When I lived in California, a friend of mine enjoyed martial arts competition. He was very skilled, often fighting well above his weight class. He said that the times when he saw that his competition was a Samoan fighter, he knew he was in trouble. He claimed that besides being built like grizzlies, they seemed to be impervious to pain.
> He claimed that besides being built like grizzlies, they seemed to be impervious to pain.
David Tua, the Heavyweight boxer, is a good example.
They also tend to be superb athletes — even if overweight — with stamina to spare.