Can anyone find any bigger height disparities where the smaller pressure fighter excels?

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  1. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    I've just seen this on the general forum.

    Of course I'm immediately picturing Marciano vs Wlad etc. But that isn't necessarily what I'm here to start a thread on. Instead I was wondering if anyone has any other examples of small pressure guys beating much taller boxers.


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  2. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Pryor vs Hearns in the ams :)

    Canelo is 7 inches shorter than Smith. That's the biggest difference I can come to think of.
     
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  3. AwardedSteak863

    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    First and most famously Dempsey vs Willard. Of course just about every Mike Tyson fight. Under the radar, Arthur Abraham at 5'9 destroying 6'4 Kingsley Ikeke for the IBF Middleweight belt.

    Castano will smash Fundora if they ever fight Imo. As well as the 6'5 Fundora did last Saturday, he is far two hittable and it's a matter of time before the top guys at 154 wreck him.
     
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    Duran/Barkley
     
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    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hatton/Pep
    Hatton/Maussa
     
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  6. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Baby Jake Matala smallest world champion in history at 4'10, beat guys like Michael Carbajal who was 5'5.

    Dwight Muhammad Qawi 5'7 often beat guys much taller than him Matthew Saad Muhammad, James Scott, Leon Spinks, etc.

    I just had sneaky peek on boxrec, and it actually listed Qawi as 5'5 ? I didn't think he was that short.
     
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  7. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Chagaev beat Valuev.
     
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  8. McGrain

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    Definitely not with pressure though!
     
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  9. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Basilio beat Robinson. Carmen looked like he was giving Ray at least 5 inches in height.n
     
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  10. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    First one I thought of was the 5' 7 1/2" Tony Sibson pounding the stuffing out of the 6' 1" Dwight Davison over 12 rounds.
     
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  11. NoNeck

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    Mormeck—Gurov

    Odlanier Solis—Julius Long ( I think this is the winner so far)
     
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  12. lufcrazy

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    Some good answers here guys. I like the Qawi vs Saad one. Giving up half a foot there.
     
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    Solis gave up double that to Long, but Long sucked.
     
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  14. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Haven't actually seen that one tbf.
     
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  15. JohnThomas1

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    The standout Tyson one for me was Tucker. Giving up 7" or so and Tucker hung around all night while winning very few rounds.
    Frazier gave away a bit vs Bugner.

    Mickey Walker wore down Paul Swiderski. His left hook was on song in that one and he didn't neglect the body of the taller guy.

    Panama Al Brown vs Newsboy Brown had a big difference given it was smaller men. Newsboy's aggression won the day.
     
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