short boxers with huge reachs??

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  1. itsa huge bitch

    itsa huge bitch Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    just wanting to know if there has been any short boxers that have freakishly huge reaches??
     
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  2. Vidic

    Vidic Rest in Peace Manny Full Member

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    Depends how you determine freakishly huge

    Sonny Liston wasn't short (6 foot), but he had an almost 85'' reach. To put that in perspective I'm 6'1 and have 76''.

    Nikolai Valuev (7 foot) and Tyson Fury (6'9) both have an 85'' reach. So I'd say Listons was freakish for his height.
     
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  3. Peter Brit

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    Hagler had a 75 inch reach and was only 69 inches tall.
     
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  4. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    How is reach measured?

    Also, how is arm length measured?
     
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  5. DanishFightfan

    DanishFightfan Boxing Junkie banned

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    Liston comes to mind..
    What about Leonard?
     
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  6. KO-KING

    KO-KING Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    reach is end of fist across to end of other fist.
    arm length is armpit to end of fist
     
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  7. KO-KING

    KO-KING Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    martinez has a 76 inch reach being 5' 10.5''
     
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  8. Leonard

    Leonard Boxing Addict Full Member

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    sam langford
     
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  9. Thread Stealer

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    Mayweather is listed as 5'8 with a 72 inch reach.

    Mosley is listed as 5'9 with a 74 inch reach.

    Paul Williams is tall as hell, listed as 6'1 and probably a couple inches taller, but his reach listed at 82 inches (6'10).
     
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  10. DanishFightfan

    DanishFightfan Boxing Junkie banned

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    Williams reach is freakish, good call :good
     
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  11. shaunster101

    shaunster101 Yido Full Member

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  12. Brickhaus

    Brickhaus Packs the house Full Member

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    Sonny Liston and Dwight Muhammad Qawi immediately come to mind.
     
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  13. The Kurgan

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    Probably the most underused asset in all of boxing!
     
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  14. Stinky gloves

    Stinky gloves Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Floyd is freakish whatever you look at him.
     
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  15. cesare-borgia

    cesare-borgia Übermensch in fieri Full Member

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    for sure, but he is actually taller than listed, dude is probably 6.3 and his reach is comparable to foreman.
     
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