I would like to comment on this, as I live in Nebraska (U.S.A), in the midwest puppy mill central. All around me when I take my Boxers out and about, I get comments about them being 'small' or 'puppies' (they are well within normal breed size specifications, Elliot is an adult at about 65 lbs and Dexter is still a puppy approaching one year old, and weighs about 60 lbs). They are both very slim. Dexter, I can tell, will fill out quite a bit and probably put on another 10 lbs or so in the next year. He *may* reach 75 pounds.. maybe. I am guessing probably not. He was the 'giant' of his litter.
I would like to point out that even though Dexter is a large Boxer, I constantly get comments about him being a small puppy, and when asked how old he is, they make comments such as 'Oh, I thought he was only 6 months old' or 'I thought he was way younger than that!' Boxers around here are bred to be big mastiff monsters.
I wanted to ask about the posting that stated American Boxers are larger than Germans.. This is for sure true for all of the casual breeding going on, but I wish to know if it is true for those American Boxers that are submitted for conformation showing as well?
I do not see conformation Boxers here in the US that are very big.. they are actually the size of my puppy, if not even shorter than him! (He's about a good 24ish inches tall or more). The first time I saw a 'show Boxer' in person as an adult, I was surprised at the size, and even asked if the dog was a puppy, but he was three years old- he was smaller than my then 10 month old Boxer standing beside him.
I am thinking that compared side by side, the conformation American vs. Germans- Germans may be quite a bit heavier. I could be wrong, since I don't actually import dogs from Germany.. :p