jeff,

Felix - if you look at the market of fighters right now the average height is 6'4" and the average weight is 240Lbs. compound those numbers with roids, youth and training and you get an average fighter today in any combat sport (boxing, MT, mma).

it appears that way, doesn't it? if you look a little more closely you'll see lots of examples that say just the opposite. sergei ivanovich beat filho in vegas and nearly did it again in fukuoka. sergei only weighed 200 lbs. that year filho went on to the finals of the grand prix. the champ that year was 5'10" mark hunt.

i'm at work now but when i get home, i'll give you the height of the top 30 fighters.

My question is does the US have any fighters who are able to go the distance and win K-1 Japan.

the only way to enter the k-1 japan is to be japanese. if you mean the grand prix, then the answer is no. the best us fighters are from another generation. roufus, smith and mcdonald are just too old. carter shows a lot of potential but it will be a few more years before he starts turning head. mirko and hoost weren't overnight sensations and carter most likely won't either.

it is best not to rush things. the japanese have been rushing to produce a top heavyweight and look where they are. if you don't know the situation, read the thread "Japan's 1st K1 World Champ?". we don't want that in the us.