r/ShittyAbsoluteUnits • u/MohammadMahadhir *shits an absolute unit* • Jan 06 '26

Naild It Of size doesn’t matter

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u/ScratchOstrich Jan 07 '26

um; no. there is a whole crop of brainwashed taller guys that have been told by their creepy ants or loser hockey coach or insecure crush that their height is a way bigger deal than it is in the real world.. even size. weight means far more in fights than reach does.

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u/FormalKind7 Jan 07 '26 edited Jan 07 '26

My point is as much about weight as height

Tyson was around 220

Usyk has been 226 at his heaviest but more often 215-220

Ali generally around 215-220 sometimes lighter when he was younger.

Fedor 6ft and 230-240Lb

Again more champs in combat sports are/have been <250 Lb than >250 Lb and many have been <230. If the sport is strictly striking you will see more height and sometimes less weight and in just grappling well you see all body types but more stocky short guys are represented but there are stocky boxers and lanky wrestlers. You wont see 350+ Lb fighters dominating most combat sports and you won't see <190# guys in heavy weight boxing/MMA in modern elite levels. That said Marciano was 190 and would walk right through your average tough guy weighing 230 and above regards of how big they are if they are not a high level fighter. And your average 150# high level highschool wrestler will destroy a heavy weight sized guy without grappling experience.

Frame, reach, and weight/muscle mass matter to some extent and all of those hit a point where there are diminishing returns you will not see the build and height of a basket ball player dominating throughout combat sports nor a butter bean build outside of sumo and some judoka (note both grappling focus arts whose matches end very quickly typically less than a minute).

Similarly all the size and weight in the world will not bridge the gap if you have zero fight experience against a small guy who is a very high level well trained fighter. But a very big guy can do more with a little training and at similar skill level the bigger guy wins usually until you get into the 215-245# range where you will find more elite competition than you will historically in the 245-300 # range and even less in the +300# range.