(04 Jul 2014, 8:52 pm)marxistafozzski wrote Would you say the same goes for any of today's big lads, Big Show and Khali, but your right when you say Andre was feared for his size and strength...I wouldn't have fancied squaring up to Andre, whether he can hold his own legitimately or not, if he got one quick dig off at the right moment, there is only 1 way your going...Down...
Maybe Big Show but certainly not Khali. Today, many wrestlers undertake additional training in Judo, Jujitsu, Shooto, Kickboxing etc. Whether they're any good at it is of course a different matter but having some sort of fighting background is going to give you a degree of confidence. What UFC (and other MMA promotions) have taught us that its not the size of the dog but the size of the fight the dog can bring. Just because someone looks big and hard doesn't necessarily mean that they are although I do agree that a lucky punch at the right moment has the potential to win a fight. However, that same logic applies to anyone - not just to big, hard-looking bruisers. Times have changed, size doesn't mean as much as it once did.
I would have loved to have been around in Andre's heyday, did he have much to offer offensively or was he like a typical huge dude, very predictable and same moves week in week out
Don't know. I have only really seen his WWF stuff. I have no inclining to go and watch old Andre matches although I have been told he used to utilise drop-kicks and was a lot more agile back in the day.