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Originally Posted by Bjjexpertise@be
Technique can most definitely compensate for strength, size and weight. However you cant deny that those qualities are advantages. Strength, size, weight, speed, cardio, technique, and reach are all advantages; extremities in any category can help make up for lack of another category.
People always toss around the idea that strength, size, and weight can be neutralized but you gotta think to yourself, there's a reason there are weightclasses in boxing, wrestling, judo, etc. When the advantage of technique is equal, the other advantages become a lot more apparent, strength, size, speed, all that. BJ Penn himself said that strength was the greatest equalizer against technique.
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Good points. Brock Lesnar's recent defeat, for example.
By the way, anyone know of a way to verify this next guy's military boxing record:
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/ray.d8/article12.html
James DeMile: ...I was a heavyweight boxer in the Air Force. Over a four year period I had over a hundred fights and never lost one. I had a very big ego and perceived myself as the toughtest man alive. I was 5ft 10inches and weighted 225. I could knock a man out with either hand. Then I met a small 135 lb 5 ft 7 kid who believed his martial arts could beat anyone. I decided to explain the reality of fighting to him and proceded to show him what street fighting was all about. Needless to say I learned humility in about 5 seconds. He not only stopped me cold, but tied me up in such a way that he could hit me at will and the only thing I could do about it was... nothing. Later I reviewed all my previous skills, including boxing and threw all of it out as it was impractical against Bruce's skills.