Do boxers lie about their height?

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  1. Torreno93

    Torreno93 Member Full Member

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    In order to look more dangerous, and get betters on their side? How prevalent is this?
     
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    boxing_master Loyal Member banned

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    yes they do lie about there heights
     
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  3. Mac mand

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    Apparently fury is only 5ft 6
     
    Mac mand, Dec 28, 2014
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    he is, people dont realise how skillful he is.
     
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  5. Alcanelo

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    Yeah same way WWE wrestlers do and the same way NBA players do. Kobe is not 6"6...he's barely 6"4
     
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  6. Barrera

    Barrera Defeated Boxing_master Full Member

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    i thought it was HBO or SHOWTIME who took the measurements ?
     
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    People have said Iron Mike is only 5ft10
     
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    SimplyTheBest Heavyweight Destroyer Full Member

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    Men do this in general, not just boxers.....just as women usually subtract a few from their real weight.
     
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    I actually think about this.
    I'm 5"11, so apparently im taller than mayweather, brook, pac, bradley etc.. Which i find it hard to believe
     
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  10. Barrera

    Barrera Defeated Boxing_master Full Member

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    yeh i feel ya i look at them and think "wtf u come up to my chin?" and i dont consider myself a tall guy
     
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  11. Zimornsky

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    There was a President who was really short and always stood on crates when he was giving public addresses. Hollywood is notorious for boosting male height.

    Boxing is kind of similar, too.

    Pac is listed as tall as 5' 6.5" but in person he's no taller than 5' 4".
     
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    Lol. I don't know about him being that short
     
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  13. Barrera

    Barrera Defeated Boxing_master Full Member

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    everyone looks taller on tv and especially in the ring (because of it being an elevated platform) i can tell you from first hand experience
     
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    Tyson is no more than 5'7''
     
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    I do. I've seen Pac up close when I went to the Pacquiao-Bradley I press conference in NYC.
     
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