Ali's real Height

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Bummy Davis, May 24, 2013.


  1. heavy_hands

    heavy_hands Guest

    so you talk about the height of shavers 6´0 like a fact but every other measurement of other fighters are questionable?

    You could think about shavers being taller than 6´0 and not about tyson being shorter than 5´10
     
  2. heavy_hands

    heavy_hands Guest

    shavers could be easily close to 6´1

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    hagler with tyson and shavers

    hagler is listed at 5´9 1/2( 1,77 ) so tyson is not 5´9 not even close, he was clearly taller than hagler(yes yes i know i know hagler now is not 5´9 he was 5´4 in order to make tyson look a 5´9 guy)
     
  4. heavy_hands

    heavy_hands Guest

    TYSON IS CLEARLY A BIT TALLER THAN LEONARD WHO WAS LISTED AT 5´10, FRAZIER AND TYSON WERE TALLER HAN LEONARD

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  5. eatthis

    eatthis New Member Full Member

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    whos the massive guy on the right?
     
  6. LittleRed

    LittleRed Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ah yes this got 12 pages. His passport lists him at 6'2 1/2" for what it's worth.
     
  7. Ipay4leavingNot

    Ipay4leavingNot Active Member Full Member

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    Ali was listed at 6'2.5 in the real early fights like pre liston pre archie moore fights. I recall being at one of his fights when he was big in the 60s in kentucky but before he blew up nationally. He was usually listed as 6 2.5 but I imagine he could have grown between stretching and growing as men don't stop growing until 21-25 when the bones fuse.


    Ali never lifted weights.
     
  8. mrbassie

    mrbassie Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tale of the tape is always a little off.
    My brother met David Haye in London a while ago and got a photo, I think Haye is listed as 6'3, I'm exactly 6'2 in bare feet and I'm a little taller.
    p.s he has a limp handshake.
     
  9. eatthis

    eatthis New Member Full Member

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    i thought haye was listed at 6ft 2" thats all iv ever heard anyway
     
  10. mrbassie

    mrbassie Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Is he? maybe I'm wrong. anyway he's under 6'2.
     
  11. Pat Breen

    Pat Breen Member Full Member

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    ...I presume you have had help for the shoe fetish..:yep
     
  12. beast boxer

    beast boxer Well-Known Member Full Member

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    sometimes people are measured at different heights because sometimes when being measured you stand taller and straighter than other times and sometimes you slouch slightly it all makes a difference.
     
  13. choklab

    choklab cocoon of horror Full Member

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    ray leonard is tiny. I did security for a dinner event for him, he is not a big guy - and why should he be? He was a welterweight. I would say 5'7" tops.
     
  14. choklab

    choklab cocoon of horror Full Member

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    The truth is nobody is 6'3" because the ones who are list themselves as 6'5".

    6'7" has become become the new 6'5" and so on. its like shoe sizes. I used t o always be a uk size 11. Now its 12...