what determines a fighters athleticism?

[HanzGruber]

hanz, dead like me, vwebb, american, care to chime in?

Lol wtf does this have to do with me

[ramses07]

FAST TWITCH MUSCLE FIBERS.

Some have it, some dont. HOw can you tell if somebody has fast twitch muscle fibers? How well they move with their feet, and upper body. How fast they can throw combinations. They can avoid punches by disregarding basic fundamentals and get away with it.

Donaire has it.
Floyd has it.
Andre Ward has it.
Pacquiao has it.
Rigondeaux has it.
Joe Calzaghe has it.
Sergio Martinez has it.
Amir Khan has it.
Adrian Broner has it.


Fighters with no Fast Twitch Muscle Fibers:

K Bros
Mares
Margarito
Canelo
Juan Manuel Marquez
Danny Garcia
Carl Froch
Antonio Demarco


Historically, Pernell and Ali lots of fast twitch muscle fibers, George Foreman not so much.


hope that explains it.

i guess you never saw JMM fight in his 20s, when nobody wanted to fight him.

[MDPopescu]

I see fighters described as having more athleticism than an opponent. How is this determined?

By their grappling power. Andre Ward.

[Citizen Koba]

I think it's a rather random appellation generally applied to fighters who use a lot of movement in their fighting style and are most often quick both on their feet and with their hands - think RJJ or Maravilla.

There's no particular way of saying they're fitter or otherwise more athletic than other fighters but tend to employ a fighting style which appears to consume a lot of energy (with the obvious caveat that they're able to maintain it over the full 12 rounds of a championship fight).

[Mr Objecitivity]

I see fighters described as having more athleticism than an opponent. How is this determined?

Some athletic attributes are:

1. Cardiovascular / respiratory endurance – The ability of body systems to gather, process, and deliver oxygen.
2. Stamina – The ability of body systems to process, deliver, store, and utilize energy.
3. Strength – The ability of a muscular unit, or combination of muscular units, to apply force.
4. Flexibility – The ability to maximize the range of motion at a given joint.
5. Power – The ability of a muscular unit, or combination of muscular units, to apply maximum force in minimum time.
6. Speed – The ability to minimize the time cycle of a repeated movement.
7. Coordination – The ability to combine several distinct movement patterns into a singular distinct movement.
8. Agility – The ability to minimize transition time from one movement pattern to another.
9. Balance – The ability to control the placement of the body’s center of gravity in relation to its support base.
10. Accuracy – The ability to control movement in a given direction or at a given intensity.

Also reflexes / reactions: the speed at which one responds to an external stimuli appropriately (responding to a jab thrown with a parry).

[Mr Objecitivity]

Very few boxers list on top of as many of the 'athletic' attributes as a prime Roy Jones Jr.

[Helm]

It's mostly genetics.

- stamina
- hand speed/explosiveness
- power
- chin