Posts by Douglas Torres48

Henry Carter6 said:And nobody even brought up Tim Randleman. That guy is like 5'9" fighting in the heavyweight division—when he knocked out Filipovic, I think he was rocking about 240 lbs...

Look, Mirko never stepped into the ring against anyone weighing 240 lbs. His max was maybe 230 or 235, usually hovering right around the 220 mark.
That’s exactly why Randleman is such a nightmare. He's a total ticking time bomb. You just never know when he's gonna blow up and catch you off guard.

Jerry Wilson89 said:Could someone, say, a slightly shorter fighter, compete in the heavyweight division against taller guys? Like, could they actually pull off some wins regardless of how tall they are? I've heard there might be rules about height too, not just weight classes.

Why the hell wouldn't they?
Mike Tyson wasn't even that short—he was standing at 6'0".
The whole deal with height is just that you get more reach and can strike from a distance, sure, but those tall guys? They usually struggle with coordination and being quick on their feet.
If you know how to exploit that weakness, having less height becomes a massive advantage.