Considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight kickboxers of all time, along with Mirko Cro Cop, Peter Aerts, Remy Bonjasky, Ernesto Hoost and Semmy Schilt, Best Heavyweight High Kickers Top 10 K-1 Fighters of All-Time Hug was renowned for his ability to execute numerous kicking techniques rarely seen in high level competition and although he was usually smaller than his opponents, standing at m=1.80 and being barely a heavyweight, weighing around 98 kilograms in his prime, he made up for his lack of size with his tremendous athleticism and speed.