if youre below 220 pounds you are in serious danger of getting hurt

[ratherbebig]

Not so sure about it....

regarding self defence, this is pretty accurate:

not really.

[ESFitness]

THe heavier/bigger the target the easier to hit.

Yea but the punishment we can absorb.... Thicker neck is less susceptible your head is to twist and slap your brain against your skull.

(That being said, probably already mentioned it, myblastb2 fights I fought under 200lbs and got knocked out by guys who were 20-30lbs lighter... Course they were better trained and I was about as un-trained as I've been since I started 15yrs ago [when I was rag-dolled by Pan-Am games medalists. Lol... I was just a grappling dummynfor them basically]).

[jude2]

Yea but the punishment we can absorb.... Thicker neck is less susceptible your head is to twist and slap your brain against your skull.

(That being said, probably already mentioned it, myblastb2 fights I fought under 200lbs and got knocked out by guys who were 20-30lbs lighter... Course they were better trained and I was about as un-trained as I've been since I started 15yrs ago [when I was rag-dolled by Pan-Am games medalists. Lol... I was just a grappling dummynfor them basically]).

I wasn't referring to using a little .22, I was referring to a real mans gun.

[ESFitness]

I wasn't referring to using a little .22, I was referring to a real mans gun.

I thoughtbyounwere referring for fighting/taking a punch.

Calm down.

[Bulgarian_enforcer]

not really.

so you dont agree with jocko. good for you.

[jude2]

I thoughtbyounwere referring for fighting/taking a punch.

Calm down.

Ok I am calm.  It depends on where the punch has landed. Of course you know that.

[Tennisballz]

Actually there is some truth to what the OP is saying (even though he's a lame gimmick).  But height plays a role here as well as body composition.  220 would be a good weight for someone who is fit and has a height of maybe 6'2.  For a short guy around 5'6, then a fit 180 or so is probably good.  I'm 5'10 and feel somewhere around a fit 190-200 is good.  People can talk all day about fighting skills and of course they matter, but it's all relative.  Conor mcgregor may be able to kick anyone's ass here on getbig but that's irrelevant because a 6'2 220 pound version of Conor mcgregor would kick the real conor mcgregors ass.  If you find yourself in a street fight situation and you are 6 feet tall 150 pounds, there is no denying that a 200 pound version of yourself would hold his own much better.  Of course in a street fight, weapons may come into play and weight may not even matter, but if we are talking fists only then yes weight very much matters.  

[bigmc]

Actually there is some truth to what the OP is saying (even though he's a lame gimmick).  But height plays a role here as well as body composition.  220 would be a good weight for someone who is fit and has a height of maybe 6'2.  For a short guy around 5'6, then a fit 180 or so is probably good.  I'm 5'10 and feel somewhere around a fit 190-200 is good.  People can talk all day about fighting skills and of course they matter, but it's all relative.  Conor mcgregor may be able to kick anyone's ass here on getbig but that's irrelevant because a 6'2 220 pound version of Conor mcgregor would kick the real conor mcgregors ass.  If you find yourself in a street fight situation and you are 6 feet tall 150 pounds, there is no denying that a 200 pound version of yourself would hold his own much better.  Of course in a street fight, weapons may come into play and weight may not even matter, but if we are talking fists only then yes weight very much matters.  

great post

[FREAKgeek]

"What's your discipline?"

"Leg extensions."

[falco]

Yea but the punishment we can absorb.... Thicker neck is less susceptible your head is to twist and slap your brain against your skull.

(That being said, probably already mentioned it, myblastb2 fights I fought under 200lbs and got knocked out by guys who were 20-30lbs lighter... Course they were better trained and I was about as un-trained as I've been since I started 15yrs ago [when I was rag-dolled by Pan-Am games medalists. Lol... I was just a grappling dummynfor them basically]).

Mike Tyson had a thick neck and a fragile chin.

[dj181]

Actually there is some truth to what the OP is saying (even though he's a lame gimmick).  But height plays a role here as well as body composition.  220 would be a good weight for someone who is fit and has a height of maybe 6'2.  For a short guy around 5'6, then a fit 180 or so is probably good.  I'm 5'10 and feel somewhere around a fit 190-200 is good.  People can talk all day about fighting skills and of course they matter, but it's all relative.  Conor mcgregor may be able to kick anyone's ass here on getbig but that's irrelevant because a 6'2 220 pound version of Conor mcgregor would kick the real conor mcgregors ass.  If you find yourself in a street fight situation and you are 6 feet tall 150 pounds, there is no denying that a 200 pound version of yourself would hold his own much better.  Of course in a street fight, weapons may come into play and weight may not even matter, but if we are talking fists only then yes weight very much matters.  

yep,that's why they have weight classes in boxing, but i'd say that middleweights to light-heaveweights are the most dangerous as they have both speed and power

[Bulgarian_enforcer]

hw are and will be most dangerous.

