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BTW, those tummy trouble you talk about were Divirticulitis, I should know, because I suffered through it as well, and it nearly killed me in 2004. I have fully recovered, thank goodness. So has Lessnar. Andre on the other hand had Gigantism, a permanent debilitating disease.Last edited by Hector; Jan 29, '16, 2:42 PM.sigpicComment
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Stallone goes around saying he's 5' 10.5", but in reality, he's between 5' 7" and 5' 8"...
Now what really boggles the mind...in Rocky III, Hogan is a GIANT next to Stallone...yet here they are next to each other, holy crap...how you explain this photo???
Either Hulk Hogan shrank to fantastical proportions...or that Rocky sequence has the best illusions and movie magic ever made...
Andre even in 87 would make short work of Hogan. A headbutt from him would feel like being hit by a bowling ball. And imagine one punch from these mitts.
I'm sure there are some interviews on how tough he was.
Here is Flair talking about Andre's fight with Blackjack Mulligan.
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Andre was not a real fighter. Sure, he was huge and strong...but again, not a real fighter. A pro fighter with real fighting experience, super technical skills, speed, stamina...would trump a huge strong dude with none of the before mentioned attributes.
In a flip a car contest, drinking beer contest, some displays of strength, Andre is up there. But in a real fight, Andre gets overwhelmed, simple as that.sigpicComment
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Again, you guys think sheer size is the answer, well, it's not.
Just because Andre had huge hands, he punched hard?
You think Andre's punch would be as devastating as Mike Tyson's? Of course not. Andre's punch would be heavy but slow. Tyson's would be super fast with proper technique, leverage, and snap...it's not even close.sigpicComment
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Case in point where experience and technique trumps sheer size and strength.
Games of Thrones' Mountain Man (6' 9", 419 lbs) vs arm wrestling champion Devon Larrat (6' 5", 225 lbs)...
Mountain Man is one of the strongest humans on Earth, but once out of his comfort zone, challenging a person outside his domain, gets easily beat at a sport he's not familiar with. Devon was just toying with him, with either arm too, heck, check the very last sequence, he even gives Mountain Man a super head start, lol.
Same would apply with a pro wrestler fighting a mixed martial arts fighter in a real fight.Last edited by Hector; Jan 29, '16, 2:31 PM.sigpicComment
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I'm twice as big as Ronda Rousey and Holly Holm...but either would turn me into a pretzel, and I played high school football and did some freestyle wrestling and boxing...but those two women are pros...I'm just a weekend Joe blow, a journeyman at best...
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Andre was not a real fighter. Sure, he was huge and strong...but again, not a real fighter. A pro fighter with real fighting experience, super technical skills, speed, stamina...would trump a huge strong dude with none of the before mentioned attributes.
In a flip a car contest, drinking beer contest, some displays of strength, Andre is up there. But in a real fight, Andre gets overwhelmed, simple as that.Comment
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You are right on that one, as Andre was physically very strong (and obviously heavy and huge)...same with Slater and Milligan. Both Lessnar and Diaz probably would have drowned, lol. But holding someone underwater is not the same as a full on street fight, two different things, my friend.sigpicComment
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