Could a 5'9 boxer compete with today’s heavyweight boxing top contenders?

He would have to be of the Tyson or Frazier style. He would have to be strong on the inside and then come upstairs fast. Tyson against these guy today would have been very interesting.

 

Canelo

 

Definately!

 

Many (including me) think that the actual size of Ruiz is around 1m84 / 6ft. So I would say yes.

 

Huge disadvantages even at cruiser which is why there are no serious contenders under 5'10" even at 200lb.

 

Yes

 

Not a chance. That fighter better be the best weve seen and can wear lift shoes ,theres a huge difference between 6'0 and 5'9 ,and that's about a mile in boxing at least nowadays theres simply to good 6'6 footers in general to create havok on such a height difference for them to have longevity even. .

 

Who is that 5' 9" heavyweight today? There's none! The heavyweight fighters in the past who were not tall but could beat many bigger guys in this biggest division were Mike Tyson (almost 6 feet tall) and James Toney (5' 10").

 

Tyson is no where near 6 feet tall. I've met both Mike Tyson and James Toney and neither is over 5'9".

The 5-foot-11 Tyson, who measures more appropriately at 5-9, wears the World Boxing Council (WBC), the World Boxing Association (WBA) and the International Boxing Federation (IBF) belts. Holmes held the WBC title until being stripped of it, then held the IBF title. The "Easton Assassin" ruled the heavyweight division for 7 1/2 years, defending his title 20 times.

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The 6-foot-2 1/2 Berbick, who weighed 218 1/4, had a seven-inch reach advantage over the 221 1/2-pound Tyson, whose height is listed at 5-11 but appears to be closer to 5-9.
https://oklahoman.com/article/2166915/tyson-kos-berbick-to-win-wbc-title

James Toney talking about his height and his thoughts on Joshua, Wilder, and the Klitschko Brothers.
“Everyone was bigger than me up there (at heavyweight). I’m only 5’ 9’’, they say 5 10 or 11, but I’m not that tall. I still stood right in front of guys like Evander Holyfield and that bum Sam Peter and fought. You can be the biggest guy in the world, but if you are a p*ssy deep down then I’ll break your ass down real quick. I can see it before I even fight, once they sign the contract I have no respect for them.

He said: “The kid came to talk to me at Prizefighter in 2013. I told him he’d be Champion of the world. He thanked me, and I appreciate that because he knows greatness when he sees it. I bet Joshua gets up in the morning for his runs. Deontay [Wilder], I don’t know him and we had a beef, but I bet he gets his ass up in the morning. It is all about hard work. Kids see people making it on TV and want that fast track money, the Ferrari and the homes—that sh*t gets old quick.”

Still, Toney was less than enthused when talking about the recent reign of Wladimir Klitschko, who announced his retirement earlier this year following defeats to Fury (L12) and Joshua (L RSF 11). “Oh god, Wlad and his sister Vitali were both overrated,” blasted Toney.

“They were robotic. Being relaxed helps conserve energy, it keeps you focused, physically, mentally and all round, and it is great to be like that. Before a fight, someone like Wladimir was a scared dude, he’d practically have a fever before a fight and that guy was very overrated. Those two came around at the right time.

“Everyone wants to be big, strong and bulky now, which is cool, I used to do weights all the time, but my thing is that it doesn’t make you a fighter. Look at fighters from the 1970s, 80s, 90s and even the early 2000s, they had skills and wanted to be the best, now it is just about money and bullsh*t.
https://www.*******.com/james-toney-canelo-fought-like-sissy-ran-from-golovkin--123580

 

Iron Mike was truly a phenom. He was 5'10.

 

Well I think Tyson would although Tyson Fury would be a very tough fight for him. I rate Tyson FURY and Vitali Klitschko as the two tall guys who best knew how to use it.

 

Could any 5'9 fighter ever beat 100 year old Charr?

Your question, answered.

 

Tyson is more like 5’11. Google Tyson and Ray Leonard, Tyson is pretty much at least an inch or two taller than ray who stands at 5’9-10.

I don’t think that’s much shorter than Ruiz.

We also saw Tyson Lewis and for one round where Tyson actually had some fire, he had some success. I do feel like a prime Tyson would have beaten a prime Lewis and Lewis is pretty much the same size as today’s HWs with more finesse.

 

What??? Mike Tyson is 5' 9" ? No way in hell. He's 5' 11" and 1 C.M. ( about 181 C.M.) Take a close look at him again please.