[Griffith]

yep,that's why they have weight classes in boxing, but i'd say that middleweights to light-heaveweights are the most dangerous as they have both speed and power

Agreed.

[falco]

Must say, if a fighter like this falls over me, there is not much i can do besides die choked on puke from the stink induced vomit.

[Bulgarian_enforcer]

Agreed.

so why there are no heavyweight champs who weigh 80 kg? 120 kg trained fighter will always be more dangerous than 93 kg or 80 kg. you guys are talking out of your ass.

[bigmc]

Must say, if a fighter like this falls over me, there is not much i can do besides die choked on puke from the stink induced vomit.

is that your wife

[Griffith]

so why there are no heavyweight champs who weigh 80 kg? 120 kg trained fighter will always be more dangerous than 93 kg or 80 kg. you guys are talking out of your ass.

Fighting in the ring according to sporting rules you have to pace yourself to last 12 rounds and have to deal with damage over a long time, you're also fighting with gloves and your movement is limited by the ring and you're not allowed to use attacks to the joints, knees, eyes, groin or throat or attacks designed to kill.

Rocky Marciano, the only undefeated heavyweight champion weight was 85 kg's at 5'10 and he defeated fighters considerably heavier and taller than him.

In Thailand and Burma they never used to have weight categories until relatively recently, before that they fought bare knuckle with no rounds and no ring.
In Burma they still fight bare knuckle and can head-butt and mostly don't have weight classes.

Also, for at least the past 6000 years people have generally used weapons to fight each other in real life.

[dj181]

 

[BIG DUB]

Fighting in the ring according to sporting rules you have to pace yourself to last 12 rounds and have to deal with damage over a long time, you're also fighting with gloves and your movement is limited by the ring and you're not allowed to use attacks to the joints, knees, eyes, groin or throat or attacks designed to kill.

Rocky Marciano, the only undefeated heavyweight champion weight was 85 kg's at 5'10 and he defeated fighters considerably heavier and taller than him.

In Thailand and Burma they never used to have weight categories until relatively recently, before that they fought bare knuckle with no rounds and no ring.
In Burma they still fight bare knuckle and can head-butt and mostly don't have weight classes.

Also, for at least the past 6000 years people have generally used weapons to fight each other in real life.

They also fight until the 3rd knock out, meaning if you get knocked out you can still continue they let you, if you get knocked out again and want to go on you can. Only until the 3rd KO do they call the fight.

[Matt]

BUMP!!!

My browser takes me to this thread every time I go to the index page for the boards, and asks me to log in from there - so I decided to finally read the whole thing...

i feel, as a man, in todays day and age, you need to be 220-240 pounds to be able to hold your own in a street fight.

seeing bodybuilding from this perspective, it's about survival. this is no joke, this is life or death shit. you walk around under 220 you are in SERIOUS DANGER of getting seriously hurt or even get killed in todays society.

Hang on...are you saying that your goal is...

240 or Bust?!

 

Looks like NarcissisticDeity was right about the owner of the ratherbebig gimmick - none other than vintage Getbig poster 240 or Bust. 

Nice to see that long-time conspiracy theory got settled here nicely. 

[ThisisOverload]

Epic thread.

My best friend growing up was a golden gloves boxer and took muay thai for like 15 years.

He's about 155 pounds, 5'9".

I've seen him steamroll the 250 pound gorilla bouncers at night clubs.

He used to do it for fun. Loves to fight.

[Sissysquats]

Your bodyweight argument has nothing to do with this.

 👍😎

[pamith]

Op tell that to Bruce Lee who was 125-135 lbs at 5'7''

[ThisisOverload]

Op tell that to Bruce Lee who was 125-135 lbs at 5'7''

Bruce was fast and skilled, but he would get mauled to death by an amateur MMA lightweight today.

[Primemuscle]

For about a minute when I was in my late 20's I weighed 225 lbs. I can confirm that it scared at least one person off. I sensed someone was following at night when I was walking to my car. I turned and in my meanest voice told them to get the fuck away from me. He literally ran away. So it was either, my size, my ugly mug or the angry voice that worked.  I have never weighed anywhere near that much since that time. Currently I am hovering around 180 lbs.