Koakkalai was indeed hesitant in the boxing range, more so than normal. I just thought it was a cool fight. Koakkalai will take any fight, even against guys with 100+ lb weight advantage.
Strength and size do matter - I'm reminded of fights where the bigger, stronger guy was able to pound out his opponent - Nog vs. Sapp, Hoost vs. Sapp, Severn vs. Macias etc.
but strength and size aren't the only attributes - Pardoel vs. Gracie, Shamrock vs. Gracie, Koakkalai vs. Mo, Smith vs. Tank
I was very suprised at the Pardoel-Gracie match, since Pardoel was a judo champ and a black belt in Traditional Japanese Jiujitsu.
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