[WJcouple]

Does the more muscular woman have an advantage in a Catfight? 

[Jebediah Morningside]

IMO it depends on a number of factors.  Strength is obviously one, as well as overall size, but agility and range of motion are also very significant.  Then there are intangibles, such as fighting spirit and overall skill level (or how deep your bag of dirty tricks is, maybe).  And in all of these things, the degree of difference between the two combatants also comes into play.  For instance, a 90-lb geisha girl might be quicker, but the odds are she's going to get destroyed by a 180-lb fitness queen... unless the geisha has a black belt and the fitness queen is a lummox. 

So to answer your question, I'd say being more muscular is AN advantage but not the whole story.

-JM

[ThroatStuffer]

I think success at any athletic competition comes to three factors:  talent, athleticism, and determination.  The ratios can be argued, but if for the sake of your question we're saying two fighters of equal skill and work ethic, I assume the more muscular fighter comes out on top most often

[Jebediah Morningside]

This is true.  In the real world a good big fighter will almost always defeat a comparably skilled smaller one.  This is why combat sports are contested by weight classes.

-JM

[Nutmeg]

More muscular does not mean more athletic though. Seen a few bodybuilder types who have the stamina of a 400 lbs fat man because they have no cardio..or strength for that matter. And stamina and pain threshold  can play a huge factor in a fight.

Some people work out so they don't have to fight hoping the muscles scare people off. A glass jaw for example can exist in all weight classes And like any other physical attribute knowing HOW to use it is also a factor.

So like many factors...its a definite maybe lol

[ThroatStuffer]

More muscular does not mean more athletic though. Seen a few bodybuilder types who have the stamina of a 400 lbs fat man because they have no cardio..or strength for that matter. And stamina and pain threshold  can play a huge factor in a fight.

Some people work out so they don't have to fight hoping the muscles scare people off. A glass jaw for example can exist in all weight classes And like any other physical attribute knowing HOW to use it is also a factor.

So like many factors...its a definite maybe lol

I agree, though in my defense I assumed that for the sake of argument we were glossing over the difference.  Anyone who doesn't know the difference between strength and fitness in a fight should watch some Gracie/Shamrock fights

[Nutmeg]

More muscular does not mean more athletic though. Seen a few bodybuilder types who have the stamina of a 400 lbs fat man because they have no cardio..or strength for that matter. And stamina and pain threshold  can play a huge factor in a fight.

Some people work out so they don't have to fight hoping the muscles scare people off. A glass jaw for example can exist in all weight classes And like any other physical attribute knowing HOW to use it is also a factor.

So like many factors...its a definite maybe lol

I agree, though in my defense I assumed that for the sake of argument we were glossing over the difference.  Anyone who doesn't know the difference between strength and fitness in a fight should watch some Gracie/Shamrock fights

Thankfully more muscular is a more reasonable factor to defend having an effect than hair color..or breast size 

[ThroatStuffer]

Thankfully more muscular is a more reasonable factor to defend having an effect than hair color..or breast size 

It's widely known that 100% of black belts have gigantic boobs

[BigDevil]

More muscular does not mean more athletic though. Seen a few bodybuilder types who have the stamina of a 400 lbs fat man because they have no cardio..or strength for that matter. And stamina and pain threshold  can play a huge factor in a fight.

Some people work out so they don't have to fight hoping the muscles scare people off. A glass jaw for example can exist in all weight classes And like any other physical attribute knowing HOW to use it is also a factor.

So like many factors...its a definite maybe lol

I agree, though in my defense I assumed that for the sake of argument we were glossing over the difference.  Anyone who doesn't know the difference between strength and fitness in a fight should watch some Gracie/Shamrock fights

Thankfully more muscular is a more reasonable factor to defend having an effect than hair color..or breast size 

It is amazing how many people think hair color has something to do with how well a person can fight. I was just watching Alaska state troopers two girls got in a fight one had blood on her the other didn't when the cops asked the one that wasnt bleeding why the other one had so much blood on her she said "because she is a redhead and redheads bleed more" the cop said he wasn't buying that. Now I'm sure someone will post about how true it is and how wrong the cop was. lolol

[Markleilani]

One of my favourite matches is Kyla Luciano (slimmish BJJ-skilled) versus Michelle Burdick (FBB). Burdick did one one fall with a thuggish forearm across the throat but Kyla controlled most of the match, winning falls with the likes of triangle chokes and a fiercesome body scissors.

[serenafan]

My muscular aunt beat my wimpy mom up easily

[cooper4]

I read this topic, an it remembered me of a match I had seen between Jenna and Gabby.  Jenna, has very muscular arms,legs.  However, after I watched the match I notice, she seems to be stiff[hips], and doesn't  have agility.   I will copy and paste a link below this message

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_23nAqWb_Hs

[serenafan]

I have seen muscular women beat up weak ones many times.

[Miss Marvel]

Being a big girl comes in handy sometimes but not allways, you can have a bunch of muscles but not know how to fight.I have fought a few muscular girls and lost a few and won a few, muscles are great but nothing beats fighting experience

Yes, just like how you don't even know how to add someone on yahoo after asking for a fight Angie lol