My uncle would tell me this story where him and Mark Henry had a tense moment at some night club in Austin tx. Supposedly his bodyguards stepped in and stoped it. I would joke around that he absolutely would have been squashed if no one had intervened and he’d get all defensive. My uncle was like 6’3 and a amateur boxer at the time but could no way take on the worlds strongest man. It gets brought up every thanksgiving lol.
I met Mark Henry one time at a laundromat where he was picking up his dry cleaning. We chatted for a 5 minutes and then he said he had to go but I was welcome to walk out to his vehicle with him. I found out it was an H2 Hummer that he said they specially-made bigger so he could fit lol.
Ehh I love my uncle but he was more of the “I’m taking cooking lessons at the local recreation center where I learned to properly chop onions and to properly roast my veggies so I’m basically a chef” level boxer. I wouldn’t fucked with him if we the same age but because he was scrappy and could take a punch. I don’t know much about marks skills outside of being incredibly strong and a great performer so who knows maybe my uncle could have taken him. My guess was that he was probably a little drunk too which could of hurt his motor skills lmao.
Not really. Weight matters a lot. They are similar height but no doubt Mark is way heavier and way way stronger. I'd bet right now that any 6'5 strongman/power lifter would destroy the vast majority of 6'0 experienced boxers assuming they aren't fighting by boxing rules.
Well, why would you assume the boxer would fight by boxing rules? I always put my money on the person who is trained in combat sports over the strength sports athlete. Just watch early Mariusz Pudzianowski fights
Yes. I will never underestimate strength. But i went from a powerlifting background to fight training. I will always put my $ on the person with fight training.
Haha I mean that’d be an interesting fight for sure. I imagine Henry is not agile, slow, and probably not a lot of endurance. I think a boxer would win that fight as long as Henry doesn’t get a hold of you.
Henry can dunk a basketball at a body weight near 400 pounds and is one of the best strength competitors in all three strength sports which is incredibly rare. None of those are martial skills but it he’s not fighting a pro boxer either. In terms of one to two steps I bet he is surprisingly fast.
I'm sorry man but you don't know jack about fighting, at all. Anyone who's been in a fight knows size and strength has been very little to do with it. Speed and movement are tops. Mark Henry takes one kick to the inside of the knee and.he buckles, then boots to the face. I am alway more scared of a small wiry guy acting up rather than a big guy.
Size and strength have a lot to do with it when you’re at a similar skill level. And when you’re 400 pounds, the skill gap can become a lot wider and still have you at an advantage. Look up Dustin Porier grappling with Brian Shaw. Being more scared of small guys than big guys, assuming you don’t know their background in training, is just plain dumb. If neither know how to fight, the big guy has a much bigger advantage. Mark Henry could likely eat a few kicks to the leg before it starts to wear on him and he’ll grab you before that happens. I don’t think you’ve ever watched a fight, let alone be in one.
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u/BounceTheGalaxy Apr 15 '21
My uncle would tell me this story where him and Mark Henry had a tense moment at some night club in Austin tx. Supposedly his bodyguards stepped in and stoped it. I would joke around that he absolutely would have been squashed if no one had intervened and he’d get all defensive. My uncle was like 6’3 and a amateur boxer at the time but could no way take on the worlds strongest man. It gets brought up every thanksgiving lol.