List the greatest tall boxers of all times

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  1. Mr.Noob

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    Muhammad Ali, and Thomas Hearns!
     
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    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Ali wasn`t a tall heavyweight by todays standards, he wasn`t even that much taller than Hearns.
     
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    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Ali
    Lewis
    KlitschkoS
    Fury

    A bit trivial thread...Ants video Is exaustive
     
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    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Look above, Ali was short compared to AJ, Fury and Wlad.
     
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    Tall for his era for sure
    Look at Frazier, Liston, Shavers..small compared to him

    Foreman also deserves a place in the list of tallest
     
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    Chico at 130 deserves a shout. Holmes for his era as well.
     
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    Panama Al Brown, Sandy Saddler, Bob Foster
     
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    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think you're missing the point of the thread. It's not "Tallest boxers ever". At least i don't think the TS meant that.
     
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    Best so far. I'll add Robinson and Gavilan who were tall welterweights for the time and Diego Corrales.
     
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    The answer is Vitali Klitschko.
     
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    Tommy Hearns is an obvious shout and then Paul William's springs to mind. Henry Akinwande was like Wilder on stilts, and although he's listed as the same height he somehow looked even taller. Jess Willard was listed as 6'6 1/2" which back in the 1910's when he was fighting was freakish.
     
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