lb dudes who carry the ball

defensive backs are the nimble dudes who intercept passes/runners

balance in football is crucially under-rated, an i thing that 'touch' gotta come under footwork too, so imma disagree with you riht there you carzy bastid. it's not called 'footbox' is it?

fucking cable

Defensive backs (defense) mostly defend forward passes, running backs (offense) are given the ball and then run forward with it with the intention of scoring.

ah so running backs are explosive, hard to knock over etc

think i got the def back in one tho

running backs are running with the ppl bursting forward to try and leap for the ball, right?

these are wide receivers i think

'touch' is foot to ball interface, for me 'footwork' is specifically foot-body-ground interface

stop it

and balance is a whole-body thing

haha

lol

i think lj is on the verge of a breakthrough here

they are all good points, pity they dont count for shit on a boxing thread.

aw I always like the kumbaya vibe of these cross-cultural sports convos. We're ~learning about each other~!

damn right

aco/aero, bytcha$$ of ilxberry, full 12 rounds to follow pending license

dude always promised savage beatdowns, but what he doesn't suspect is my secret weapon - a cricket bat

btw I am a firm believer in all sports being good, worthy and exciting, with one (1) exception, but I am not going to say what it is - other than that, I find it petty and excruciating that ppl display their ignorance by slagging off an entire sport which probably relates a lot to sports they like but with a funky twist

dude always promised savage beatdowns,

fake football gtfo of a boxing thread!

with one (1) exception,

man the fuck up- it's baseball

do I make myself that obvious :(

this is a good one to let go

yh ok

batsmen generate powerful strokeplay

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btw I am a firm believer in all sports being good, worthy and exciting, with one (1) exception, but I am not going to say what it is - other than that, I find it petty and excruciating that ppl display their ignorance by slagging off an entire sport which probably relates a lot to sports they like but with a funky twist

― pro EVOO sucker (acoleuthic), Tuesday, November 23, 2010 9:08 PM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark

Agreed, which is why I'll give pretty much anything a shot. Cricket's sort of intimidating though.

ok here's the dealio - we make efforts w/ respective bat & ball games - and hurdle the ultimate culturally-ingrained barrier to universal consciousness - it can be done

crickets shit too

stationary hurling ffs

cricket is a game of voluptuous increments u heathen

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this is us aco

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FmyK-ips2g

loool at RCA cables as standins for futuristic tech

Harrison's statement began with him quoting Benjamin Mays: 'The tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach. It isn't a calamity to die with dreams unfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream. It isn’t a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for.'

He added: 'I give David credit as I never expected him to hurt me as he did, but anyone could see it was a premature stoppage and I should have been allowed to carry on and ride out the rough patch, even if that meant I would have got KOd.

anyone